Lesson: Lesson observation (video recording or tracking of the course)

The promise of observations

But - classroom observations, particularly with more than one observer, can provide teachers with the feedback they need to improve their teaching (Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project). 
Tom Kane, Professor of Education and Economics at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education and leader of the MET project explains:
“If we want students to learn more, teachers must become students of their own teaching. They need to see their own teaching in a new light.” 
“This is not about accountability. It’s about providing the feedback every professional needs to strive towards excellence.” 

How to overcome the barriers

Staff shortages, schedules and logistics make it hard for schools to provide these experiences. This is where video makes a real difference. 
Video allows teachers to record their teaching when others can’t be there. By uploading these videos to a web platform like IRIS Connect, teachers can easily share their lessons with colleagues and coaches to receive feedback. These colleagues can watch and provide detailed notes, embedded in the video, when their schedule allows. By removing the need to be in the same place at the same time, IRIS Connect makes lesson observation and feedback possible. 
It is possible for teachers to have all of the experiences that make professional learning effective.