--- title: Brief Notes for Lesson Observation Feedback Conversations description: Some brief notes below for those providing feedback after lesson observations. Teaching and Learning. --- [Douglas Wise English Teaching Resources](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog) # [Brief Notes for Lesson Observation Feedback Conversations](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/brief-notes-for-lesson-observation-feedback-conversations) Written by [Douglas Wise](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/author/wise) | 2 November, 2019 Some brief notes below for those providing feedback after lesson observations… **Remember that no two classes are the same** - Make an effort to understand the **context** of the class – you don’t know the students as well as the teacher does - Be mindful of the **halo** (and golem) effect – it’s natural to be unduly influenced by positive (or poor) performance - Avoid being **domineering** – don’t say, ‘I would’ve done…’ **Acknowledge the complexities involved with teaching and learning** - **Ask** how the lesson went – you will inevitably have missed a lot of what went on - Don’t feel like you have to **define** next steps – vague or contrived targets are useless - Understand that your observation is a **snapshot** – a single observation is not definitive **Don’t forget that performance are learning are different** - Read Robert Coe’s poor **proxies** for learning summary – e.g. students are engaged, a calm classroom… - Remember that learning is **liminal** – learning occurs over time and not in a single moment - Ask about the **intentions** behind the actions – the assumptions you make can be wrong **Further reading** - [Building a More Complete Understanding of Teacher Evaluation](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.3102/0013189X16659442), by Julie Cohen and Dan Goldhaber (2016) - [What Do Teacher Observation Scores Really Measure?](http://static.politico.com/58/5f/f14b2b144846a9b3365b8f2b0897/study-of-classroom-observations-of-teachers.pdf), by Matthew Steinberg and Rachel Garrett (2016) - [Folk Knowledge and Academic Learning](http://web.missouri.edu/~gearyd/FolkKnowledgePDF.pdf), by David Gearey (2012) - [Student evaluation of teaching ratings and student learning are not related](https://www.chrisstucchio.com/blog_media/2016/assorted_links_nov_3_2016/Meta_analysis_of_faculty's_teaching_effectiveness_Student_evaluation_of_teaching_ratings_and_student_learning_are_not_related__student_evaluations_meta_analysis.pdf), by Bob Uttl et al. (2016) - [Self-Perceived Expertise Predicts Claims of Impossible Knowledge](https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/56bd/c9eaff91c137d4ec83e493a3a04fe531f1c7.pdf), by Stav Atir et al. (2015) Thanks for reading – Doug [hello@douglaswise.co.uk](mailto:hello@douglaswise.co.uk) [View full post](https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/brief-notes-for-lesson-observation-feedback-conversations) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Douglas Wise" }, "dateModified" : "2024-02-04T18:09:15.589Z", "datePublished" : "2019-11-02T17:08:00Z", "headline" : "Brief Notes for Lesson Observation Feedback Conversations", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 445, "url" : "https://143698377.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/143698377/Brief%20Notes%20for%20Lesson%20Observation%20Feedback%20Conversations.png", "width" : 800 }, "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://www.douglaswise.co.uk/blog/brief-notes-for-lesson-observation-feedback-conversations", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 60, "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png", "width" : 60 }, "name" : "Douglas Wise" } } ```