Episode Details

Today we're happy to bring you an episode from Transformative Principal. 

In this episode, Jethro D. Jones welcomes back Craig Randall to discuss the evolution of trust-based observations and its impact on improving teaching and learning. Craig shares insights from his podcast '20 Minutes of Teaching Brilliance (On the Road with Trust-Based Observations)' and delves into the challenges and strategies for writing and implementing effective educational practices.

• Nerding about the writing process. 
• When the idea comes, you’ve got to take it. 
• How Trust-Based Observations has evolved. 
• You learn something new every single week. 
• Coaching model vs. Trust-Based Observations
• We have blind spots, if we leave it to that model, we may not have the solution they need. 
• Cumulatively add the activities to the lesson to show the most learning. 
• Intensive training, really goes deep. 
• Don’t offer suggestions until the fourth visit because we haven’t built enough trust. 
• Asking permission to offer a suggestion. 
• Observation form available on the web site. 
• 9 areas of pedagogy hasn’t changed. 
• Relational trust hasn’t changed. 
• TBO is collective teacher efficacy in action
• How we lower vulnerability to get people to take risks is by building trust. 

Craig’s podcast - 20 Minutes of Teaching Brilliance (On the Road with Trust-Based Observations)

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