What school leaders need to know before — and after — a math classroom observation Dr. Pamela Seda · Mathematics Education Consultant Every school leader I've ever worked with has stood in the back of a math classroom and felt some version of the same quiet discomfort: something about this lesson isn't quite right — but I can't put my finger on it. The students are working. The teacher is teaching. The curriculum is district-approved. The answers on the board are correct. And

Creating classrooms where students take the lead, and teachers reclaim the space to notice, guide, and grow learning. Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash Ms. Johnson is on her feet the entire class period. She hustles from desk to desk, crouching down to check one student’s answer, then another’s. Every time a hand goes up, she rushes over—“Yes, that’s right,” “No, try again,” “Almost, but check step three.” By the end of the lesson, she’s exhausted. Her students? Many haven’t

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