Power Walkthrough™

Classroom Observation Seminar & Software

Get more from your classroom observations

You know that to be an effective instructional leader, you should conduct regular classroom observations. But what should you look for when observing teachers? How should you track progress and use your observations to coach teachers? How can you determine if your school’s staff development efforts are improving teaching and student learning?

Focus on proven instructional strategies

McREL's Power Walkthrough software lets you use hand-held devices (PDA, Tablet PC, Blackberry, iPhone) loaded with McREL software that uses our popular manual, Classroom Instruction that Works, as the basis for classroom observations. The software helps you to focus your observations on effective instructional strategies, student engagement, teachers’ use of technology, and other factors that research shows to influence student learning.

Improve your observation skills

During a two-day seminar held at McREL’s offices or at your school, district, or intermediate agency, you’ll gain a practical understanding of the strategies in Classroom Instruction that Works, why they are so powerful in student learning, and how to identify their use in classrooms. Learn how to observe, evaluate, and record onto your hand-held device

• the extent to which teachers are using Classroom Instruction that Works strategies,
• the context of instruction (e.g., whole group, small group, individual),
• the sophistication of student work,
• whether students can identify their learning goals, and
• teachers’ and students' use of technology
  

Collect, analyze, track and report valuable data

Power Walkthrough software makes it easy to upload observation data to the Internet and use your computer to generate customizable reports on individuals or groups of teachers, entire schools, and even districts. You can create charts and graphs like these:

Power Walkthrough reports make it easy to share your observations with groups or indvidual teachers and coach them to higher levels of performance. And by analyzing schoolwide data, you’ll be better able to target staff development efforts.

Pricing

Package	Date(s)	Location	Seminar pricing
Individual	June 12-13, 2008	McREL’s offices in Denver	$600 (includes individual software license)
School / district / regional	Negotiated	Your school, district, or intermediate agency	Contact us for pricing