Abstract
Diane articulates a unique discomfort many teachers experience when they anticipate a visit by an outsider to their classroom. While teachers spend hours each day in front of their students, it is rare to have another adult in the room, observing and providing feedback about the lesson.
When contemplating the upcoming visit, there are many things on my mind. Although I’m not exactly nervous, I’m not entirely comfortable either. It can always be a little nerve wracking to have an outside visitor come in, regardless of how comfortable I may be with my current teaching practices.
—(Diane, a third-year teacher, reflecting about the impending visit from her graduate school professor)
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Jensen, D.A., Tuten, J.A., Hu, Y., Eldridge, D.B. (2010). Observing the Lesson. In: Teaching and Learning in the (dis)Comfort Zone. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230102361_4
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