Teacher observation guide
Higher-Order Questioning for Teacher Observations
Strengthen prompts, probes, wait time, participation, and student-to-student reasoning.
Answer first: Strong observation preparation makes important learning evidence easier to see without turning the lesson into a performance.
High-impact principles
- Move beyond recall toward explanation, comparison, critique, transfer, and justification.
- Use wait time and participation structures so evidence comes from more students.
- Let students respond to one another before the teacher closes the idea.
Use this with your framework
Choose the framework your administrator actually uses, then apply these principles to its exact components and local evidence rules.