Wahluke schools institute admin walk-throughs
Early morning fog recently made for a spectacular scene where Highway 243 crosses the Columbia River at Vernita.
MATTAWA - In its effort to improve instruction, the Wahluke School District had instituted a program of weekly administrator visits to classrooms.
"It's important for building principals and superintendents to be instructional leaders," Superintendent Aaron Chavez said.
Chavez leads the Wednesday walk-throughs by a group of administrators. They employ the University of Washington-developed "Five dimensions of Teaching and Learning."
After administrators observe a classroom, the group discusses what was observed in the context of the five dimensions.
Those are: purpose, student engagement, curriculum and pedagogy, assessment of student learning and classroom and culture.