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I have been thinking about a kernel of this post for a long time, especially when I go in to newbie classrooms to observe.
I believe one of the most difficult and under-taught CI teacher skills is monitoring student response. Especially for legacy Ts migrating away from a grammar or vocab driven approach, they assume that the story or other content ‘drives’ the class. I believe that mentor feedback, self video (of T AND of class) with rubric, and other gentle forms of feedback are critical for moving such teachers along a continuum of effective teaching. T’s can get so caught up in what we’re doing – did I ask XYZ questions? Did I set up the next activity or assignment? that we may not be focusing on student response! I have seen this again and again.
Last spring I led a video self-reflection project with a faculty (about a dozen Ts). Almost to a teacher, they answered the prompt questions and reflected on their own ‘performance,’ rather than noticing their students’ responses to their instruction…
Perhaps this is an essential developmental step for the teacher. First they have to play with the new skills. They have to fully comprehend that it’s abou thte conversation they create – not about the one-sided teacher performance.
Only when their skills are automatic and effortless enough can they let go, and REALLY focus on the engagement and needs of their conversational partners. Once they get to this point (and we can help them to it), a coach/mentor can be invaluable in helping guide and improve practice by informing them of class response (and showing them how to ‘see’ it), viewing video footage together with them, asking questions, and making (neutral/gentle!) suggestions.