Formative Teaching Observation

Formative teaching observations are a supportive tool to guide professional development and refine strategies like classroom management, student engagement, and teaching approach. This process involves an initial goal-setting meeting, a class observation, and a confidential follow-up discussion where the observer shares insights and constructive feedback with the instructor.

The LTC provides faculty three types of formative teaching observations: being observed by a trained student observer, creating small groups of faculty who observe each other’s teaching, and pairing new faculty with senior faculty who are willing to be observed.