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What are teaching triangles & squares?
What are teaching triangles & squares?
Teaching triangles (3 people) and squares (4 people) are opportunities for self-directed peer-to-peer professional learning through guided observation and feedback dialogues. In either scenario, a small group of peers engage in a structured, non-threatening process of planning, conducting, and reflecting upon formative (low-stakes, learning-oriented) teaching observations to improve your teaching practices.
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Why Engage?
Why Engage?
While observing colleagues in action can be uncomfortable to many (spurring feelings of uneasiness and discomfort, which often accompany vulnerability!), we encourage you to view teaching triangles and squares as a developmental opportunity to learn about self while also helping peers. Educators have argued that teaching, like research, needs to be treated as a scholarly activity that is visible, discussed, and open to peer review and constructive feedback (e.g., Shulman, 1993).
*There is no managerial or quality improvement oversight to this process.
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What are the aims of teaching triangles and squares?
What are the aims of teaching triangles and squares?
To establish peer support networks for sharing and collaboratively learning from our teaching practices
To discuss common teaching/learning strengths and challenges between individuals, both within and across academic disciplines
To promote active sharing of successful and innovative approaches to teaching and learning
To develop comfort with being observed while we teach
To actively engage in direct observation of peer teaching
To practice providing focused written feedback to peers on their teaching practices
To practice using peer feedback to advance our action plans for ongoing professional learning
To foster a culture of ongoing reflection and improvement to our teaching practices
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