Albemarle Success Story

Principals in the Classroom For 18 years, Albemarle County Schools in Virginia has been using the eWalk software to collect classroom walkthrough data. The eWalk team had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Clare Keiser, Assistant Superintendent for Organizational...
Building eWalk Templates to Manage Other Observation Platforms

Building eWalk Templates to Manage Other Observation Platforms

I had previously written an article about the new evaluation system in my state of Georgia and how the new web platform no longer accommodated eWalk. The new platform offered one template to record data and in my opinion was awkward, not user friendly, and was...
Walkthroughs Lead to Intentional Professional Learning

Walkthroughs Lead to Intentional Professional Learning

Have you ever experienced a professional learning opportunity where a so called “expert” was hired to come in and provide divine intervention that was supposed to lead you out of despair? I have and often found that exorbitant amounts of money were paid...
eWalk Creates Opportunities for Dialogue Among Professionals

eWalk Creates Opportunities for Dialogue Among Professionals

Over the years I have had many opportunities to discuss with my colleagues the benefits of using eWalk to gather data during classroom visits. The amount of authentic data we collect and the information it provides us is immeasurable. If you have been reading my...
Improving the eWalk Process by Listening to Teachers

Improving the eWalk Process by Listening to Teachers

In the beginning, our eWalk process was all about checkboxes and the number of completed eWalks we could do in a week. We operated this way for a while thinking that the feedback we were providing to teachers was beneficial. Little did we know that teachers had a very...