The Best Foot Forward Project is all about using video observations to improve your teaching. Each section of this study has a report that discusses the benefits to using video observations and tools to implement it in your classroom. Linked below are two of the sections about how to use video observations and how to maintain trust when taking a video of a classroom setting:
Section 2: Cultivating Trust in Video Observations
In addition, check out this article on Using Peer Video Coaching. Many teachers are finding that having video footage of a lesson is the best way to improve upon their teaching. It is also a great way for a mentor to be able to observe and make suggestions for a mentee without physically being in the classroom.
What do you think? Has video observation been a part of your classroom? What are some other benefits of using video observation?