Peer observation can have profound effects on the classroom environment. How? With a great peer observer, they can help teachers find ways to engage learners in new ways.  A peer observer may help a teacher reflect on ways they use engage students, and help them acquire a new focus on their classroom practices.

Working with a peer, or critical friend, that teacher's trust can help change the instructional practices in the classroom. A critical friend can see things going on in with students that the teacher cannot see because they are busy working with other students.  

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