Why the Visible Classroom ?
At Lamplighters , we are rethinking schools as living , breathing centers of learning and connection that value flexibility and adaptability .
Through our experimental model , we are researching and developing a fully customizable model of education that can empower and transform Jewish education across the spectrum of Jewish community , moving schools of purveyors of information to integral focal points of dynamic community .
What does it accomplish ?
One of our cornerstone endeavours is The Visible Classroom . Currently , we have high definition cameras and audio recording devices in every classroom in the school , as well as common spaces . With these cameras in place :
1 . Classes are continuously recorded for later review during teacher mentorship and caseby-case meetings ;
2 . Live classroom videos are projected in main administrative spaces at the school as Lamplighters ’ Heads of School ,
3 . Behavioral Scientist and teachers observe classes , record and collect student and teacher data , and create nuanced strategies for all children .
4 . Parents watch their child ’ s classroom LIVE while teachers and administrators narrate classroom activity and student behavior through a scientific , pedagogical lens .
5 . Students have opportunities to watch recordings of themselves in class , honing skills of self-reaction .
This system allows our school to maintain its rich scientific culture of inquiry , experimen-
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