The project will examine how two tools — the classroom observation tool PLATO and a tool designed to support inclusive teaching — combined with video-based coaching, can help make instruction more systematic and improve teaching quality.
About the project
This project combines the observation tool PLATO — which has been tested and validated in Norwegian classrooms — with a newly developed tool that supports inclusive teaching. Both tools were created in collaboration with a wide range of education stakeholders, including researchers, teacher educators, student teachers, school mentors, parents, The Educational and Psychological Counselling Service (PPT), and the Dyslexia Association.
The study has two main strands:
- Researchers will do pre- and post-project video recordings, while participating teachers will record their own lessons and take part in school-based group coaching using the video. Trained resource teachers will lead the coaching sessions using the project tools.
- Teacher educators will integrate the tools into on-campus courses for student teachers.
Video is central to this approach. Research shows video is uniquely suited to reveal the complexities of classroom teaching and to support focused discussions on specific teaching practices — helping teachers make concrete improvements.
The project is based on the PLATO DeKomp project, a collaboration between the Institutt for lærerutdanning og skoleforskning (ILS) at the University of Oslo and the educational authorities in Oslo municipality.
