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Method: Twin-Lens Hospitation
This practicum exercise guides student pairs through co-observations in a real classroom, balancing fresh-eyes curiosity with informed insight, while empowering learners and honouring all participants—human and non-human alike.
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Transparent Invitation (5 min):
Before entering the classroom, explain to the children—clearly and respectfully—that you’ll be observing; invite them to opt in or out. This honours their agency and builds trust.
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Fresh-Eyes & Context Scan (10 min):
Each observer separately notes two things:
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Fresh-Eyes: Unfiltered behaviours or interactions, including how learners use objects, space, and materials.
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Contextual Insight: Relevant pedagogical knowledge or cultural factors that give these observations depth—without reducing children to case studies.
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Fresh-Eyes: Unfiltered behaviours or interactions, including how learners use objects, space, and materials.
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Tandem Exchange (5 min):
Compare notes with your partner. Listen first as they describe what stood out, then share your perspective—treating the classroom ecosystem (people, tools, and spaces) as co-creators of learning.
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Iterative Feedback Loop (5 min):
On sticky notes or digital cards, propose one adjustment—for pacing, environment setup, or learner support—that emerged from your dual perspectives.
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Practice Teacher Debrief (10 min):
Meet with the supervising educator to review observations and suggested tweaks. Discuss how to refine the design in situ and how to share insights back with the children in an accessible, age-appropriate way—completing a cycle of respectful, inclusive co-creation.
Ensure informed consent and honour the agency of all participants, including children, educators and the classroom environment, by adapting practices to cultural norms and inviting ongoing feedback for genuinely inclusive co-creation.