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The First Five Minutes of a Walkthrough: What Admins Should Be Looking For

The First Five Minutes of a Walkthrough: What Admins Should Be Looking Forby: Anthony D. Neely, Ph.D.Published on: 06/06/2026

What to look for in the first five minutes of a classroom walkthrough: not the teacher, the learning. What the students are doing, what the room reveals, what the teacher's decisions show, and what the lesson says about the weeks before it.

The First Five Minutes of a Walkthrough: What Admins Should Be Looking For