Editorial cover on EvalScribe cream reading "Write what a camera would catch," with the subhead "Collecting evidence in a formal observation: low-inference scripting, evidence vs. opinion, and coding what you saw to the rubric," and two example cards contrasting an opinion ("Students were engaged") with evidence ("14 of 22 hands up; 3 heads down during the mini-lesson"), tagged for principals, APs, and instructional leaders.

Collecting Evidence in a Classroom Observation: How to Script What You See

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August 31, 2026
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Anthony D. Neely, Ph.D.

Anthony D. Neely, Ph.D.

Anthony Neely is the Founder of EvalScribe, a veteran educator, an AI integration consultant for teaching & learning, researcher, & author.

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