Leaders of learning need to know what is going on in all parts of the learning environment at all times. This situational awareness is essential to detecting learners with questions, unmet needs, or those slipping from engagement in the task or slipping in focus on the learning. Reading the audience helps feed this awareness, knowing which learners are engaged or when the group is approaching satiation. Eye contact, body language, and tone of voice from learner responses all provide input beyond just what teachers see across the whole of the classroom.
For example: The “aware” leader notices that several learners are puzzled by the last example used, or that some learners in the back have tuned out and are staring into space, or one is always on their cell phone. The leader then takes action to get learners back on track, such as changing the location or position of the classroom in order to focus on a map or a terrain model.
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