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OTES 2.0 Walkthrough Form: Ohio Classroom Walkthrough Template
A ready-to-use OTES 2.0 walkthrough form for the six rubric components you can see in a classroom visit. Rate each one on the four OTES 2.0 performance levels, add comments, photos, or video as evidence, and send the feedback to the teacher before you leave the room.
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At a glance
Framework
OTES 2.0, Ohio's Teacher Evaluation System, using the state rubric dated February 2026
What it covers
Lesson Delivery (3 components), Classroom Environment (2), and Assessment of Student Learning (1)
Rating
Accomplished, Skilled, Developing, Ineffective. No points are added up.
Evidence
Comments, photos, and video on every component
What is on the form
One item per component, named exactly as they appear in the Ohio Teacher Performance Evaluation Rubric (OTES 2.0). Under each, what the Skilled level looks like, in the rubric's own words. Read the official OTES 2.0 rubric from the state of Ohio.
Lesson Delivery
Communication with students
Skilled: The teacher is consistent and effective in communicating appropriate, needs-based, differentiated learning goals, expectations for mastery and models of exemplary performance to students.
Monitoring student understanding
Skilled: The teacher consistently monitors and addresses common student confusion and misconceptions by presenting information in multiple formats and clarifying content as he or she sees challenges.
Student-centered learning
Skilled: Learning is a balance between teacher-directed instruction and student-directed interaction as students apply their knowledge and skills as developmentally appropriate.
Classroom Environment
Classroom routines and procedures
Skilled: The teacher consistently uses routines, procedures and transitions that effectively maximize instructional time. On-task behavior is evident.
Classroom climate and cultural competency
Skilled: There is consistent evidence of rapport and expectations for respectful, supportive and caring interactions with and among students and the teacher.
Assessment of Student Learning
Use of assessments
Skilled: The teacher selects, develops and uses multiple assessments, including routine use of various diagnostic, formative and summative assessments.
When to use it
The required classroom walkthroughs
The state OTES 2.0 model calls for at least two classroom walkthroughs, informal visits of less than 30 minutes. This form is built for exactly those visits.
Evidence the rubric asks for
The rubric lists classroom walkthroughs and informal observations as evidence for Lesson Delivery, Classroom Environment, and Assessment of Student Learning. Every visit is saved with its notes, photos, and ratings.
A focus area for each visit
Walkthroughs can center on a teacher's focus areas, strengths or areas for growth. Comments on every component let you capture exactly what you saw for that focus.
Why only these six components
The OTES 2.0 rubric has 15 components across six domains. Instructional Planning and Professional Responsibilities depend on lesson plans, data, and conversations, so you can't see them in a short visit.
This form keeps only what you can see in the room. Once it is in your account, you can edit it, add components, or change the wording to fit your building.
How to get it
1
Click Get this template
It opens the OTES 2.0 form in the Education Walkthrough template library.
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Enter your email
We add the template to your account. If you are new, we email you the template and how to sign in.
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Walk your first classroom
Open it in the Education Walkthrough app on your phone or tablet, or in your web browser. Rate what you see and send the feedback to the teacher.
From walkthroughs to the whole picture
On premium plans, every OTES walkthrough you save feeds Report Builder. Pick a report, and it pulls your walkthrough data together and explains what it means.
1
Walk
Rate what you see on the six components, with notes, photos, or video.
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Feedback
Send the teacher your feedback right after the visit.
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Patterns
Report Builder pulls every visit together, by teacher, school, or district.
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Conference
Walk into each conversation with real evidence, not memory.
Teacher coverage
See who has been walked and who hasn't, so every teacher gets the walkthroughs the OTES model calls for.
Individual Teacher Report
Every walkthrough for one teacher in one place, with how often each area showed up, ready before the conference.
Qualitative Insights
The themes in your walkthrough comments and the language observers use most, explained in plain language.
Year in Review
A board-ready summary of your walkthrough year, including the instructional themes that came up most.
Sample reports shown with example data. Report Builder is included with premium plans.