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Embrace it. Teach exactly the same with or without adults in the room. Eventually you will stop noticing their presence. If the observers make that impossible then that's something to address with them. You don't mind being observed but not interfered with. I've reached a point where it will be 5-10 min before I notice my principal has come in and sat down.
My peer consultant came to visit me every two weeks so it’s normal.
I am sure it feels inconvenient , or even intruding, but, use it to your advantage. Ask those who visit your room to give you feedback: what is going well, small tweaks for efficiency, etc!
Every week seems like overkill to me. I had a good number of classroom observers my first year, but I don't think it was quite that frequent. I guess you just have to do the best you can to block it out and focus on your lessons.
Get used to it until they stop
I have been teaching since 2006 and it still happens. Each administrator is supposed to sit in on each classroom once per week. Then there are "learning walks," where teachers are supposed to observe one classroom per week. Then SEL observers are going to each classroom to ensure that the SEL posters are up and being used.
I can go on, but the point is that a lot of people will be observing your classroom for a lot of different reasons. No, it never ends. In fact, it increases. People would rather observe a class that they know is going well. There is a lot less paperwork associated with visiting a class that is going well.
"Each administrator is supposed to sit in on each classroom once per week." That's a pretty demanding expectation for administrators!
Maybe they are checking to make sure your following the WOKE standards being pushed
They are supposed to visit your classroom to help you get better as a teacher so they should be giving you feedback and support. I don't remember how many observations I had, but it was not nearly as many. Our district requires two observations per year for new employees, and sadly, that is often all they do. The state has required a teacher evaluation course for administrators, but extra observations are recommended, not required.