TESOL Observation Field Notes

Class Observation #____

Teacher

__Sarah_Hynes___________

Class

____ENG107_______________

Date/Time__1.25.2016____________ Location______Coor L1-34____________

Effective Principles of Observation:

Wipe away preconceived notions before starting your observations.

Collect observations under different circumstances and from varied perspectives.

Take thorough notes, including quotes and details about the setting and atmosphere, and collect
important class documents.

Engage in active listening using a detached observer approach.

Keep systematic track of observations that surprise you or contradict your prior beliefs.

Pre-Class Notes (e.g., what are the teachers goals for the lesson? what are the demographics [e.g., student population,
class size, proficiency level] of the class?)

Quiz will be on Wednesday

1. Study for the quiz (study sheet in Blackboard -> Content -> Class Notes -> class notes 1-22"). Come to
class on time. We will do the quiz at the beginning of class.
2. Start your research. Keep a research log of your research and turn it into Digication, Step 5 before class
on Wednesday. I will post an example of a research log in Blackboard -> Content -> Class Notes ->
Example Research Log).

Description/Observation of the class

Reflection on/Interpretation of the class

Introduction problems:

During the whole class time she is doing really great

job to let the student cooperate in the whole class.
She walk around from the class, use the internet show
students all the examples (Wikipedia, blog ), she has a
lot of eye contact with the students, she ask student
questions about what she just explain it or what is the
new vocabulary mean.

(i.e., what is happening?)

--Introduction too long

--Introduction looks like the topic proposal instead of a
formal paragraph
--Introduction is speaking directly

Tell the students what is source:

Credible (explain: You can trust it) and Non-credible sources
--4 types resources not use in the essays;
1.Anoymous sources

(i.e., what does it mean?)

She is really patient to explain every definition to the

students, give them really good examples. She also
will use those examples to let students judge the
example correct or not and why. She shared her
favorite resources with her students explained why. I
really like her teaching style.

2. Wikipedia and similar community created content

4. Commercial websites (Websites that exist to sell a
product or service)
5. Personal blogs (personal writing done by one person,
oftentimes someone with little expertise. For example,
teenInk.com, a blogging platform for teenagers)

Biased sources:
-Fox News

She gave students a lot of examples about what she

is talking about. Some students gave some thoughts,
commons, and ideas to her. The whole class is really
interesting and organized.

Before the class she already post out the class note
for the students let the student can check out before
the class. Her notes is very organized and clearly
about every clear. Also students can take notes before
the class. She is really helpful for the students.

- Websites that exist to promote a certain message or

raise support for a certain group/belief (for example,
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nrlc.org, a website with an anti-abortion mission

#she is doing the really great job to explain the
resources what is reliable what is not. She use the
computer to show the students about the resources,
how to use the resources, how to find out the
resources, she even asked a lot questions trying to let
the students more corporate during in the class time.
She asking students what is Wikipedia/blog, why she
dont want to student to use them.

She has the magic to let the very complicated words,

knowledge to become very simple and easy to
understand.

Few websites means:

Org (non-profit organization)
Gov ( government)
Edu (education)
.com
cn (China)
mx(Mexico)
UK(united kindom)

Introduce few articles journals resources websites to the

students. (Explain what are those resources, how to use it,
how to find it)

She specific explained what is think tanks: Nonpartisan think-tanks (a think-tank is an organization
that exists to propose and research solutions to
specific problems

She lists all the new vocabulary and use email to send
every student an email let them to do a practice. The
practice is very interesting and helpful.

Post-Class Notes (e.g., are there follow-up questions for the teacher? does anything need to be clarified?)
Tasks for 1/25

1. POWERDRAFTING: write your introduction paragraph

1A. Introduce your subtopic
1B. Introduce your research questions
1C. Make your readers really want to know the answers to those questions. There are many ways to do
this. For example, you can show them that the answers will directly affect them, their families, or their
friends. You can show them that the answers will affect the readers' future lives. You can make the
readers empathize with the people who are directly affected by this issue. You can make the readers
curious by challenging their assumptions/beliefs/easy answers to your questions.

2. Credible and Non-credible Sources (there will be a quiz on this material on Monday)
Not credible:
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- Anonymous sources
- Wikipedia and similar community-created content
- commercial websites (websites that exist to sell a product or service)
- personal blogs (personal writing done by one person, oftentimes someone with little expertise. For
example, teenInk.com, a blogging platform for teenagers)

Biased sources:
- Fox News
- websites that exist to promote a certain message or raise support for a certain group/belief (for example,
nrlc.org, a website with an anti-abortion mission). You can sometimes use these kinds of websites to find
out what certain groups are thinking, but they should not be relied on for objective data. If you ever use
one of these websites, you must acknowledge their bias.

Objective sources:
reports from departments or committees of the U.S. government (for example, the Bureau
of Labor and Statistics is a sub-organization of the U.S. Department of Labor. It is a
trustworthy source for reporting on unemployment numbers).
News stories from news-gathering organizations: the Associated Press (AP), the New York
Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, etc. Please note that newspapers also
contain opinion pieces or op eds, which will be biased.
Public Radio International (PRI.org), National Public Radio (npr.org), and Public Broadcasting
System (PBS)
Research sponsored by universities, usually done by professors of the university and
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published in peer-reviewed journals (for example,

Non-partisan think-tanks (a think-tank is an organization that exists to propose and
research solutions to specific problems. Some think-tanks are non-profits or funded by the
government. Others are funded by special-interest groups and are thus biased. Whenever
you cite data from a think-tank, you need to find out how biased that organization is.
Examples of non-biased think-tanks are the Brookings Institution and the Pew Research
Foundation).
Do men and women text different?
- Frequency? Who texts more?
- Content? Are the actual messages different between men and women?
- Purpose? Do men and women have different purposes for texting?
How are common patterns and purposes in male/female communication representing in male/female
texting patterns?

Research Log:

9:43 I started my research by going to ASU Libraries

Searched for: men women frequency of texting
Found three possible matches:
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During the whole class her notes and teaching style are all very organized and helpful. She helps the
students learn few new words and use interesting example to help the student understand more about the
new things. She asked the students questions frequently to cooperate in the class. I learned a lot from this
class.