Half Hollow Hills School District

Building Informal Observation

Id

Teacher

Building

Department Cert Type Tenure

4548 Danielle Talleur HS East (061) SCI

Initial

Date Opened Observation Date Observer

Non Tenured 10/11/2016

10/28/2016

Date Closed Score

Naimah Trotter 11/10/2016

3.60

Select one rating for each criterion as they apply.

Ratings: (H) Highly Effective, (E) Effective, (D) Developing, (I) Ineffective, (N/O) Not Observable

Domain 2: The Classroom Environment

Classroom interactions among Ms. Talleur and her students were generally respectful.
Students listened attentively to both Ms. Talleur and their peers during the classroom
discussion.
The school vision and academic integrity statements were displayed on the wall
contributing to an atmosphere of respect, a culture for learning and demonstrating
the teachers commitment to supporting school expectations.
Ms. Talleurs established signal for attention prompted students to transition from
individual activity back to whole class instruction seamlessly.
Ms. Talleur maximized instructional time by using the portion of the lesson where
students were engaged in independent activity to help individual students that
required additional assistance.
Student behavior was entirely appropriate.
Ms. Talleur walked around spending time in each area of the classroom.
The seating arrangement was appropriate for the learning activity.
2a: Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport

N/O

2b: Establishing a Culture for Learning

N/O

2c: Managing Classroom Procedures

N/O

2d: Managing Student Behavior

N/O

2e: Organizing Physical Space

N/O

3a: Communicating with Students

N/O

3b: Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques

N/O

3c: Engaging Students in Learning

N/O

3d: Using Assessment for Instruction

N/O

3e: Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness

N/O

Domain 3: Instruction

Ms. Talleurs communication with students was clear and concise.

The lesson activity contained a variety of questions to promote thinking and
understanding.
Ms. Talleur offered students multiple strategies to approach problem solving.
Ms. Talleur used the time during the independent activity as a checkpoint to verify
student understandings as well as misunderstandings.
Ms. Talleur asked diagnostic questions using whole-class response to see at a glance
which students did and did not understand.

Comments
Observer Comments
Teacher Comments

This document requires Electronic Signatures.

Naimah Trotter
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Observer Signature

11/10/2016 8:41:24 AM
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Danielle Talleur

11/10/2016 8:53:22 AM

Half Hollow Hills School District

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Half Hollow Hills School District

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