Department of Teacher Education & Learning Sciences

Elementary Education Program

Formal Observation Reflection

Directions: Complete the reflection questions and submit your response to your observer prior to having a post-
conference to discuss the observation. If a conference is held immediately after the observation you will submit
your responses to the observer the following day via email.

Name:Madison Bradshaw Date:April 10, 2017

1. To what extent were learning outcomes appropriate and achievable to your students?
I think the learning outcomes were appropriate and achievable to our students.
Students were engaged and reflective throughout the lesson.
2. How effective were your instructional strategies? What changes would you make in
your instructional approaches if you taught this lesson again? Why?
I would try to prompt students with better questioning, or have them share more about
kindness. I would have also planned for more time, as we did not estimate the time the
lesson would take accurately.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of your oral and written communication with students.
(Consider how well you communicated learning objectives, clarity of directions, use of standard English, quality of
questions and effectiveness of discussion techniques.)
I think I communicated clarity of directions well, and used Standard English accurately.
I think I would have maybe come up with a few better questions to prompt students in
discussion.
4. Evaluate the level of student engagement in your lesson . (Consider how you presented the
content/skills, the activities and assignments for students, grouping of students, and structure and pacing of the
lesson.)
I think students were incredibly engaged and respectful during the lesson. I think the pacing of
the lesson was appropriate for students.
5. How effectively did you use instructional materials, resources, and/or technology?
We did not use technology in this lesson, but I think that our instructional materials and
resources were effective and students learned about bullying and ways to stop it. I
think our lesson got students thinking about how their actions affect other people,
which is important.
6. To what extent were your assessment strategies effective? What changes would you
make in your assessment approach if you taught this lesson again? Why?
I think the assessment strategy was effective. Students had to write a letter to a friend
explaining bullying and ways they could stop it. I would have made more time to do the
formative assessment after the lesson, when the information was still fresh to
students.
7. To what extent was your feedback to students accurate, substantive, constructive,
specific, and/or timely?
I think our feedback during the lesson was appropriate and accurate.
8. To what extent did the classroom management and environment contribute to student
learning? (Consider your classroom procedures, your use of physical space, and the students conduct.)
 We had students sit in a circle during one of the activities and I think that it helped the
flow of the activity and was necessary. I think our classroom management contributed
positively to student learning. At one point, a student got upset during the lesson and I
think we handled this smoothly and effectively, to not make that student feel more
upset or to downplay her emotions.
9. Did you make modifications to your lesson plan during the lesson? If so, what were
they and what motivated these changes?
We did not have students write the letter at the end of the lesson due to time, and we had them
do it the next day for morning work.
10. Was your Teaching Behavior Focus goal met?
I think my Teaching Behavior Focus goal of wait time was met, and I think I still need to
work on my questioning and how comfortable I am with questioning.