Elementary Education Formal Observation Form

Junior/Senior Intern

Student: Ms. Lane Observer: McGill Grade: 3rd

Date: 4/5/2017 Time: 9:30 Subject: Reading

1. Classroom Climate/Culture - Student Behavior

YES NO
Intern communicates and maintains standards for appropriate classroom behavior.
Intern anticipates and acts on potential classroom disruptions.
Intern maintains positive classroom climate.
Intern responds to student behaviors appropriately.
Comments: Ms. Lane has built and established relationships with all of the students. She is able to manage behavior during
her lesson. She remains positive and addresses classroom interruptions during her lesson.

2. Instruction - Instructional Time

Intern has materials, supplies, and equipment ready at the start of the lesson or activity.
Intern gets class started quickly.
Intern uses available time for learning and keeps students on task.
Comments: Ms. Lane started her lesson in a timely manner. She managed her time and provided an engaging learning
environment.

3. Instruction - Instructional Planning and Presentation

Intern establishes links with prior learning and experiences.
Intern arranges learning activities to support standards.
Intern appropriately uses a variety of teaching styles.
Comments: Before starting Freedom Summer, Ms. Lane connected the text back to the students prior knowledge on
segregation. Ms. Lane used different teaching strategies during her lesson.

Instruction - Instructional Monitoring

Intern circulates to check performance and monitor progress.
Intern varies level of questioning.
Intern ensures that all students have the opportunity to participate.
Comments: During the lesson, Ms. Lane circulated the room to help students and to provide feedback to students as
needed. She made sure that students also had access to the book during the independent part of the lesson.

4. Impact on Student Learning - Facilitating Instruction

Intern establishes clear outcomes for learning.
Intern communicates learning outcomes to students.
Intern adjusts lesson based on student responses/ongoing assessment.
Intern connects learning outcomes to the NCSCOS.
Comments: During the lesson, if students had questions about the outcome, Ms. Lane redirected students and adjusted her
lesson for individuals based on student responses.

5. Evaluation/Assessment - Instructional Feedback

Intern provides feedback on the correctness or incorrectness of in-class work to encourage student growth.
 Intern affirms correct oral responses appropriately and moves on.
Intern provides sustaining feedback after an incorrect response by probing, repeating the question, giving a clue,
or allowing more time.
Comments: Ms. Lane uses different types of questions to evaluate students. Ms. Lane provides adequate amount of wait
time for students to answer.
Strengths: Areas on which to focus:
Things to ponder
Ms. Lane provides a opportunity for all students to learn. - Utilizing more technology
She integrates diverse text to meet the needs of all -Higher Level Questions
students. She understands the content being taught. - Activities for Early Finishers

Were the learning outcomes for the students met? YES NO

Did the interns/student teachers classroom management support the learning outcomes?

Was the Teaching Behavior Focus goal achieved?

Student Intern Signature:______________________________________ Date:______________

Mentor Teacher Signature:___________________________________ Date:______________

University Supervisor Signature:___________________________________ Date:______________