Elementary Education Formal Observation Form

Junior/Senior Intern

Student: Paige Christianson Observer: Kari Kuebel Grade: 2

Date: November 6, 2017 Time: 10:15 am Subject: Arts/Social Studies Integration

1. Classroom Climate/Culture - Student Behavior

YES NO
X Intern communicates and maintains standards for appropriate classroom behavior.
X Intern anticipates and acts on potential classroom disruptions.
X Intern maintains positive classroom climate.
X Intern responds to student behaviors appropriately.
Comments: Paige, you used positive reinforcement throughout the lesson, mostly in the forms of simple verbal
acknowledgments (good job, great, etc.) or paraphrasing student content (restating students volunteered answers) to clarify
for the entire class and to demonstrate listening. Your pacing contributed to your management as well- even on the carpet,
students didnt really have time to get off-task.

2. Instruction - Instructional Time

X Intern has materials, supplies, and equipment ready at the start of the lesson or activity.
X Intern gets class started quickly.
X Intern uses available time for learning and keeps students on task.
Comments: Paige, you had your presentation ready to go, and your lesson questions planned and rehearsed.

3. Instruction - Instructional Planning and Presentation

X Intern establishes links with prior learning and experiences.
X Intern arranges learning activities to support standards.
N/A Intern appropriately uses a variety of teaching styles.
Comments: This Social Studies/Arts Integration lesson connected to second grade standards. This lesson was an effective
introduction to some aspects of culture that will come up later in the quarter. I liked the use of colors and their meanings;
this was interesting information to share.

4. Instruction - Instructional Monitoring

X Intern circulates to check performance and monitor progress.
X Intern varies level of questioning.
X Intern ensures that all students have the opportunity to participate.
Comments: You called on a variety of students and made sure all ideas were shared. You built some opportunities for
student collaboration into the lesson, which contributed to their enjoyment.

5. Impact on Student Learning - Facilitating Instruction

X Intern establishes clear outcomes for learning.
X Intern communicates learning outcomes to students.
N/A Intern adjusts lesson based on student responses/ongoing assessment.
X Intern connects learning outcomes to the NCSCOS.
Comments: When released to the carpet, students understood your expectations for their behavior (through verbal
reinforcement and the use of Dojos) and for their work.

6. Evaluation/Assessment - Instructional Feedback

X Intern provides feedback on the correctness or incorrectness of in-class work to encourage student growth.
X Intern affirms correct oral responses appropriately and moves on.
X Intern provides sustaining feedback after an incorrect response by probing, repeating the question, giving a clue,
or allowing more time.
Comments: Consider giving a little more feedback or talking to students about their flags as they work.

Strengths: Areas on which to focus:

Consider moving around or sitting on the carpet with the
Paraphrasing student content as they volunteered answers students during the presentation.

Explanations of the content to the students Asking more students to explain their work when they were
drawing to help you assess learning outcomes.
Pace of the lesson was grade level appropriate and kept
the students interested and engaged

Clear directions were given

You really generated excitement about this lesson for the
students- you sold it to them. In fact, I wanted to
participate!

Using pre-determined student work groups was a good
idea to manage the classroom.

Dojos are a familiar and easy to reinforce the students.

Use of timer during the group sharing to keep students on-
task and accountable to each other contributed to a
positive classroom climate and each group member feeling
valued.

Were the learning outcomes for the students met? Yes.

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

Was the Teaching Behavior Focus goal achieved? Yes, you did an excellent job of providing clear directions, monitoring,
and managing the classroom positively.

Student Intern Signature:______________________________________ Date:______________

Mentor Teacher Signature:___________________________________ Date:______________

University Supervisor Signature:___________________________________ Date:______________