Elementary Education Formal Observation Form

Junior/Senior Intern

Student: Lilly Smithdeal Observer: Marcia Davis Grade: 1

Date: November 9, 2017 Time: 2:25 Subject: SS and Art

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:
She incorporated aspects of the classroom including name dropping, redirection, and smiley / frowny faces
She was proactive
She maintained a positive climate
She needed to positively reinforce appropriate behavior
She maintained her composure

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:
She had a great anchor chart ready to write a definition
She had the technology ready
She was very prepared

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:
She had spent a great deal of time planning this instruction
She connected it to earlier instruction that day
She had found a child friendly video
Actual lesson:
She reviewed from earlier in the day
She showed the students the anchor chart that they were going to use to develop a definition of Veterans Day
She stopped the video to explain brats
T: Kids who are part of military called
T: Eyes back up here. Lets refocus
T: (whisper voice) Sh, eyes up here
T: The family had seen their kids in how long
S: 9 months
T: You would miss them and give them a big hug
T: What does promotion me?
 T: Lance, please leave that alone. Ive asked you
T: Promotion means they have moved up
T: Malachi, you are going to have to move to your seat if you cant keep hands to self
T: What does sacrifice mean?
S: ___
T: You give up something
T: Yes
S: They are sacrificing themselves for other families
T: What do their uniforms look like?
S: Camouflage
S: ____________
T: We will talk about that soon, okay
We need to move down to the next carpet
T: Tray, I need you to join us
S: Im at the end
T: So go to the end
She made someone come back to the group
T: Okay that is one
T: Who was in the military?
S: Grandpa
S: My great, great grandpa
T: Everyone that you just named are Veterans
T: What would be a definition?
S: They help give you a very good life
S: Someone who protected our country (Sustained feedback)
T: Who can finish our definition?
T: What did they serve
T: So what should I write?
T: Someone who. . .
S: Takes care of our country
T: Malachai that is two
T: By serving in what
S: Air force
T: One of the branches
T: So why do have Veterans Day?
T: Someone new
S: Dress up like army men
T: That would be a way to look like them
S: To congratulate them
T: Another word is to honor
T: Appreciate
T: Stop messing with that and tell me what appreciate means
S: Thank them
T: A holiday when we honor people who are serving or have served (no long serving) in the military
S: ________
T: Tray, I want you to move there and stop messing with the carpet
T: We are going to list characteristics of a veteran
T: Check your body
 T: Turn and talk about something that a Veteran does
S: I dont know what to say
T: Think about what you heard this morning or have learned on the video
T: One two three eyes on me
S: One two eyes on you
T: Smiley that was really good
T: They fly airplanes and jets
S: They serve and save people
T: Malacha and Levi, please
T: They go all around the country to keep us safe
S: I was checking that they said protect
S: Helicopter
T: I am going to keep that with planes
S: Honor
T: This is the really, really fun
T: It takes a lot of body control
T: When you get there, you are going to be working with a partner to show the work
T: We are going to be having safe bodies and movements that go along with Veterans Day
S: The person you talked to or the one at your table
T: Frowny
S: Aww
T: Was that quietly?
T: Come up with a movement that goes with a word
She walked around to make sure the students were coming up with a movement
T: 123 eyes on me
S: 12 eyes on you
She repeated it
T: All eyes on Haydon leave
T: Driving a plane
T: Did I say train or plane
The next three showed guns
S: Jumping out of a plane
T: Can you make up one?
T: Do you want to do one that others had done?
T: Smiley
S: Oh yeah
T: Are you listening?
T: What is a Veteran
S: Someone who works in the Army
T: Why do you have Veterans Day?
S: They keep us safe
T: We are observing Veterans Day on Friday because it is actually on Saturday

4. 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:
 She monitored the students during the Q and A
She needed to monitor the students as they practiced the movements
She encouraged every student to participate and gave them clues if they needed extra support

5. 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:
She had clear outcomes
They were aligned with the NCSCOS

6. 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:
She asked questions in order to assess
She also utilized the motions as a form of assessment
Strengths:
The lesson was engaging,
She had pre-taught some of the information earlier
in the day.
She used a great video.
She stopped the video at appropriate times.
She covered the objectives in a timely fashion.
She focused on the positive attributes of being a
veteran.
She emphasized the sacrifice of being a Veteran.
The students were able to use motions.
She loudly praised the motions that were not
violent and quickly moved over ones that were.
She did a great job including all of the students in
these activities.
Areas on which to focus:
She needed to spend time positively reinforcing
more than redirecting.
She needed to have a break between the two
carpet sitting activities such as having the students
march in a military style from one area to
another.
She needed to preview motions to encourage
students to find an item from the chart instead of
the violent ones.

Were the learning outcomes for the students met? YES NO

Did the interns/student teachers classroom management support the learning outcomes?
She needed to continue working on classroom management.
Was the Teaching Behavior Focus goal achieved?
Paraphrasing students verbal content She took the students answers and put into working definitions.
Clear directions She was able to give specific directions clearly and succinctly.
Student Intern Signature:______________________________________ Date:______________
Mentor Teacher Signature:___________________________________ Date:______________

University Supervisor Signature: Marcia Davis (Electronic Signature) Date: November 12, 2017