Classroom Observation

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Having an instructional teaching specialist observe your classroom is a potentially valuable way to get feedback about the strengths and weaknesses as a teacher and to get recommendations for additional improvements. To be a valuable assessment process, the teacher must trust in the fidelity of the evidence based on the observation. Fidelity is influenced by why the observations are taking place, who is doing the observations, what is being observed, and when the observations are taking place. When the observations are conducted for the primary purpose of improvement, and are started or received by the teacher, the interaction is most likely to be trusted and valued. Additional, when the observers are experienced in both observing and giving …show more content…

The teacher guided the pre-observation proses by telling the coach what she should be observing during the lesson to be observed. Some of the questions that were asked during the pre-conference me what are the thigs you would like me to focus on? , How do you want me to judge the students are on task, working, not working? How do you want me to evaluate this? Is there any way I can look for assessing student learning in your lesson plan? At the end of the lesson, how are you going to check that students understand? The teacher knew her lesson from beginning to the end. She was confident by demonstrating an accurate knowledge of the subject she was teaching. She did not feel intimidated by her coach at all. Important components of lesson were built in as direct instruction, modeling, student practice, student sharing, and metacognition. The lesson was coherent, sequenced, and aligned to the mathematics curriculum standards (equivalent ratios). She also used a variety of effective instructional strategies and resources embedded in her lesson like students pair discussions. The teacher has a routine in place and good classroom management. The teacher promoted a climate of trust and teamwork in the classroom and encouraged students to help one another and to work together by clapping and

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