Elementary Education Formal Observation Form

Junior/Senior Intern

Student: Madison Zimmerman Observer: Kari Kuebel Grade: 3

Date: November 27, 2017 Time: 9:30 am Subject: Social Studies

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: You gave the students some instructions about where they could and could not sit before releasing them to
interview each other but it also might have been helpful to discuss or have them help you model what interviewing might
look like (eye contact, six-inch voices, note-taking, etc.) Your manner with the students is always very warm and
enthusiastic. If you can hear me, clap once works for you to get the students attention.

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: Madison, when you explained the sheet and how students were to go about interviewing each other, you often
had the students repeat the direction. You gave very specific directions, and answered the students questions so that they
knew exactly what to do. It was a good idea to cue the students at the halfway point so that they could switch partners and
stay on task.

3. Instruction - Instructional Planning and Presentation

X Intern establishes links with prior learning and experiences.
X Intern arranges learning activities to support standards.
X Intern appropriately uses a variety of teaching styles.
Comments: This lesson provided an enjoyable opportunity for students to learn from each other and work together.

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: All students were actively engaged during the interview process, and seemed very interested in each other!

5. Impact on Student Learning - Facilitating Instruction

X Intern establishes clear outcomes for learning.
X Intern communicates learning outcomes to students.
Intern adjusts lesson based on student responses/ongoing assessment.
X Intern connects learning outcomes to the NCSCOS.
Comments:

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: You used the interviewing time to talk with each pair of partners to keep them on task and model effective
interviewing behaviors. From what I could hear, your feedback to each student was responsive to what each needed.
Sometimes, students only needed to answer the questions in more detail. Others needed help recording answers.

Strengths: Areas on which to focus:

Continue with classroom management signals and
In this lesson, students were responsible for the learning transition cues. Also, practice on assessing students, both
and work and the teacher was a facilitator formally and informally.

Interviewing partners were planned

Circulation and monitoring were used effectively, allowing
you to check in on all student pairs and tailor responses to
each

Paraphrasing student content when pairs shared orally

Teacher-composed interview sheet helped give structure to
the activity

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 were able to provide clear directions and explicit management
during this activity. Transitions were also handled successfully.
Student Intern Signature:______________________________________ Date:______________

Mentor Teacher Signature:___________________________________ Date:______________

University Supervisor Signature:___________________________________ Date:______________