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WorksheetsLesson Observation Template Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 4mins
Do Now
An activity that you must do immediately
Activity that introduces or recaps content covered in the previous lesson
Checking for understanding
SLANT and Least Invasive Method
Not invading too much
Poor classroom management
- Calling learners to order using non-invasive methods like gestures and clap hacks.
- Circulating effectively and scanning the room for good and bad behavior.
Pacing and Waiting for 100% Compliance
The teacher paces well through the lesson, demonstrating patience in waiting for 100% compliance before speaking
How fast/slow you run
To rush or move too slowly through the lesson, not waiting for 100% engagement
Front the Writing
A set of printable or displayable typography or text characters in a specific style and size.
Writing continuous assessments
The teacher allows learners regularly to demonstrate their understanding in written/drawn form and leverages examples of good answers to the benefit of the class.
Exit Ticket
- An activity that is done at the end of the lesson to recap the lesson and check for understanding. It measures the lesson objective.
A ticket given to permit residences to exit the room
Corrections
Use of resources
A timer, flip charts, a world map, and flashcards.
The use of every available teaching tool to make learning meaningful and engaging.Using
Enhancing learning
Grows and Glows
Reflection techniques highlight areas in the instructional practice that were illustrated well and those that still need work in order to improve.
A display of good or poor performance.
Lesson Objective
The strategies, materials, assignments, and assessments used in a lesson.
The lesson objective states what students will know or be able to do at the end of the lessonVisible, manageable, and measurable.
Common goal.
Positive Framing and Culture of Error
An umbrella term that encompasses the collective social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, which includes the collective knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.
An environment where [teachers] feel safe making and discussing mistakes, so that learners can spend less time hunting for errors and more time fixing them.
Positively frames feedback to learners, regardless of the accuracy of their answers, (written or verbal) Teacher encourages a culture of error by turning errors into opportunities for learning.
Teacher-Talk and Peer Engagement
Teacher talks and learners listen
An example of blended learning
The teacher balances teacher-talk with effective deployment of strategies like group work, “turn and talk” and “think, pair, share”.
Classroom environment
The teacher ensures there is full participation and varied activities to keep the learners engaged and excited about learning.
A top-down approach to classroom management.
The teacher provides little or no joy factor to the lesson.
