School of Education SP Observation sheet.
Student Teacher name: Maja Nowicka Date of Observation: 16/11/2020
No. of Observation: 9/10 Subject (Practical or Theory): 1st year History
Class Profile & Details: 1st year, mixed ability, all girls
Duration of Lesson: 58 min
Please report your findings from your observations under the following headings: You can use the bullet points to guide your observations.
Professional teaching skills and ability
· What strategies did the teacher use to instruct learners during the class?
The teacher greeted the students and asked them to take out their notes, work and books
The teacher then took the roll
The teacher continues from previous lesson - looking at Cathach of St. Columba's Shrine,
· What personal characteristics did the teacher display?
Teacher has great relationships with students
Confidence
Organised
Control
Classroom management
· What were the classroom policies? (Consider seating arrangements, bathroom breaks, roll calls)
Assigned seats
roll call first thing
students can ask teacher for permission to use the toilet
students have to stay quiet
revising work while roll is being called
· Consider how interest was gained, rules and routines established, how was student’s attention ascertained?
calling on students for recap from previous lesson
use of images and photographs for example
large colourful poster
· How did the teacher maintain appropriate classroom behaviour?
Keeping students very busy allowed for little time for misbehaviour
having a set of rules, strict tone
· How did teachers deal with indiscipline or disruptions during the class?
none, there were no behaviour problems, some students were giddy and the teacher has just called the students name to get their attention and make it obvious that she has caught their attention
Presentation of learning content
· How did the teacher introduce the lesson?
recap from previous lesson
Look at the image of the Cathach of St. Columba's Shrine, and answer the questions
Class discussion on topic
· What teaching methods did the teacher employ?
observation
think pair and share
discussions
· How many different teaching episodes/activities /tasks were in the class?
4 teaching episodes
6 activities/ tasks
· How was the class concluded?
Students have completed a crossword on key terms form early christian Ireland.
Teacher used oral questioning to correct the crossword
students have self assess.
· What resources were used during the class?
posters
ppts
images
hand outs
Time lines
Class discussion
Individual writing tasks
Crossword
maps.
Effectiveness of planning
· Was numeracy and/or literacy evident in the learning content?
literacy, numeracy and oracy were present in class
· What art element/ design principle was focused on?
none - not an art class
· Was there evidence of Learning Layers in the lesson?·
none was visible in this class
· How was the learning achieved in the class?
students were able to use the equation correctly
students were able to define the chapter and keywords
answering questions and discussions
students were able to illustrate and describe the experiment
· What method of assessment did the teacher utilise to assess the pupil’s learning?
were the students able to discuss the key words
were the crosswords filled out correctly
questioning
discussion
· Were there any cross-curricular links in the content delivered?
geography - locations and environment
· Did the teacher use differentiation in the delivery of content and tasks assigned?
use of HOT and LOT in class
Assessment and evaluation of pupils work in class
· What success criteria was utilised to assess the pupil’s learning
Outline what led Irish monks to travel to Europe to spread Christianity.
Name 3 countries that Irish monks set up monasteries.
Name at least one Viking settlement in Ireland.
Describe a Viking settlement and housing.
spell and define the keywords from early christian Ireland
Any additional comments on what you learned from the observation class?
I feel that I should be slightly more strict. This will help me complete more in the art room and the students won't just see art as a doss class they would be more respectful in my opinion.
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