School of Education SP Observation sheet.
Student Teacher name: Maja Nowicka Date of Observation: 16/11/2020
No. of Observation: 4/10 Subject (Practical or Theory): 2nd Year Home economics Practical
Class Profile & Details: 2nd year mixed ability, 13 students, all girls
Duration of Lesson: 58 min
Professional teaching skills and ability
· What strategies did the teacher use to instruct learners during the class?
The teacher greeted the students
The teacher then took the roll
Didactic teaching approach - instructions of continuing classroom based assessment embroidery project
· What personal characteristics did the teacher display?
Teacher has great relationships with students
Confidence
Organised
Control
clean approach
helpful
Strict
Classroom management
· What were the classroom policies? (Consider seating arrangements, bathroom breaks, roll calls)
Assigned seats
roll call first thing
students have to ask permission to use the toilet
students desk facing wall
health and safety in relation to embroidery
· Consider how interest was gained, rules and routines established, how was student’s attention ascertained?
conversation after roll call - how many classes are left in the cba to get the embroidery finished
checking the work done so far - answering students questions in relation to their work
projecting voice
telling students to pay attention, calling the students name
showing examples from other years
· How did the teacher maintain appropriate classroom behaviour?
students were too engaged in the task - no behaviour problems
one corner (4 girls) were talking away however the teacher didn't mind as the work was evident
· How did teachers deal with indiscipline or disruptions during the class?
none, there were no behaviour problems
when the class was loud she put her hand up and the students were quiet when they saw the hand being up
Presentation of learning content
· How did the teacher introduce the lesson?
informing the class what they are doing today
reminding what they will do for the rest of the week - writing it down in journal
the students were ready with their work before the teacher came in
· What teaching methods did the teacher employ?
one on one with the students
questioning
evaluation - presentation of work
· How many different teaching episodes/activities /tasks were in the class?
one on one with students
students activities - embroidering away at their own pace
evaluation
· How was the class concluded?
selected students went up to show and talk about their work
5 min before end of class students were asked to clean up their area - throwing away scraps of fabric or thread
packing up their stuff and being dismissed by the teacher
· What resources were used during the class?
visual aids
old students work
Effectiveness of planning
· Was numeracy and/or literacy evident in the learning content?
numeracy and oracy were present in class
measuring of thread - 3 times arm length
oracy - discussion and talking about work
· What art element/ design principle was focused on?
shape, colour, line
· Was there evidence of Learning Layers in the lesson?·
recycling and sustainable fashion
· How was the learning achieved in the class?
students were able to show a number of different stitches
students were able to do a step by step of different stitches - explain to a friend
· What method of assessment did the teacher utilise to assess the pupil’s learning?
through students presentation
evaluated from the one on one to see how far they are since the last class
· Were there any cross-curricular links in the content delivered?
art
· Did the teacher use differentiation in the delivery of content and tasks assigned?
No clear differentiation however this was mid project and each student is working at their own pace
Assessment and evaluation of pupils work in class
· What success criteria was utilised to assess the pupil’s learning
questioning
discussion - presentation took place at the end
Any additional comments on what you learned from the observation class?
I need to be slightly more strict, This way I will get more work done in a single class. This also shows that the students wouldn't be messing in the class, it is clear that the students know that teachers' class rules and they follow those rules.
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