School of Education SP Observation sheet.
Student Teacher name: Maja Nowicka Date of Observation: 19/11/2020
No. of Observation: 5/10 Subject (Practical or Theory): 5th Year Business theory
Class Profile & Details: 5th year higher level, 16 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 and asked them to take out their notes, work and books
The teacher then took the roll
Vocally communicated what page and what questions were the focus of the day - allowed students to use the ebook on their phone but it had to be flat on the table
· What personal characteristics did the teacher display?
Positivity
caring
Organised
Classroom management
· What were the classroom policies? (Consider seating arrangements, bathroom breaks, roll calls)
Assigned seats
roll call first thing
students could only go to the bathroom if it was urgent
· Consider how interest was gained, rules and routines established, how was student’s attention ascertained?
class was easy and laid back, the teacher was very welcoming and caring with students
small conversation at the start of class to get the students attentions and to get them focused
· How did the teacher maintain appropriate classroom behaviour?
students very busy allowed for little time for misbehaviour
· How did teachers deal with indiscipline or disruptions during the class?
note was left on the vsware for extremely disruptive behaviour and no homework - cant take up journals due to the school covid protocols
Presentation of learning content
· How did the teacher introduce the lesson?
Recap on last week
Powerpoint image followed by class discussion
· What teaching methods did the teacher employ?
Questioning
think pair and share
· How many different teaching episodes/activities /tasks were in the class?
3 teaching episodes
4 tasks/activities
· How was the class concluded?
“Evaluation station” a box by the door for students to write what they learned today and
what they found difficult to understand
· What resources were used during the class?
Text book
Handouts
Sticky notes
Effectiveness of planning
· Was numeracy and/or literacy evident in the learning content?
literacy, numeracy and oracy were used throughout the whole lesson
· What art element/ design principle was focused on?
none
· Was there evidence of Learning Layers in the lesson?·
Yes key business skills were linked to “how can i do this at home”
· How was the learning achieved in the class?
Teacher evaluated students work
hand out
discussions
· What method of assessment did the teacher utilise to assess the pupil’s learning?
handouts
evaluation
· Were there any cross-curricular links in the content delivered?
art? - visual way of teaching business task
· Did the teacher use differentiation in the delivery of content and tasks assigned?
Yes but modelled off last classes evaluation she had printed out and rephrased
whatever students were struggling to grasp in previous lesson
Assessment and evaluation of pupils work in class
· What success criteria was utilised to assess the pupil’s learning
Students needed to complete the handout in detail on today’s content for the teacher to see if there was successful learning
Any additional comments on what you learned from the observation class?
I feel like the conversation with the teacher at the start of class is a very nice idea - it helps you build a relationship with the students and links in to well being and mindfulness. I will also create a good personality and trust in the class - the students won't be so scared to talk or hold a discussion around each other as they would be a strong class that is used to talking with each other