6th Year Biology - 25/11/20

School of Education SP Observation sheet.

Student Teacher name: Maja Nowicka Date of Observation: 25/11/2020

No. of Observation: 10/10 Subject (Practical or Theory): 6th year Biology Theory

Class Profile & Details: 11 students, ordinary, all girls

Duration of Lesson: 58 min

Professional teaching skills and ability

· What strategies did the teacher use to instruct learners during the class?

• greeted the students

• call roll

• take out their phones and open teams - instructions on teams

· What personal characteristics did the teacher display?

• encouraging

• welcoming

• organised

• helpful

Classroom management

· What were the classroom policies? (Consider seating arrangements, bathroom breaks, roll calls)

• Assigned seats

• roll call first thing

• individual desks - due to small class

• students can ask teacher for permission to use the toilet

· Consider how interest was gained, rules and routines established, how was student’s attention ascertained?

• introductory task - question on the bored,

• discussion

• all eyes on bored

· How did the teacher maintain appropriate classroom behaviour?

• good teacher students relationships

• students engaging in work

· How did teachers deal with indiscipline or disruptions during the class?

• none - kept students focused on task

Presentation of learning content

· How did the teacher introduce the lesson?

• recap from previous lesson

• video with questions

• ppt

· What teaching methods did the teacher employ?

• teacher questioning and answering

• students - hand out,

• discussion

• Q&A

· How many different teaching episodes/activities /tasks were in the class?

• 5 teaching episodes

• 6 activities/ task

· How was the class concluded?

• homework given

• recap of the lesson - evaluation

· What resources were used during the class?

• ppt

• video

• teams

• studyclix

• notes

• handout

Effectiveness of planning

· Was numeracy and/or literacy evident in the learning content?

• numeracy and literacy

• new keywords introduced

• formulas

· What art element/ design principle was focused on?

• diagram - flowering plant (use of line, shape and colour)

· Was there evidence of Learning Layers in the lesson?·

• environment

• wellbeing, colouring art

· How was the learning achieved in the class?

• students asked questions

• referred back to notes

• checked keywords

• created study notes

• quick fire round questions answered

· What method of assessment did the teacher utilise to assess the pupil’s learning?

• discussions

• questioning

• worksheets - questions

· Were there any cross-curricular links in the content delivered?

• geography - soil, environment

· Did the teacher use differentiation in the delivery of content and tasks assigned?

• different methods of teaching - diagram ability

• questions - HOT and LOT

Assessment and evaluation of pupils work in class

· What success criteria was utilised to assess the pupil’s learning

• can the students answer q's correctly

• can they recall information from previous class

• was the diagram labelled correctly

Any additional comments on what you learned from the observation class?

I learned about new resources I can use for art history classes, this will help with the resources being accessible to the students. Good engagement in the class, visible good relationship between students and teachers.