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.