1.

Teacher Candidate's Name

Brittney
2. Internship Start Date

Sawyer
3. Internship End Date

August 26, 2013

4. School

Landstown Elementary
5. District

Virginia Beach
6. State

VA
7. Evaluator's Name

Dr. Judith Ink

8. Evaluator's Position

Director of Student Teaching Regent University

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1. Using the following scale, please rate the teacher candidate's performance in each of the areas below.

No Above Needs Outstandin Satisfactor Unsatisfactor Opportunit Averag Improvemen g (5) y (3) y (1) y to e (4) t (2) Observe (0) Students are actively engaged in learning. Students are successful in learning. Students behaviors indicate learning is at a high cognitive level. Students are selfdirected/selfinitiated as appropriate to X

lesson objectives. Students are connecting learning to work and life applications, both within the discipline and with other disciplines. Appropriate pace, sequencing, and variety of activities. Value and importance of content is emphasized. Appropriate questioning and inquiry techniques are used. Available technology is used appropriately and effectively. Instruction has been designed to be responsive to learner needs (differentiate d readiness, interest, learner modality) if

appropriate. Lesson activities have been designed to promote retention and transfer. Comments:
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1. Using the following scale, please rate the teacher candidate's performance in each of the areas below.

No Above Needs Outstandin Satisfactor Unsatisfactor Opportunit Averag Improvemen g (5) y (3) y (1) y to e (4) t (2) Observe (0) Instruction is based on objectives and core curriculum demands. Content is learner-centered. Strategies promote critical thinking/proble m-solving. Strategies include motivational techniques. Strategies are aligned. Comments:
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1. Using the following scale, please rate the teacher candidate's performance in each of the areas below.

No Above Needs Outstandin Satisfactor Unsatisfactor Opportunit Averag Improvemen g (5) y (3) y (1) y to e (4) t (2) Observe (0) Academic progress is X

monitored and assessed using formal and informal assessments. Assessment and feedback are aligned with goals, objectives, and strategies. Assessment strategies are appropriate. Student learning is reinforced. Students receive constructive feedback. Teacher provides opportunitie s for relearning and reevaluation. Comments:
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1. Using the following scale, please rate the teacher candidate's performance in each of the areas below.

No Above Needs Outstandin Satisfactor Unsatisfactor Opportunit Averag Improvemen g (5) y (3) y (1) y to e (4) t (2) Observe (0) Teacher effectively implements discipline management

. Teacher establishes climate that promotes selfdiscipline and selfdirection. Teacher interacts with students equitably. Teacher specifies expectations for behavior. Teacher intervenes and redirects behavior. Teacher reinforces desired behavior. Teacher uses equitable instructional materials. Teacher effectively manages materials, time, and transitions during lesson. Comments:
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1. Using the following scale, please rate the teacher candidate's performance in each of the areas below.

Outstandin Above Satisfactor

Needs

Unsatisfacto

No

g (5)

Averag e (4)

y (3)

Improveme nt (2)

ry (1)

Opportunit y to Observe (0) X

Appropriate/accura te written communication with students. Appropriate/accura te verbal and nonverbal communication with students. Encourages reluctant students; plans for special needs. Comments:

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1. Using the following scale, please rate the teacher candidate's performance in each of the areas below.

No Above Needs Outstandin Satisfactor Unsatisfactor Opportunit Averag Improvemen g (5) y (3) y (1) y to e (4) t (2) Observe (0) Plans and directs activities of classroom assistants including paraprofessional s, volunteers, and tutor. Modifies performance based on personal and professional critiques. Demonstrates flexibility. Demonstrates initiative in X X

planning, management, and professional interactions. Maintains confidentiality. Demonstrates effective collaboration in one-to-one and small group interactions. Fosters trust in relationships with students, families, and colleagues. Receives and responds to constructive feedback. Comments:
2. Comments on teacher candidate's effectiveness of overall instruction, use of developmentally appropriate strategies, ability to lead the class, professionalism, attitudes, and demeanor throughout the period of observation:

This was a lesson on the planets. The class has several special education students, so the special education teacher was in the room for half the class. They coordinated well together. The students got out of their desks and demonstrated rotation and revolution of planets around the room. When discipline issues started, Mrs. Sawyer stopped all activity and had the students take a deep breath, which calmed them down. When the Promethean Board did not work, she switched to the doc camera. Students worked in groups to list characteristics of revolution, rotation and tilt. Select students were given a card with a planet. The students were asked to put the cards in order of distance from the sun. They had a mneumonic that helped. Another group of select students were asked to use the same cards to put the planets in order from smallest to largest. Mrs. Sawyer gave a mnuemonic for that as well. These were discussed and then the characteristics were transferred to a graphic organizer that the class worked on together. Handouts with planets were distributed and the students cut them out and were asked to glue them to a piece of paper in distance from the sun. This lesson had a variety of learning modalities. This was appropriate to the number of special education students. Mrs. Sawyer walked around during activities which prevented a lot of possible discipline problems. My only negative was that the lesson plan did not totally match what I saw. This was because the lesson was changed in the morning and there wasn't enough time to change the actual lesson plan.