Observation Form

Student Teacher: Claire Wang Penn Mentor: Pam Gallagher ALL NOT S W!"TT N ON T#"S $OC%M NT A! "N &!AW' FO!M( T# ) A! N * ! TO + %S $ + )ON$ T# TWO OF %S W"T#O%T SP C"F"C O, F!OM T# A%T#O!S( This is a M%STPlease .rovide a sta.led co./ o0 the lesson .lan1 along 2ith necessar/ handouts or assessments1 notes and revisions to Pam(

"n3uir/ 4uestion:
5What ha..ens to students' learning 2hen a teacher uses home2or6 to 0acilitate .eer and sel0 assessment78 9see e:mail bod/; " did and have sent some thoughts 0or us to discuss in our meeting( Section " : Pre:lesson conversation $ate: Februar/ <=1 <>?@

Focus and goals o0 observation General 0ocus: Student ngagement S.eci0ic goal: +e ver/ a2are o0 student bod/ language and actionsA 2or6 to ascertain student engagement and &understanding' through observation and listening to 3uestions1 interactions 2ith .artnersB(or other .artners1 .artici.ation1 etc( General 0ocus: Clear $irectionsCTransitions S.eci0ic goals: T 2ill ma6e sure she has the attention o0 students1 and then give directions + FO! students 0ollo2 through 2ith the directions( T 2ill ma6e it clear that students 2ill be moving onto a di00erent to.ic or activit/ Because this is the first visit with this class, the focus / goals is more broad, addressing norms that are concerns for a teacher with a new class. .reobs conversation notes: <? students < o0 2hom cut ever/ da/(((( in <nd .d :: 2ent 2ell :: all moved station to station ver/ 2ell((( 0ollo2ed directions 2ell''DD .d E((( s.ent more time on do no2((( she needed to build an ans2er b/ using .ieces o0 S ans2ers( lin6ing to earl/ content((( 2hen giving directions 2ith .d E((( modeling o0 ho2 to move((( more than once((( choral res.onse((( but in actual .ractice some had no idea 2here the/ belonged((( Claire had to .ersonall/ direct certain ones((( doing the 0lo2 correctl/ having a grade is use0ul(((( Erd .d entirel/ di00erent 0rom <nd .d((( also too6 most o0 their time co./ing the 3uestions and less time thin6ing about the station( Erd .d ta6es longer than .d < as their nglish is not as good( Also the/ as6 man/ more 3uestions( .ossibl/ building a data table the da/ be0ore could be use0ul(

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Section "" G Observation notes $ate: Februar/ <?1 <>?@

Class: Global Chemistr/

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!ecord o0 events : continue on se.arate sheet i0 necessar/( Please attach all additional sheets( Ah /es1 last .eriod((( students straggle in(((( All Ss are 2arned that the/ should have do no2 3uestion co.ied((( one I < I ? arrive a0ter this announcement( Students seem .articularl/ slo2 at doing the get the boo6s out1 doing do no2( " am guessing that this is the norm7 All Ss are as6ed to 0ace the bac6 o0 the room((( most do so( !evie2 o0 do no2 students are to ta6e out .ac6et and something else( " 2onder1 should there be a slide so that the/ 6no2 to ta6e out .ac6et and .eriodic table( Such slides hel. students to organiJeA not all Ss are e3uall/ able to get directions entirel/ verball/( 5"0 /ou loo6 u. here8(( teacher holds u. the .a.er 2ith home2or6 9she 2aits 0or ever/one's attention (( reiterates 0or the bac6 corner; " am 2ondering i0 the/ 2rote the due date on each side o0 the handout1 the/ might 9onl/ might; remember7 teacher has a slide that CL A!L) indicates 2hat Ss are to have on their des6 to.s( She .oints and s.ea6s through the list Thumbs u. 2hen /ou have ever/thing on /our des6((( teacher sa/s &than6 /ou' to each .erson 2ho com.lies and she 2aits((( K @ etc to get all in seats((( 2ell done-one minute to do 2hat " sho2 /ou on the neLt slide(((( there is concern((( one minute to get a .artner and ta6e stu00 2ith sel0 to meet u. 2ith the .artner( Nice raising their &need' to get .artners 3uic6l/The/ mostl/ reall/ res.ond b/ hurr/ing2ith <M seconds le0t it seems that most have .artners eLce.t 0or the bo/s in bac6 2ho are 2riting something ver/ 0uriousl/((( students are sho2n the seating chart 9detailed; 2here teams should be sitting( Nice la/out((( " 6no21 " 6no21 too man/ students1 even 2ith all o0 the detail 0or .ositions1 still don't 6no2 2here to sit( !emember (( this 2as .resented all verball/((( thus some get lostteacher ma6es certain that all are seated 2here the/ should be( Again1 the rules 0or the stations game slide is u. ((( is clear((( ver/ clear(

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AGA"N1 the directions no2 0or each station are trul/ clear((( " am 2ondering i0 this remains u. so that all have it 0or re0erence( 0or the 0irst station1 " am guessing /ou 6no2 that the bo/ 2ith the diamond earring 0rom the bac6 corner table had done nothing but be on his .hone( This 2as again the case ((( he insisted that " not 2atch him(( so " didn't((( " Nust told /ou-( (( the little stin6er" Nust did 2al6 about again 9Ss are at their <nd station; and he is 0inall/ 2or6ing( K sec le0t another 2al6 about and ever/one 9even the &stin6er'; is 2or6ing hard to com.lete the station( " am ver/1 ver/ im.ressed b/ the collaborative nature demonstrated b/ the Ss in their .airs 2or6ing 2ell together simultaneousl/ individuall/(( The/ are 2or6ing * !) P!O$%CT"* L)(( the timer has them 6ee.ing it &urgent' and the design is brilliant allo2ing them to 2al6 0rom station to station( #aving t2o o0 each station allo2s 0or Ss to accom.lish all 0ive stations 2ith no tra00ic Nams( The amount o0 2or6 is doable and the/ had all o0 the tools that the/ needed to be success0ul at each station( " loved the interaction among students (( the/ are su..ortive and encouraging 2ith each other and1 2ith the one eLce.tion earl/ on1 ever/one is hard at 2or6 (( the sound level is .er0ect(( students are sho2ing a great deal o0 res.ect 2ithin each grou.( " AM SO "MP! SS $(( this is /our ne2est class((( the/ have reall/ res.onded to /our eL.ectations(((( congrats(( this 2as /ou1 not the CMteacher calls 0or student attention (( most do so((( but do be a2are o0 those 2ho do not((( i0 it is O, 0or one to not .a/ attention then((((7 " 6no2 /ou are in a hurr/ to beat the bell but continue to be consistent(( eL.ectations must be su..orted b/ solid consistenc/ G! AT O!GAN"OAT"ON ((( CLA!"T) P! *A"LS((( W LL $ON Section """ G Post:lesson conversation over the internet

Notes G Goal P "n 2hat 2a/s 2as the goal achieved7 P "n 2hat 2a/s does the goal need to remain in .lace1 or be re0ormulated1 and 0urther .ursued7 " 2as able to .rovide clear directions and transitions 2ith the use o0 visuals and verbal directions on the smart board( "t 2as evident in both global chemistr/ classes that students had no doubts about 2hat the eL.ectations 0or the 3uiJ revie2 2ere( POS"T"* L) AG! -Something to consider is revising the eL.ectations 0or m/ SOL chemistr/ students so more instructional time is s.ent on students actuall/ .racticingC2or6ing through .roblems( Although students understood transitions 0rom station to station 9? < E @ K ? etc; 2hen " 2ent over directions1 but during the actual transition1 students 2ere 2andering all over the room( " 2onder i0 it 2ould be 2orth ta6ing the time in class to have students .h/sicall/ move 0rom station to station 2ithout holding an/thing or doing an/ o0 the 2or6( " .ositivel/ agree( %ntil students are used to &stations' the/ need to become accustomed to designs( Thus1 " com.letel/ agree 2ith /our instincts :: having them model #OW the stations in this case 2ill 2or61 is a su.erb idea( There are some good 2a/s to do this so that ever/one is utterl/ a2are o0 2here the/ shouldCshouldn't 2al6(((( let's chat(

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Notes G Other issues P What else came u. during the lesson that 2as note2orth/7 Sur.rising7 *aluable7 Troubling7 " 2as * !) im.ressed b/ ho2 diligentl/ students 2ere 2or6ing on the stations( AG! $- "t 2as so 3uiet in the classroom at 0irst that " thought to m/sel0 that " could .la/ music and hear ever/ 2ord( ::; With the eLce.tion o0 Mar6 Q Chris1 students seemed to be ver/ invested and engaged in 0inishing the stations( %nless the 2or6 the/ handed in 2as ver/ sub.ar1 even Mar6 and Chris got bus/ and1 2ith the eLce.tion o0 their 0irst station 9K1 " thin6;1 the/ seem to have buc6led done and 2or6ed hard( Since there 2ere man/ o.en tables1 Mi6e Q Tim 2ere alread/ 0inishing their Kth station 2hen the rest o0 the class 2as 0inishing their @th station( " 2as able to give them Station M 5"ons Challenge18 and a0ter the/ chec6ed their ans2ers " gave them the eLtra .ractice .roblems 9hal0 sheet; that " had read/ 0or students( This 2ill al2a/s be a .roblem i0 t2o ver/ strong 0ol6s are together( !ecommendations 0or 0uture .ractice: ?( +e more consistent 2ith 6ee.ing rules in .lace in the classroom regarding cell .hones and uni0orms b/ s.ea6ing 2ith students a0ter class or a0ter school or assigning detentions 9a0ter multi.le o00enses;( " agree((( <( "ncor.orate more multi.le intelligences into m/ lesson .lans Q di00erentiation( 9" started 2or6ing on this b/ ma6ing < di00erent SOL 3uiJJes 0or the various levels no2 that " am more 0amiliar 2ith the students(; Which M" are /ou currentl/ using and 2hich additional ones are /ou tr/ing to integrate7 Consider home2or6 too( Consider 2hat additional M"s might broaden a..eal there too7

Areas o0 demonstrated im.rovement and success: ?( Slides 2ere a good aid 0or directions and class transitions 9in addition to verbal eL.lanation; b/ including succinct1 thorough directions and visual aids 0or moving 0rom station to station 9? < E @ K ? etc; Agreed <( Timer on the board reall/ hel.ed to 6ee. both the teacher and students on trac6 0or the "ons Stations !evie2( "t 2as clear to students1 that once the bell range it meant that it 2as time 0or them to move on to the neLt station( ) S-

E( Chec6ed in 2ith ever/ grou. and individual in order to monitor .rogress throughout each station( This
allo2ed me to use m/ di00erentiated instructional materials because " 6ne2 2hich students had time to 2or6 on an eLtra station or eLtra .roblems( )our actions throughout the activit/ reall/ hel.ed students retain a sense o0 urgenc/ as 2ell as being able to address 3uestions and not become 0rustrated( Overall1 this 2as a ver/ insight0ul and thorough eLamination o0 the 2or6 /ou did 2ith the students on Thursda/( "t 2as a marvelous 0irst stations activit/ and students remained interested and motivated 0or the entire time( #aving the ver/ .recise slides and eLtra 2or6 sho2ed marvelous .lanning on /our .art( Well done-

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