Lesson

Observation
PLANNING AND PREPARATION
Planning and Preparation

Date: Nov 26, 2015

Student Teacher: Shane
Hawke
Lesson: Lifting Latent
Fingerprints

Planning is well done and has a clear sequence of instruction and defined
structure (Review from last class, demonstration of fingerprinting, kids doing
the activity)

You communicate clearly with the students and are fluent in your speech. Your
vocabulary is age appropriate.

You have established the beginning of your lesson with some review of the
concepts that you have done in a past lesson good.
Good questions they arent on your lesson plan though except for the ones
related to the video other ones need to be written down.
Demonstration around the front table good. Can all kids see what you are
doing? I like that you use one of the students to create a fingerprint. Nicely
done.
Move to a different location for the second demo is there a reason why you
did that? Just curious
Great second demo. Kids know exactly what to do here when they go back to
their tables.
This is a great hands-on activity for the kids to do. I appreciate that you had
THEM do it after you showed the demo so important for them to engage in
the activity as they learn much more.
Could you have the kids sit at the tables and then go around with the
holepunch?

Resources
Learning outcomes
Learning needs
Sequence of instructions
Defined structure
Technology where appropriate

INSTRUCTION
Communication

Clear, fluent, grammatically

correct
Vocab appropriate to age

Lesson Introduction/Lesson
Development

Establishes set,
Strategies to motivate students,
Explain in small steps,
Subject matter competence,
Clear directions
Organizes learning for individuals,
small/large groups
Transitions,
Variety of instructional strategies

Flexibility and adaptability

Questioning and Discussion

Clearly phrased, well sequenced,

Cognitively varied,
Wait time,
Clarification and elaboration,

Leads/directs student participation

in discussion

Student Learning

The questions you asked are lower level blooms I think if you are having the
students apply what they know, it would be beneficial to add questions into
your lesson plans (you do have some, but many of the questions you asked
seemed off the cuff which is fine but if you plan out exactly what you
are going to ask, the likelihood of your questions being multi-leveled are much
greater.
Suggestion if kids are creating their own fingerprints, are there questions
you can ask them about fingerprints to see if they can identify parts of the
fingerprints on an individual level? Could you collect some data here as you
walk around and ask pertinent questions?
Circulating around the room what do you notice about the students? What

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information are you collecting?

Circulates in classroom
Recognizes and responds to
individual differences
Reinforces student learning
building on learning

Closure
Consolidates ideas/concepts through
summaries, reviews
Provides homework where appropriate and
explains

Nice wrap up of ideas and gaining and understanding of what students know.
Well done.
I would suggest that you need to think more deeply about the level of
questions you are askingusing Blooms.

CLASSROOM LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

You have a great presence and your leadership with this group is great.
Classroom Leadership

assumes leadership role in

classroom
creates and maintains an effective
learning environment
shows initiative and enthusiasm
builds positive relationships

Classroom Management

defines and reinforces classroom

procedures and routines
communicates expectations
monitors and awareness of student
behaviour
responds to inappropriate
behaviour promptly

ASSESSMENT
Assessment

Assess student learning using a

variety of appropriate assessment
techniques
Timely and effective feedback
Modifies and adapts teaching
based on assessment data
Explain to students how learning
will be assessed

You show initiative and enthusiasm with this lesson

It is clear that you have

Go back to original desk groups numbered off 1-4 and having them come
one at a time to get the materials excellent management here
Boys goofing off at the paper towel dispenser you addressed it right away.

Using hold it great. All kids are paying attention. Addressing the
paintbrush and talking issue kids respond appropriately.
Great job using the cleanup song. Kids responded well and went right to work.
Excellent.
What information are you collecting through observation?
Conversation? How are you keeping track of that information?
You need to be clear about how you are going to collect and
keep data you need to be able to prove student learning
through these pieces.

OVERALL COMMENTS
LESSON STRENGTHS:

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University Consultant University of Lethbridge
2014-2015

AREAS TO THINK ABOUT:

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2014-2015