Video Observation

Notetaking Tool
Observers name: Sarah Hambleton

Lesson observed Emily Trucks

Purpose: To provide a framework for reflection and collaborative conversations about

teaching and learning.
Directions: Read over the guiding questions below. As you view the video, jot down notes
about what you see and hear. Note any examples or evidence to support answers to the
questions.

Student Engagement/Classroom
Involvement
1. How are students involved in
the lesson?
What is the extent of student
involvement?
2.

3.

Were there opportunities for

students to
ask questions? What kinds of
questions
were they asking?
How did the teacher help
students make connections to
what they were learning?
Describe the interaction in the
classroom.

Student Learning
1. What evidence do you see that
indicates student learning?
2. Was the learning outcome
explicitly conveyed to the
students?

Notes
Students participate by answering questions
Students use quite thumbs to fill in 100s chart
with teacher
Teacher took students thinking and explained it
to the rest of the class
Teacher allowed students to interact, talk, and
participate
I do, we do, you do practice!

Close student and teacher interaction as they

agree and disagree about numbers on the chart
Students were invited to share their thinking
outloud

Notes
Students counted differently on the number chart
(By 10s, 5s, etc)
Students knew that they would be working on
filling in a 100s chart on that day

Feedback
3-2-1

3 Affirmations based on the observations and evidences above

1.Clearly defined and set the goals and learning objective for the
student
2.Modeled the practice and thinking in multiple ways
3.Controlled students and classroom environment using
management skills
2 Questions for Consideration
1.Did you open up the carpet for any questioning?
2.Did you model the counting on the dollar chart in coins other than
nickels?
1 Recommendation
1. Miss Trucks did an excellent lesson with her students today. I could
tell that they were engaged and learning. Maybe let them stand up and
get their wiggles out for a few seconds; some of them were having
trouble sitting still!