Elementary Education Formal Observation Form

Junior/Senior Intern

Student:Bailey Zyvith Observer: Lisa Mills Grade: K

Date: Nov. 14, 2017 Time: 12:50 pm Subject: Community Building

1. Classroom Climate/Culture - Student Behavior

YES NO
Intern communicates and maintains standards for appropriate classroom behavior.
Intern anticipates and acts on potential classroom disruptions.
Intern maintains positive classroom climate.
Intern responds to student behaviors appropriately.
Comments:
Ms. Zyvith called on students who had a quiet hand up. She gave signals to friends who did not raise a quiet hand but
instead blurted out. She stated she was looking for five star listeners (eyes watching, ears listening, lips closed, hands still,
feet quiet)

2. Instruction - Instructional Time

Intern has materials, supplies, and equipment ready at the start of the lesson or activity.
Intern gets class started quickly.
Intern uses available time for learning and keeps students on task.

Comments: Materials were ready at the start of the lesson. Ms. Zyvith gave reminders of the time remaining until clean up.
She and Ms. Stocks circulated a prompted students to continue working, add details, etc.

3. Instruction - Instructional Planning and Presentation

Intern establishes links with prior learning and experiences.
Intern arranges learning activities to support standards.
Intern appropriately uses a variety of teaching styles.

Comments: Ms. Zyvith accessed prior knowledge by engaging the students in a discussion about puzzles. She read the
book Where Oliver Fits. She stopped reading periodically to discuss the text and make predictions. Ms. Zyvith modeled
the art activity and reviewed expectations of what was to be included. She concluded the lesson by fitting together the
students puzzle piece and discussing how all the unique pieces came together to make one puzzle and with one missing
piece the puzzle would not be complete. This was a wonderful visual to help build understanding of community and team
work.

4. Instruction - Instructional Monitoring

Intern circulates to check performance and monitor progress.
Intern varies level of questioning.
Intern ensures that all students have the opportunity to participate.

Comments: Ms. Zyvith and Ms. Stocks circulated to answer any questions and to prompt students to include all the
components. Ms. Zyvith paid particular attention to the students who struggle with focus to ensure they were engaged.
 5. Impact on Student Learning - Facilitating Instruction
Intern establishes clear outcomes for learning.
Intern communicates learning outcomes to students.
Intern adjusts lesson based on student responses/ongoing assessment.
Intern connects learning outcomes to the NCSCOS.
Comments: Prior to beginning the craft portion of the lesson Ms. Zyvith lead a summary discussion of the text and described
the craft/activity and how it would demonstrate the concept of uniqueness and community.

6. Evaluation/Assessment - Instructional Feedback

Intern provides feedback on the correctness or incorrectness of in-class work to encourage student growth.
Intern affirms correct oral responses appropriately and moves on.
Intern provides sustaining feedback after an incorrect response by probing, repeating the question, giving a clue,
or allowing more time.
Comments:
Strengths: Areas on which to focus:
Developmental appropriate activity to demonstrate During the book discussion the students portion of the
working/coming together as a class. conversation focused primarily on what they visually saw in
Accessing prior knowledge and building the book or making predictions.
vocabulary
Managing behavior: acknowledgements of Prompt the students to explain more about why the
appropriate reminders, signals and verbal characters behaved in a certain manner, how they were
reminders for inappropriate behavior. feeling during an event and why, having students make
Monitoring students as they worked. Clarifying any connections, and ask how they could solve the problem or
misunderstanding regarding directions and what would they do.
expectations.

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Were the learning outcomes for the students met? YES NO

Did the interns/student teachers classroom management support the learning outcomes?
Yes
Was the Teaching Behavior Focus goal achieved?
Yes
Student Intern Signature:______________________________________ Date:______________

Mentor Teacher Signature:_Lisa Mills _ Date: Nov. 14, 2017

University Supervisor Signature:___________________________________ Date:______________