Data - Observations Notebook

Data - Observations Table

Teacher Subject # of Agenda Observations: Observations: Developmental Observations: Additional
of Students Individual Appropriateness Cultural Comments
Study Appropriateness Appropriateness
Ms Opening 22 Unpack Greets kids individually Gentle reminder of inside Kids all know
Hancock as they arrive voices as entering the routine, ask to go
classroom places politely
Asks personal questions, Wrangles them by reminding
gives compliments, them what they should be
"How are your braces doing, "One student is already
feeling?" at their desk"
Announce Says pledge of
ments allegiance loudly
and clearly,
showing by
example
Ms Math Review hw Kids check homework Reminds them to find ​and​ fix
Hancock with each other mistakes
Uses interpersonal interactions,
opportunity to talk with friends
about relevant material
Picture Giving more time for Uses Valentines
 puzzle independent work day symbols
Mrs Langua 24 Writing in Tell personal story, write Uses starter sentence fragment Kids more
Rathman ge Arts and own ideas to build off of talkative
reviewing when
journals younger
Reminder to lower voices, "1,
2, hands on your head"
Reading Many don't know details of Chose a book Kids ask to
from voting, answers questions such where a girl wants pick book
Presidents as “How old do you have to be to be president
day book to vote?”
Vocab Opportunity to express Ask them to sort the words,
circle own knowledge doesn't just tell the categories
Make mistakes, Use color coding by word
understand group and sorting by
vowel/consonant
Contractio Kids are allowed to talk Kids are
n amongst themselves and get able to
activity/wo their work done follow
rd study instructions
independent
ly
Ms Science 22 Experimen Allows for individual Focus question + words, "how Groups of 3 or 4 to All the kids
Hancock t with rock interpretations, do forces shape rock and land," communicate, were able to
and water observations and "simulation, investigation," share ideas, work finish and
investigations grounds kids and establishes cooperatively, draw
what they are doing problem solving reasonable
conclusions
Draw individual Have to follow steps and make Used
conclusions about is sure they have completed the popsicle
occuring entire step sticks to
choose
groups
Commendation for those Need to focus on science,
who are doing it "Can't be silly, be serious and
correctly use proper words like
scientists"
Graded on focus and actions as
well as data
More strict reminder to stay
quiet and be at desk silently
Mrs Math 21 Decimal of Most read when Very quiet while working, Getting the right Used
Swanek the day finished, minds stay clearly more mature than 4th answer more alternative
worksheet engaged graders important than the desks:
method rolling
chairs,
exercise
balls,
standing,
sitting
Chose who would Showed how answers could be
answer by looking at reached using several methods,
papers, didn't take recognize different ways and
volunteers problem solve
Division Used observations from Used physical and paper
breakdown previous day to see what models + charts to figure out
is still confusing to the questions
kids
Most know basic facts but Some methods are
don't know why the concepts more effective in
work certain situations
Mrs LA 26 Acrostic Work on own ideas, Example together using class
Sargeant Writing and brainstorming list help
cinquain
poems
Posing questions and Expanding vocab, learning new
having students answer writing styles, creative
each other thinking, better understanding
of writing
More frequent reminders to be
quiet
Guidance throughout and
checking after
Understan Use list and organiser to Isolate parts of speech in
ding parts brainstorm cinquain
of speech
Brain break, active, gross
motor, memory recall
Mrs LA 26 Reading Quiet while reading Visualization of poetry
Sargeant Reading groups, independently
IDR
Read whatever topic
they like as long as
within a genre
Ms LA 22 Reading Identifies idiom, brings back
Hancock Reading from knowledge from previous
Frindle lesson
Canvas Using technology
article and
questions
Multiple choice format, testing
tie in, reference to PARCC
Working through answers,
eliminating distractors
Using text evidence, context
and vocab
Practice Variety of practice Sets up agenda and expects
words, activities to choose from, students to freely move
IDR hangman, charades, between activities
memory word match
Opportunity to use what Social interaction
works best for them
Ms LA 22 Limericks Use whole body to show Go over concept and examples
Hancock Writing overview they're listening as a class
Tie in previously learned
poetic concepts
Limerick Try it, if it doesn't work, Brainstorming w fill in the Use logic, make it Slowing
writing move on blanks for guidance easy on themselves down
towards end
of the day,
antsy
Outside of the box Adapting rhyme schemes Reward of sharing
thinking w humor writing w the class
taken away for
misbehavior,
loudness, out of
seats
More reminders to be quiet and
focus
Ms Closing 22 Review hw Talks about following Do the right thing
Hancock and directions and being mature when nobody's
expectatio students on the way to 5th watching
ns grade