OBSERVATION DATA COLLECTION FORM

THE ENVIRONMENT
What can you tell about the school setting?

Quality of the rehearsal/classroom

1. Describe classroom/rehearsal space.
2. Is it task-oriented, relaxed or both?
3. Describe physical attributes of the meeting space.
4. Does it lend itself to learning and music-making?
 Organized to support learning goals
 Adequate classroom facilities

Classroom climate
 Apparent respect for diverse opinions
 Warm, accepting, atmosphere
 Teacher showed personal interest in students

Classroom management procedures

 Established procedures for transitions
 Established procedures for cognitive engagement
 Established procedures for materials and supplies
 Stopped misbehavior calmly and courteously
 Communicated clear expectations for behavior

CONTENT & ORGANIZATION

Content
1. What content is the focus of the lesson?
2. What overall impressions do you think students left this lesson with in terms of content
or style?
3. Objectives were made clear to students?
4. What National Standards were implemented in this lesson
5. List the repertoire and musical activities
 Purpose of lesson made clear
 Teacher emphasized importance of content

Organization
 Well planned and organized
 Appropriate and effective
 Effective transitions
 Summarized main ideas
 Connected to previous lessons
 Presented in a logical sequence
 Paced lesson appropriately
 Material appropriate to student
 Knowledge & background
 Main ideas are clear and specific
 Relevancy of main ideas was clear

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THE STUDENTS

1. What do the students do?

2. What knowledge do the students reveal?
3. Indicate student interaction with teacher and peers.
 Students actively involved
 Maintained focus throughout
 Students appear interested in lesson

THE TEACHER
 Teacher appears interested in lesson

Teaching techniques
How/when does the instructor use speaking, questioning, demonstration, verbal imagery,
visuals?
Included all students
 Stood near students (proximity)
 Assisted individual students
 Allowed time for student responses
 Gave specific feedback to student
 Assisted student responses with additional information
 Responded to problems raised during lesson
 Discovered student misunderstandings
 Appropriate and effective use was made of audio-visuals, or instructional technology
 Encouraged questions and discussion
 Asked questions to monitor students' progress
 Restated questions and answers when necessary
 Gave satisfactory answers to student questions
 Listened to student questions & comments
 Responded to student nonverbal cues such as confusion, boredom, & curiosity
 Related new ideas to familiar concepts
 Defined unfamiliar terms, and concepts
 Presented examples to clarify points
 Restated important ideas
 Used humor appropriately to strengthen retention & interest

Teacher communication skills

How when does the instructor utilize, movement, body gesture, facial expression, tone of
voice, eye contact, other nonverbal communication?

Effective body gestures Confident & enthusiastic

Projected voice Maintained eye contact

Teacher musicianship
How/when does the teacher show knowledge of music, expressiveness, positive feedback?
Instructor mastery of subject matter was clear and thorough.

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