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Pre-Observation Conference Form

Name: ecca !eddin "cademic #ear: 2$1%-1&
Position: 'i(ding: GSE
Date of Pre-Observation Conference: %)1)1% *ime: 11:2$
Date of Forma()+nforma( Observation: *ime:
Date of Post Observation Conference: *ime:
*,e fo((o-ing (ist inc('des e(ements of effective instr'ction t,at ma. be targeted t,ro'g,
t,e observation /rocesses0
Evidence of effective /(anning and management
C(ear statement of ob1ective2s3 4
"ssessment /(an 2forma(5 informa(5 c,ec6 for 'nderstanding3
St'dent engagement 4
Effective 7'estioning 4
8'(ti/(e met,ods of de(iver.)in7'ir.
+ntegration or 'se of tec,no(og. -,en a//ro/riate
Effective transitioning
Provisions for individ'a( differences)differentiation
C(os're
+n addition to t,e items (isted above5 -,at instr'ctiona( c,aracteristics -o'(d .o' (i6e t,is
observation to em/,asi9e: 2 ;ist a(( t,at a//(.3is
*,is c(ass begins fractions tomorro-0 *,is observed (esson -i(( be da. 20 *,e.
-i(( be (earning ,o- to b'i(d fractions from 'nit fractions0 3rds < =t,s to determine
,o- man. ma6e a -,o(e
*,e. -i(( start mat, (esson -,en t,e. transition from ('nc, -i(( t,eir >o(f !evie-0
8rs0 ec6er?s gro'/ -i(( (eave5 a fe- additiona( st'dents -i(( arrive from anot,er 3
rd
grade c(ass0 8iss Debbie mig,t be in t,e room@de/endent on 8rs0 ec6er?s
avai(abi(it.0 8rs0 Gat(in /rovides some 1-1 s'//ort0
ecca -i(( be 'sing a rain /o/ and a fraction song as an antici/ator. set and
attention grabber5 ,oo6ing t,e 6ids into t,eir (earning0 *,e. -i(( 'se t,eir des6s
as a -,ite board to -rite do-n -,at t,e. (earned after vie-ing t,e video and
(istening to t,e song0 *,en t,e st'dents -i(( do a des6 -a(6 to see if t,e. can (earn
from ot,ers? res/onses on t,eir des6s0
Fractions bars -i(( be dis/(a.ed on t,e c(ass -,iteboard0
St'dents -i(( ,ave individ'a( fraction bars in bags a(read. sorted0 *,e. -i(( b'i(d
t,e bars on t,eir des6s -,i(e ecca is g'iding t,e (esson from t,e board0
*,e. a(so -i(( mani/'(ate stri/s of /a/er to create connections bet-een t,e
fraction bars and re(ations,i/s of fractions0
*,ere -i(( be /air -or6 -it, 3 o't of & /rob(ems EA/ressions -or6s,eet /rob(ems0
*,e first -i(( be g'ided and >G5 t,e ot,ers GP in /airs0
St'dents -i(( a(so be /rovided -it, an eAit activit.0
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Grand Star E(ementar. Observation Form
Name: ecca Date: %)3)13
Position: 3
rd
grade 'i(ding: GSE
;esson: 8at,5 Fractions
;ocation: C(assroom

!ating Ce.:
10 EAceeds EA/ectations
20 8eets EA/ectations
30 Partia((. 8eets EA/ectations
%0 Does Not 8eets EA/ectations
Evidence of P(anning and 8anagement: ;esson /(ans -ere t,o'g,tf'((.
/re/ared considering a(( com/onents of effective instr'ction0 *,e
c(assroom c(imate -as ca(m and st'dents managed t,emse(ves -it, (itt(e
teac,er direction0 Proced'res and ro'tines -ere -e(( estab(is,ed and
fo((o-ed0 ecca?s interactions -it, st'dents t,ro'g,o't t,e (esson -ere
res/ectf'(5 t,o'g,tf'(5 ca(m and /ositive0
C(ear Statement of Ob1ective2s3: Fores,ado-ing /rovided t,e eA/ectation
of (earning for eac, (esson com/onent0
"ssessment: +nforma(: >o(f revie-5 -riting fractions on t,eir des6 d'ring
t,e video0 >riting on t,e des6s to ref(ect on t,e rain Po/ in/'t -as an
effective too( to c,ec6 for 'nderstanding as -e(( as /rovide st'dents -it,
additiona( insig,ts via t,eir ga((er. -a(60 St'dent demonstration and
interactions d'ring t,e ,ands-on mani/'(ation of t,e fraction bars at t,eir
des6 /rovided a vis'a( c,ec6 of 'nderstanding0
8et,ods of de(iver.)in7'ir.: +nde/endent /ractice)>o(f !evie-5 m'sic5
video5 ref(ection5 ga((er. -a(65 D)"5 mode(ing5 ,ands on mani/'(ation of
fraction bars5 vis'a(s
Effective *ransitioning: Smoot,5 /racticed5 im/ressive0 *ransitions from
one (esson com/onent to anot,er seam(ess0
Provisions for differentiation: 1-1 assistance -,ere needed5 sma(( gro'/5
differentiated gro'/
C(os're: Not observed
Observation notes:
St'dents -ere greeted at t,e door0
*,e. -ere transitioning from ('nc,0
St'dents entered 7'iet(.5 too6 t,eir seats /rom/t(.5 and starting
immediate(. -or6ing on t,eir >o(f !evie-0
& /rob(ems -ere dis/(a.ed on t,e -,ite board0 St'dents com/(eted
t,e /rob(ems inde/endent(. and 7'iet(.0
C,ec6ing -as faci(itated t,ro'g, /air s,ares0
12 st'dents < severa( st'dents moved to t,e E;; c(assroom for a
sma(( gro'/ (esson
*,e coo/erating teac,er -as assisting one individ'a(0
ecca moved aro'nd t,e room assisting st'dents as necessar.0
" timer -ent off to signif. st'dents -ere done0
ecca read t,e 7'estion < t,en o/ened '/ for disc'ssion < t,e.
disc'ssed t,e difference bet-een /ara((e(ograms and tra/e9oids0
ot, are 7'adri(atera(s0
ecca mode(ed eac, on t,e -,iteboard@as6ing 7'estions and
ca((ing on st'dents0 EC(ose5 + t,in6 + 6no- -,at .o' are tr.ing to
sa.0F 2res/ectf'((. ac6no-(edging t,eir t,in6ing3
E!aise .o'r ,and5 /(easeGF
*+P: + 6no- .o' -ere going t,ro'g, t,ose 7'ic6(. so -e co'(d get to
t,e meat of t,e (esson0 Ho-ever5 it is a(-a.s good /ractice to
/rovide t,in6 time5 re7'est a 7'ic6 t,in6 /air s,are5 before dra-ing
stic6s to i((icit a res/onse from one or t-o st'dents0
Cid Grabbers: Fraction song ---0(earning'/grade0com rain Po/ <
asic Parts of a >,o(e
ecca did a nice 1ob of eac, ne- com/onent -it, a statement
s,aring t,e ob1ective0
>,i(e vie-ing t,e video st'dents -ere eA/ected to -rite t,e
fractions on t,eir des6s -it, t,eir dr. erase mar6er0
P't .o'r dr. erase mar6ers on .o'r des6 /(ease0
St'dents -ere as6ed to -a(6 aro'nd to see if .o' can find a -ord
.o' did not see on .o'r des60 EA/(icit directions5 eA/ectations
fo((o-ed0
St'dents s,ared information t,e. (earned0
>,at is a n'merator:
>,at abo't o'r denominator:
*,e bottom n'mber te((s 's -,at:
Ca(m de(iberate faci(itation@(ots of /ositive reinforcement0
C(ass disc'ssion of t,e /arts of a t,ird and fo'rt, and ,o- to add
t,em 'sing t,e n'merator0 Used a c(assroom vis'a( to mode( as t,e
6ids ,ad individ'a( ones on t,eir des6s0 *,e instr'ction -as
mode(ed c(ear(. and effective(.0
St'dents ,ad inde/endent /ractice time -it, t,eir individ'a( fraction
rods adding fractions0
ecca did a nice 1ob of -a(6ing aro'nd and as6ing st'dents
7'estions to monitor t,eir (earning and t,in6ing0
Had t,e st'dents recogni9e t,e si9e of fractions com/ared to t,e
denominator0 1)3 is a bigger amo'nt t,an I0
St'dents -ere to ta6e o't t,eir /i99a /(ates from t,e /revio's da.s
(esson and (eave t,eir fraction rods on t,eir des60 *,e. co'(d 'se
t,eir /i99a /(ate o't as anot,er reference0
"s a 7'ic6 c,ec6 s,e ,ad st'dents com/(ete t,e fo((o-ing tas6-
EP(ease s,o- me an e7'ation t,at e7'a(s &)=F *,e. -ere to do t,is
b. -riting t,e e7'ation on t,eir des6 or s,o-ing it -it, t,eir fraction
rods0 >,en one st'dent did it a different -a. s,e said5 E#o' can do it
t,at -a.0 + t,in6 t,at is a great idea0F S,e a(so s,ared -it, anot,er
st'dent5 ECan .o' /(ease s,o- me .o'r t,in6ing:F
"fter st'dents ans-ered t,e /rob(em ecca as6ed st'dents to give a
Et,'mbs '/5 do-n5 or side -a.sF to see ,o- t,e. fe(t abo't t,e
/rob(em t,at t,e. 1'st com/(eted0
Eac, st'dent ,ad a /iece of constr'ction /a/er0 *,e. -ere to fo(d
t,e /iece of /a/er in ,a(f and -rite J0 *,en t,e. fo(ded it in J again
and made t,eir fo'rt,s0 *,e. fo(ded it again and made t,eir eig,t,s0
"fter t,e. -ere finis,ed s,e as6ed t,e 6ids -,at it reminded t,em
off0 Some of t,e 6ids said a r'(er or a time(ine0 ecca said t,e stri/ of
/a/er a(so re/resented a n'mber (ine0
ecca 'sed t,e data /ro1ector -,en st'dents -ere 'nc(ear of -,at it
-as s'//osed to (oo6 (i6e0
" st'dent eA/ressed t,at t,e. -ere conf'sed and ecca /ersona((.
-ent over and eA/(ained t,e directions again0 S,e -as ver. ca(m and
s'//ortive -it, t,is eA/(anation0
*eac,er EKoicesF St'dents EOffF
Using a mat, /ractice /age from 8at, EA/ressions st'dents -ere to
com/(ete some inde/endent /ractice /rob(ems0 ecca mode(ed t,e
first /rob(em before t,e. began0
Some st'dents as6ed to com/(ete more /rob(ems and s,e said5 E+f
.o' -o'(d (i6e to do more t,at -o'(d be -onderf'(0F
St'dents -ere engaged and a//eared to 'nderstand ,o- to do t,e
-or6s,eet0
*,ere -as some disc'ssion amongst t,e 6ids abo't t,e -or6s,eet
b't t,e. -ere a(( on tas6 and engaged0
"fter st'dents ,ad some time to com/(ete t,eir /age5 t,e. graded it
as a gro'/ 'sing t,e data /ro1ector0 ecca circ'(ated aro'nd and
ens'red t,at a(( st'dents -ere fo((o-ing a(ong0 S,e enco'raged one
st'dent to correct ,is -or60
*,e st'dents -ere to ret'rn t,e baggies -it, t,e fraction rods and
t'rn t,em in0
St'dents -ere to tear a /iece of /a/er o't for t,eir eAit s(i/0 *,e.
co'(d tear it in J0 " st'dent recogni9ed t,at s,e 1'st 'sed fractions0
" fe- more rea( (ife fractions -ere s,ared0
EAit 7'estion -as on /ro1ector0 . /ro1ecting t,e 7'estion5 it made it
7'ic6 for t,e st'dents to get started0 EAit 7'estion5 E>,ic, fraction
is bigger 1)& of a s7'are or 1)L of t,e same s7'are: Ho- do .o'
6no-:
St'dents t'rned in t,eir s(i/s0
ecca -as a(-a.s ver. /ositive5 enco'raging5 and ,e(/f'( -it, t,e
st'dents0
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Gardner Edgerton USD 231
Post Observation Conference Form
Name: "cademic #ear: 2$1%-1&
Position: 'i(ding: GSE
Date of Pre-Observation Conference: *ime:
Date of Forma()+nforma( Observation: *ime:
Date of Post Observation Conference: *ime:
Observation Comments:
>,at -ent -e((: + t,in6 st'dent engagement -ent ver. -e(( in t,is (esson0
*,e st'dents seemed gen'ine(. interested in t,e tas6 at ,and0 + t,in6 + did
a good 1ob at mode(ing0 *,e feedbac6 + received from t,e st'dents -as
/ositive and from c,ec6ing t,eir -or6 t,e seemed to ,ave a good gras/ on
t,e conce/t + -as teac,ing0 + a(so t,in6 + did /rett. -e(( -it, m.
transitions0 + 6no- + sti(( ,ave a (ot of im/roving to do5 b't + can te(( + am
getting better and becoming more confident in front of t,e c(assroom0
>,at .o' -o'(d c,ange: + -o'(d c,ange t,e -a. + ,and(ed t,e
management of t,e mani/'(atives0 + t,in6 t,e n'mber of mani/'(atives t,e
st'dents ,ad on t,eir des6s over-,e(med a co'/(e of t,e st'dents0 " fe-
seemed to ,ave a ,arder time 6ee/ing '/ -it, t,e rest of t,e c(ass0 NeAt
time + -i(( a(so give t,e st'dents more time to eA/(ore -it, ne-
mani/'(atives0 + -i(( a(so increase m. -ait time0 + 6no- 3 seconds is t,e
recommended -ait time5 b't + -as a (itt(e nervo's and + fee( (i6e + r's,ed
t,e st'dents a (itt(e too m'c,0
S'ggestions:
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