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Learning Target/Essential Question/Focus Question for the Day:
I can define and explain the look fors in the classroom observation template used at Irmo Middle School
Are the learning intentions clear?
[Yes] [No]
Students on Task
[None] [Few] [Some] [Most] [All]
Agenda/Notes
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Activating Prior Knowledge
Yes
Explicit Direct Instruction
[Defines clear learning intentions] [States explicit success criteria] [Builds commitment and engagement in the learning task]
[Presentation of the lesson] [Guided practice] [Independent practice] [Lesson Closure]
Formative Evaluation/Feedback
Yes
Facilitating Problem Solving
Yes
Questioning
Yes
Cooperative Learning
Yes
Generating and Testing Hypothesis
Yes
Summarizing and Notetaking
Yes
Other Instructional Strategy
Test
Notes
Test
Environment Promotes Learning
[Not Observed] [Approaching] [Evident]
Student/Teacher Interaction
Classroom Mosaic
Observation Date: 08/28/2014
Teacher: Demo Demo
Observer: Robert Jackson
Length: 00:03:24
At A First Glance
Instructional Strategies
Learning Conditions
Student/Teacher Interaction
[Not Observed] [Approaching] [Evident]
Transitions/Routines/Procedures
[Not Observed] [Approaching] [Evident]
Classroom Management
[Not Observed] [Approaching] [Evident]
Appropriate Student Work Posted
[Yes] [No]
Notes
Test
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Is feedback given?
[Yes] [No]
The feedback given is...
[Timely] [General] [Clarifying] [Corrective] [Reinforcing] [Prescriptive]
Notes
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The assessment strategies being used by the teacher is/are...
[Formative] [Quiz/Test] [Student Projects] [Inquiry] [Worksheets] [Entrance/Exit Slips] [Graphic Organizers]
[Checklist/Rubrics/Exemplars] [Authentic] [Written Response (journal, constructed response, essays, reflections, etc..)]
[Performance Based (Art, Music, Dance, etc...)]
Notes
Test
Lesson Closure
[Not Applicable] [Not Observed] [Approaching] [Evident]
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Observation Notes
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Students are engaged in...
[Creating Authentic Work] [Completing Projects] [Using Technology] [Discussion] [Presentations] [Listening/Responding]
[Questioning] [Note Taking (Cornell, Two Column, Outline, etc)] [Interactive Learning (with peers, groups, teacher)] [Guided
Practice] [Independent Practice] [Problem Solving] [Receiving information (lecture, video clip, etc)] [Other]
The students are configured for learning...
[Whole Class] [Individual] [Cooperative Groups] [Interactive Pairs/Trios]
Notes
Test
Other Instructional Activity
Test
Instructional Feedback
Assessment
Lesson Closure (Debrief)
Instructional Activities
Technology Integration/Incorporation
The teacher is...
[Conducting 1:1 classroom lessons] [Delivering presentations with graphics and sound] [Leading students in brainstorming and
sharing ideas] [Presenting information visually] [Facilitating group discussions and lessons thru devices] [Creating digital
scaffolding for student projects] [Facilitating students using technology for an assessment] [Interacting with students and
curriculum through appropriate social media channels]
The students are...
[Downloading instructional materials] [Creating and using online resources to facilitate inquiry] [Posting and responding to online
academic discussions] [Researching and discerning reliable information from credible sources] [Uploading classwork in a digital
environment] [Engaging in individual and collaborative projects] [Using modeling and simulations] [Writing, developing,
inventing & publishing products] [Creating scaffolding for their own projects/products] [Participating in real time academic
discussions] [Managing time & organizing work in digital environments]
Notes
Test
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Technology used..
[Yes] [No]
The questions asked or student activities are at the following level(s)...
[DOK Level 1: Recall and Reproduce] [DOK Level 2: Skills and Concepts] [DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking] [DOK Level 4:
Extended Thinking]
Notes
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The lesson content is presented with...
[Knowledge in subject area] [Cross-curricular connections] [Specific connections to student experiences] [Real world applications]
Technology Integration/Incorporation
Rigor/Relevance