Department of Teacher Education & Learning Sciences

Elementary Education Program

Pre-Observation Form

Directions: This form is to be completed prior to every lesson that will be observed by the mentor
teacher or university supervisor. It is to be submitted no later than 3 business days prior to the actual
observation along with your lesson plans.

Name:Madison Bradshaw Date:April 3, 2017

1. What is the topic of your lesson?

The topic of our lesson is bullying and bullying prevention. We also discuss the
importance of kindness in the classroom.
2. Why are you teaching this lesson? What is your rationale for teaching it?
We are teaching this lesson to help students be more culturally aware and
conscious.
3. What is your Teaching Behavior Focus? Why did you choose this?
I am choosing wait time as my teaching behavior focus. I chose this because I
often find myself giving the answer or trying to continue to prompt students if I do
not receive an answer or see hands right away.
4. Why did you design your instruction in this lesson the way that you did? Why did
you choose this way of teaching the lesson (e.g., Was the idea from a methods
course? From your mentor teacher? Another source?)
The lesson is designed to keep in mind student experiences and perspectives
and to enhance the classroom community. Some of the ideas in this lesson were
from a methods course, while others were from personal experiences or online.
We used the backward design approach to formulate this lesson plan.
5. As you are thinking through this lesson, what do you believe will be the most
challenging part of this lesson for you when you teach it? Why?
I think the most challenging part will be facilitating students to be comfortable
with their classmates, and facilitating a constructive discussion.
6. How will you know if your learning outcomes for the students are met
successfully?
We will know if the learning outcomes for our students are met if can define
different types of bullying and steps to stop bullying. We will also know if learning
outcomes are met if students can express themselves verbally and in writing.
7. How will your classroom management support the learning outcomes?
I will try to facilitate and model understanding and kindness to students. I will try
to facilitate the discussion by asking relevant questions that are worded correctly.
I will be culturally sensitive to students to make them feel comfortable with the
topic we are discussing and learning about.
8. List 1-3 areas which you would like for your observer to pay particular attention.
Why do you want your observer to focus on these areas?
I would like the observer to pay attention to my questioning and whether it is
relevant to the discussion and students. I would like the observer to also pay
attention to my wait time and classroom management style.
9. Is there anything else you would like your observer to know before the
observation?
I am excited about teaching this lesson, and hope the students benefit from it.