Observation 1: Rose & Yellock

During the Observation: Notes: Brown (ELA)

Contributors to Positive Students are in pods
Instruction
X Teacher hooks students at the start of Students came in and were to work on
the lesson(s) corrections on a Schoolnet test and if they
didnt need to do that, students worked on
Mobymax.

x Objectives are written in language Yes-How does an author develop characters in

appropriate for the grade level (SWBAT) a text?

X Teacher presents material in Teacher had students work on question 8 while

meaningful chunks to students the songs were fresh. Question-how do the
songs from the Hippie era relate back to Mrs.
Edmonds character.

Teacher models expectations (I do, We

do, You do)

x Teacher provides an opportunity for Students are working on prior strategies of

students to practice new skill(s) citing evidence, elements of a story, and using
context clues.

Teacher uses manipulatives/hands-on

activities

Teacher facilitates productive

struggle for learners (ex. Error
analysis/Open-ended question/Turn
and talk)

x Teacher uses proximity and rotates to Teacher monitored where the students were in

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assist struggling learners the book while students were listening to the
book.

x Teacher praises students effort in class I see some good thoughts. M

Teacher uses positive reinforcement to

encourage appropriate behaviors

Teacher uses timer to facilitate high

time-on-task

x Teacher facilitates maximum use of Choice board is available for when students
time by utilizing activities to engage have additional time on their hand.
students in learning during transitions,
arrivals, or any time spent waiting...
(ex. Sponge Activities~Author of
quote/why did they say it?;
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x Students are actively engaged and Students were engaged in the novel reading
excited about learning and the songs

x Teacher is excited about the lesson Teacher makes connection to the music played
and that it was the generation in which she
grew up.

Teacher uses static and emerging

visuals to engage students

Teacher utilizes a variety of

instructional methods to facilitate
learning (whole/small group, pairs,
independent)

Teacher uses wait time effectively


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x Teacher creates an atmosphere of Students know when to stop talking and

mutual respect getting on task

X Teacher creates a safe space where When teacher asking inferencing questions,
students feel open to ask students felt comfortable offering solutions.
questions/contribute to lessons

x Teacher utilizes technology to facilitate Students were working on Schoolnet

learning corrections and Mobymax (additional
support) on the Chromebooks.

x Teacher relates content to real-life; Teacher relates the story/music back to the
makes learning relevant to students 60s and 70s

Higher order thinking questions (HOTs)

are utilized effectively

x Students know routine procedures Students know the expectations for sharing
and for coming in and getting settled.

PRESS (Patterns Relevant Every

Student Staff)

x Teacher presents content in a format Instead of students reading the Bridge of

appropriate for learners Terabithia, the teacher had the audio version
so students could follow along.

x Teacher facilitates opportunities for Teacher provides opportunities for students to

students to read, write, think and speak read the novel, process the information, form
during class individual thoughts, and share those thoughts
whole group

x Teacher holds students accountable for Teacher has a make-up work board and bin to
learning content hold students accountable for any work they
missed while absent.

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Teacher elicits prior learning via

instruction

Teacher utilizes summative

assessments (to inform instruction)

Teacher utilizes diagnostic assessments

x Teacher uses formative assessments to Worksheet with questions related to the novel;
gauge students understanding Schoolnet test
(Quick/Whole-class prompt!Thumbs up
if.)

Teacher re-checks for student

learning; provides remediation

Teacher revisits objectives at the end of

the lesson to ensure that they were
achieved

Teacher gives constructive

(prescriptive) criticism/feedback to
affect student learning