Peer Observation 1

Please ensure that the observer /‘critical friend’ has a copy of the lesson plan.
Date/Time: 11/10/2018, 9:30 – 10:15 Name of Student Teacher to be observed: Maryam
Alshemeli

Setting: PYP Grade: 4

Topic for the lesson: Layers of the Earth’s crust Name of Observer/Critical Friend: Fatema Altenaiji

Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to identify the layers of the earth Students will be able to compare and contrast the Earth’s
(inner core, outer core, mantle, and curst). crust, mantle, and core including thickness, and composition.

PEER OBSERVATION: AREA OF FOCUS

The student teacher wants to look at how well she uses questioning with grade 4 students through doing the
experiment. Because she believes that students need to develop exploring and independent skills that let them
explain their answers immediately.
Observed Strengths: Suggestions for further development:

-prepared well for the lesson -wait time

-engaged students with video during discussion -circulated around all groups
-use questioning
-confident and clear voice
-clear instructions before experiment
-hands-on materials provided for students

Reflection: it feels good conducting a formal observation with one of student-teacher friends. I think my
colleague feels good too because her lesson was successful and moved well. it was useful to discuss my
observation with my colleague after the lesson because it is a way to motivate her and give some point to
improve more in next lessons. my colleague accept my comments and she agree with the strengths too. In her
opinion she thinks that she will try the wait time as a classroom management strategy and she will move
around class groups too. Me and my colleague thinks that it was a valuable experience because as I observed
her, I learned a different experience from her teaching, in the other hand she is motivated from my comments
Please tick the boxes using the scale with 5 indicating the best possible performance
Professionalism 1 2 3 4 5
 
Displays a high standard of professional behavior, which includes
punctuality and readiness for the session.
Shows initiative and enthusiasm during the session.

Promotes a positive learning environment & builds good rapport with the
learners.
Comments or reasons for scoring above: student-teacher shows punctuality in the class time, shows enthusiasm and
motivation during the session, and promotes a positive learning environment with positive relationship with learners

Planning for Learning 1 2 3 4 5

 
Provides a lesson plan, which includes all the required information and
has clear and explicit learning outcomes.
Shows a student-centered focus in the lesson plan.

Incorporates differentiation through activities, questioning and/or

learning styles.

Materials and resources for teaching are of high quality and appropriate
to the level of the learner.
Formative and/or summative assessment activities are included in the
plan.

Comments or reasons for scoring above: student-teacher provides a well-planned lesson plan with all the required
information for the lesson, shows student-centered focus thro experiment, hands-on material provided appropriate for
learner's level. For further development she may incorporate differentiation through questioning or learning style.

Implementing and Managing Learning 1 2 3 4 5

 
Uses accurate and appropriate language.

Maintaining engagement – independence

Ensures instructions, questions & explanations are clear, accurate &

constructive.
Uses effective questioning & elicitation (probe, praise, rephrase, redirect)
techniques.

Establishes and maintains clear and consistent rules & routines.

Maintains an appropriate pace to challenge and motivate the students.

Uses a range of teaching strategies.

Manages lesson time effectively.

Comments or reasons for scoring above: uses appropriate language, maintaining engagement in the video discussion
and independence through learners working in pairs on the experiment. Uses effective questioning but for further
development she may use a variety of questioning styles

Monitoring and Assessment 1 2 3 4 5

 
Monitors student progress effectively during the session.

Provides ongoing feedback to students to enhance learning during the

session.

Uses formative and summative assessment instruments such as checklists,

grading scales, rubrics, tests and projects etc. to evaluate students’
performance.

Comments or reasons for scoring above: for further development in next lesson, she may circulate around all class
groups to monitor students progress more effectively during the session and provide ongoing feedback that enhance
their learning

Please share feedback immediately following the observation once the forms are completed.

Feedback meeting date: ___11/10/2018__________ Time:_9:30-10:15___________

Observer signature:_______Fatema Altenaijji____________________ Date:__11/10/2018______

Observee signature:_______Maryam Alshemaili____________________ Date:_11/10/2018________

 Lesson Plan
Name of Student Teacher: Maryam Abdullah Alshemeli School: PYP

Title of the lesson: Layers of the Earth’s crust

Professional Development Plan

(What do YOU need to work on in order to grow professionally?)
I believe that all teachers have different abilities in teaching and dealing with the students, so in my opinion, I think
that every teacher must be patient for the students. This is because each student has different level of understanding
the lesson and some of them need more explanation to understand the main idea of the lesson. Moreover, I need to
plan well for my lessons with varied managing strategies and different activities to let students learn and check their
understanding of the lesson.
1. Choose and describe an aspect from a teaching competency that you need to work on (Goal):
In this lesson, I will be working on (questioning) through doing the experiment. This is because grade4
students need to develop exploring and independent skills that let them to explain their answers immediately.
2. Describe what you will do to help achieve your goal (Strategies Used) make a list of questions at
different levels of bloom’s when lesson planning:
I will use to ask students varied questions through communicate with them. Also, I will use video to link
their prior knowledge about the lesson and they have to discuss what are the similarities and differences.
3. Describe how you can tell if you’re achieving your goal (Evidence) list of student responses, or
worksheets
Grade Level: Subject: Learning Outcome (ADEC code and words):
Grade 4 Science
Title of Lesson:
 Layers of the Earth’s crust
The problem that students are trying to
solve or investigate (in my own words):
 Students will
A brief description of my Lesson in my own
words:
 The Earth has 4 different layers which
are inner core, outer core, mantle, and
crust (oceanic and continental plates.
The outcome or product of the students’
investigation (i.e. what will the students be
expected to produce at the end of their
investigation)
 At the end, students will investigate how
the waves shape the landforms (beach).

The outcome or product of the students’ investigation (i.e. what will the students be
expected to produce at the end of their investigation)

 Students will be able to identify the layers of the earth (inner core, outer core, mantle,
and curst).
 Students will be able to compare and contrast the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core
including thickness, and composition.

Learning Outcomes (including strand and substrand)

 Students will be able to identify the layers of the earth (inner core, outer core, mantle,
and curst).
 Students will be able to compare and contrast the Earth’s crust, mantle, and core
including thickness, and composition.
Essential Question: Guided Questions:
 How are layers of the Earth different  How many layers that the Earth have?
from one another?  What is the depth layer in the Earth?
 What is the thickest layer in the
Earth?
 -The stages that the students will use to investigate the problem:

Stage What it Means/What What are some questions Process

students do at this stage What students will do at Aim of this section of that I will ask students students
of any inquiry lesson this stage of my lesson the lesson during this section? (at this stage
what level of Bloom’s are say how
these questions?)

Engage Teacher will show

the students video to Students will observe Understand: Observa
link to their prior the video and answer the Engage the students What are the three through
knowledge and teacher’s question. to the lesson and layers of the earth? the video
engage the students https://www.youtube.co make their familiar
in the lesson. m/watch?v=bXdFBAk6 with the lesson. What the two plates of Commu
MBM crust? through
the teach
What are the three In which layer we can question
layers of the earth? found the melting rocks?

What the two plates of

crust?

In which layer we can

found the melting rocks?

Explore
Teacher will give
the students Students will listen to What is your prediction
instruction about the the teacher instruction Let the students about the experiment? Predicti
experiment to let the about how they have to explore the main students
students explore the do the experiment. concept of the What is the equipment their pre
layers of the earth lesson. of the experiment?
and identify the Students will work in Commu
thickness and pairs to do the What is your conclusion Discussi
composed. experiment. about the experiment? results o
experime
Teacher will give the What are your results? pairs.
students 4 different
playdough (yellow
present the inner core,
 orange present outer
core, blue present the
crust and green present
green) and small sticks
with the name of each
stick.
Students have to create
the layers of earth and
put the sticks with the
name of layer on it.

Then, students have to

complete the investigate
worksheet.

Explain

Elaborate

Evaluate
Move to next
class