Observational Focus Sheets

 

Topics for observation:

 

  1. Teaching Strategies

·        Student centered / teacher centered

·        Inquiry-based or traditional

 

 

  1. Classroom management strategies

·        Discipline problems

·        Attention to address that problem

 

 

  1. Questioning skills

·        How does the teacher direct each question?  Student specific or rhetorical

·        Does the teacher use wait time?  How much until he/she gets a student response?

 

 

  1. Assessment and evaluation procedures

·        What informal methods are used by the teacher to gather evidence about student knowledge acquisition?

·        What informal methods are used by the teacher to gather evidence about student knowledge acquisition?

 

 

  1. Science Content Knowledge

·        What evidence have you observed that the teacher demonstrates attention to unifying concepts and processes?

a.       Systems, order, and organization

b.      Evidence, models, and explanation

c.       Constancy, change, and measurement

d.      Evolution and equilibrium

e.       Form and function

·        What specific content was covered in class?  What issues were there with knowledge acquisition?

 

Observer Name:

 

School and Teacher observed:

 

General description of class being observed:

 

Focus Topic:

 

Classroom Observations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Thoughts

Reflections