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Comments Professionalism: EACH Student's Understanding or Achievement

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Hob151219!
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OBSERVER:__________________________________________________

DATE AND CLASS:____________________________________


UTeach Teachers: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
What to watch for: Comments
Professionalism 
 Organized and prepared to teach
 Punctual and prompt
 Dresses appropriately and professionally
 Seeks feedback from host teacher

Lesson  Objectives/Main ideas of the lesson clearly stated


 Activities well designed to achieve objectives
 EACH student’s understanding or achievement
assessed during the lesson as well as at the end.
 Kept the interest of students.
 Free from content errors, did not promote
misconceptions.
Interactions  Addresses students BY NAME
 Speaks audibly (volume, pace, enunciation)
 Gets EACH student to share/explain her or his
thinking.
 Monitors student participation and acts to engage
ALL students
 Gives feedback to all students.

Logistics  Maintains order in the classroom


 Maximizes time for learning by distributing and
collecting materials efficiently

Specific Objectives  Nature of lesson problem is clear


 Presents lesson as challenging problems for students
to solve as opposed to simple procedures to follow
 Provides resources necessary for solving problems
presented
 Lesson provides scaffolding for field investigation.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
OBSERVER:____________________________________________
DATE AND CLASS:_______December 2, 2009_________________________ Class 2
UTeach Teachers: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
What to watch for: Comments
Professionalism 
 Organized and prepared to teach
 Punctual and prompt
 Dresses appropriately and professionally
 Seeks feedback from host teacher
 Implements changes from feedback

Lesson  Objectives/Main ideas of the lesson clearly stated


 Activities well designed to achieve objectives
 EACH student’s understanding or achievement
assessed during the lesson as well as at the end.
 Kept the interest of students.
 Free from content errors, did not promote
misconceptions.
Interactions  Addresses students BY NAME
 Speaks audibly (volume, pace, enunciation)
 Gets EACH student to share/explain her or his
thinking.
 Monitors student participation and acts to engage
ALL students
 Gives feedback to all students.

Logistics  Maintains order in the classroom


 Maximizes time for learning by distributing and
collecting materials efficiently

Specific Objectives  Nature of lesson problem is clear


 Presents lesson as challenging problems for students
to solve as opposed to simple procedures to follow
 Provides resources necessary for solving problems
presented
 Lesson provides scaffolding for field investigation.
 Adequate preparation for field trip.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
Blanton Museum Observation Rubric

UTeach Teacher: ___________________________________________ Date: _______________ Time: Morning/Afternoon

Observer:__________________________________________________ Location: ____________________________


What to watch for: Comments
Investigations  There is an overall question or problem posed to
students (You may have to ask the teacher what this
is.)
 Created a balance between open investigation and
structured activities
 Mathematics or science bolsters artistic
interpretation
 Makes connections to students’ previous
experiences.

Interactions
 Speaks audibly (volume, pace, enunciation)
 Students appear engaged
 Students have opportunity to share ideas
 Teacher asks open-ended and/or probing questions
and/or encourages student ideas and interpretations

Logistics
 Encourages proper behavior and placement in the
galleries
 Knows where all students are at all times
 Time with the students is well-paced

Student Presentations
 All groups had an opportunity to present
 Each student was encouraged to speak
 Students answered the overall question or problem

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: (This section is very important. You can provide specific instances that are worth noting. You can describe how
the investigations felt overall or both.)
McKinney Falls Observation Rubric

UTeach Teacher(s): ___________________________________________ Date: _____________ Time: Morning / Afternoon

Observer:__________________________________________________ Location(s): ____________________________


Teaching Elements Comments
Logistics
 Maintains order and safety in the field
 Practices safe, environmentally appropriate,
and ethical field investigations
 Knows where all students are at all times
 Stays on schedule

Interactions
 Speaks audibly (volume, pace, enunciation)
 Makes smooth transitions
 Checks for student understanding
 Asks open-ended and/or probing questions
 Encourages students to share their ideas
 Monitors student participation and acts to
engage ALL students

Investigations
 Poses an overall question or problem
 Makes connections to students’ previous
knowledge/experiences
 Provides resources necessary for solving
problems presented
 Encourages students to explore their ideas
 Students able to answer/solve the
question/problem

Student
 Students demonstrate what they learned during
Presentations their investigations
 Students describe their methodology and are
able to articulate their findings and
conclusions
 Students show enthusiasm for the field
experience

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

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