Queens
College/CUNY
Education Unit
Spring 2014
Post-lesson group activity
Think back to your ICE experience and answer the following questions using a lesson that you taught in the classroom where you were placed. Bring in a copy of your lesson plan to share with your group members. Discuss each task with your group members. After every group has gone through the tasks we will have a group discussion. If you have any questions or don't understand a certain task, you can bring it up in the whole class discussion.
Post-Lesson Thoughts
To be emailed to the college observer no later than
7 days after the
lesson was taught.
Name: Observation #:
1. Goals:
Consider your original goals for the lesson. Did you accomplish these goals? How do you know? Were there differences in qualitative and quantitative learning patterns for individual students?
2. The lesson’s objectives, standards, and content all align to enhance student learning and engagement.
3. Language understanding and use.
Were students able to use the language and symbols you introduced and used during the lesson? Explain you answer.
4. Teacher feedback during the lesson
How did your feedback help students in the learning process? Were students able to generalize beyond a specific instance?
5. Monitoring/Regulatory/Assessing
What were some of the thoughts you had during the lesson that caused you to make the decisions you made?
6. Summary/Assessment
What did the summary/assessment part of your lesson tell you about the students’ learning?
7. Supervisor’s suggestions:
What points were brought to your attention at the Post-lesson conference?
8. The lesson plan
What changes would you make to your lesson plan if you were to teach this lesson again?
9. Other reflection points.
IV
A.
Self-Assessment Summary
To be emailed with the
Post-Lesson Thoughts
and Assessment
Name:
School:
Observation
#:
Co-op Teacher:
Grade:
Class/Ability Group:
Lesson
Topic:
Date:
Strong Points of the
lesson—Discuss the
following three components:
1.
Planning for instruction
2.
Instructing and engaging
students
3.
Assessing student learning
Areas for Improvement:
1.
2.
3.
Assessment Tools: Check that
description which best describes
each tool for promoting student learning during this
lesson.
1
Questioning __needs
improvement,
__adequate,
__helpful
to me the teacher
2
Feedback: __needs
improvement,
__adequate,
__helpful to me the teacher
3 End of lesson summary
or formal assessment:
__needs
improvement,
__adequate,
--helpful to me the teacher
Student
Electronic Signature:
IV B. Self-Assessment Rating of Instructional Practice
INDICATORS
EVALUATION
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Emerging |
Proficient |
Advanced |
Justification |
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1)
Planning |
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Lesson has a central focus |
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b.)
Standards and learning
objectives address science concepts |
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c.)
Lesson plans are sequenced
appropriately |
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d.)
Identifies students’
prerequisite knowledge |
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e.)
Develops activities to
support students’ science learning |
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f.)
Supports science
development through the use of academic language |
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g.)
Employs appropriate methods
to monitor student learning |
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h.)
Planning strategies are
supported by principles from research and/or theory |
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2.)
Instruction |
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a.)
Fosters a positive learning
environment |
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b.)
Employs appropriate methods
to engage students in learning |
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c.)
Uses appropriate methods to
advance student learning |
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d.)
Uses appropriate strategies
for whole-class instruction |
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e.)
Accommodates students who
need greater instructional support |
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f.)
Instructional strategies
are supported by principles from research and/or
theory |
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3.)
Assessment |
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a.)
Aligns standards,
objectives, content, and assessment measures |
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b.)
Provides appropriate
evaluation criteria to analyze student learning |
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c.)
Guides student learning
through the use of varied feedback |
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d.)
Gathers evidence of
students’ use and understanding of academic language |
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e.)
Assessment strategies are
supported by principles from research and/or theory |
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Evaluation Scale
3- Advanced Performance
2- Proficient Performance
1- Emerging Performance
N/O- Not Observed or Not Applicable
Student’s Electronic Signature: Supervisor’s Electronic Signature: