Urbandale Community School District Formative Feedback Form Teacher: Jessica Tentinger Administrator: ‘Tim Carver Date: 1/30/2015 School: UHS Subject! Geometry Grade: 10-12 Period /Time: 4» period ‘The areas listed below are the eight Iowa Teaching Standards. These eight categories are being utilized in this format to provide feedback for formative observations. All these areas may not be addressed during class visitations. When reading the report, watch for written comments provided after the applicable standards, which pertain to this particular observation. Standard 1: Demonstrates ability to enhance academic performance and support for implementation of the school district’s student achievement goals. : ader review w/ ~ How are learning requirements and class learning goals are io posted /shared with students in Geometry? stared oof - What specific learning requirements are students learning about today? — oe ot Standard 2: Demonstrates competence in content knowledge appropriate to the teaching position, leceyn. - Ms. Tentinger speaks clearly and articulately regarding these geometric concepts. Standard 3: Demonstrates competence in planning and preparation for instruction, - Ms, Tentinger uses a blend of both PowerPoint slides and white board work when delivering bulk of lesson, © She advances through problems and concepts, bullet by bullet on each slide then moves to the white board to write example problems. - Ms, Tentinger has her room arranged to allow for students to easily work with their person sitting next to them or to work in groups of four with the pair in front or in back. © One student sits by herself in the front and one by herself in the back. Could they pair for today?Standard 4: Uses strategies to deliver instruction that meets the multiple learning needs of students. ~ Vocabulary repeating ~ When vocabulary terms come up that students |r (¢ / should already know (like supplementary), Mrs. Tentinger says the term then has the class say what it means. She then has them say itagain. “| veght = Students engage with the learning through seeing problems, listening to problems, practicing individually, practicing as pairs and small groups, ae and reviewing as a whole class. (gen ‘veluler ar boven rachue ) | tne“ Relieve Standard 5: Uses a variety of methods to monitor student learning. aaelewel vow watertal - Attimes when students are working on practice problems, Ms. Tentinger walks around the room to answer questions. - She also encourages students to get help from other students sitting next to them. - How do you engage in formative checks to see if all students are understanding concepts shared today? 7p recf yuh 05 l/c Standard 6; Demonstrates competence in classroom management. - Students appear to be on track and focused. There are no student behavior problems nor students asking to use the restroom or leave class. Standard : Engages in Professional growth. - Ms. Tentinger meets on a regular basis with other Geometry teachers to be sure they are engaging in common assessments. Standard district. : Fulfills professional responsibilities established by the school Administrative Comments: ‘Student engagement - Taking notes, completing the practice examples during the lesson when asked, participating in small group work, asking questions, and starting on the homework assignment. ~The degree of note taking varies by student. All students have notepad ‘out and engage in some writing. o When Mrs. Tentinger specifically directs students to write a problem or concept down, they all do it. - All students appear to engage in practice problems. Teacher's Comments:Ted§ 2/2Hs a8 Date ~ Hie Se —— Alls Administrator's Signature /Date