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Proposed Observation Date: January
15, 2015
Observation
Time/Duration:
___________

Teacher Name: Casey Korder

Evaluator Name: Mrs. Christine Prosen
Date: December 18th, 2014

School Name: Parson Elementary

Grade/Class/Subject to be Observed: Math

This tool is for the teacher and evaluator to discuss an upcoming announced observation. It is intended to guide
thinking and conversation, so every question may not be answered or be relevant to every observation.

INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE STANDARDS

Questions to Guide Discussion:
Instructional Planning: How have you prepared
for this lesson?

Learning Focus: In what ways will you connect

new learning to prior learning and experience?
How will you know students understand the
relevance of what they were learning? In what
ways will you allow for students to challenge/
build on initial understandings?

Notes:
I have prepared for this lesson by
collaborating with my colleague to develop a
7 day lesson plan. We created a rubric, a
checklist, and a backwards model plan. We
found media and activities for each day in
order to engage our students. We also taught
2.NBT.5 the prior week to build a strong
foundation of understanding and building
their mathematical thinking.
I will connect new learning to prior learning
and experience by reminding students that
we are continuing on place value just like we
did the week before. The only difference is
we will now add in another place value
position. TW model a problem they had the
prior week to remind students. Then TW add
the hundreds and model how they are similar
and different.
I will know that my students understand
when they can Restate, Answer, and, Prove
their math problem. This will allow me to
read exactly what they are thinking when
they are solving the problem. I will use this to
determine which students I need to pull for
small group and which students I can
challenge further.
I will challenge my students / build on their
initial understanding by using prior concepts
to learn the new skill. I will use media to have
my students record their thinking. I will
challenge them by raising the bar and having
expectations for what I want them to
accomplish. Students will have the chance to
write their understanding, create an audio
explaining their understanding, and creating
Vokis to further explain their thinking in a

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Knowledge of Students: How will you ensure

tasks have high cognitive demand for the
diverse learners in your classroom? How will the
lesson engage and challenge students? How will
the skills/concepts from this lesson be used in
future lessons?

more interactive format.

I will ensure my tasks have high cognitive

demands for the diverse learners in my
classroom by engaging them. They can use
manipulatives, white boards, or any other
tools they need to learn the material. I will
make sure I ask higher level thinking
questions that will make students really
think. SW explain their thinking in written,
audio, and interactive avatar to engage
them.
The lesson will engage and challenge
students by having high expectations and
rigor.

Instruction and Learning Practices: What

instructional strategies and methods will be
used to engage students and ensure student
achieve lesson goals? What instructional
strategies and methods will be used to engage
students and ensure all students achieve lesson
goals?

Developing Independent Learners: How will

you help students engage in metacognitive
activity to increase understanding and
responsibility for their own learning? How will
you ensure that students understand how they
are doing and support students selfassessment?

The skills and concepts will be used as a

foundation mark for students to build upon.
This lesson will be another building block to
learn and discover how math intertwines with
each other. They will be using the skills that
they have learned to help understand the
new skill that follows.
The strategies we will be using are number
bonds and hundreds, tens, and ones. We will
also be using R.A.P for students to explain
their mathematical understanding. We will
engage students by using media, creating
audio and integrating Vokis into our lesson,
having high expectations and increasing
rigor. I will ensure all students achieve lesson
goals by observation and monitoring their
learning through the week. If students are
struggling I will pull them for small group and
if they are achieving the tasks with ease, I
will challenge them by giving them more
complex numbers. SW also be able to
collaborate with each other in their teams.
I will review the rubric with students to
ensure they know how they will be graded.
SW also be given a checklist that they can
use throughout the lesson to see if they are

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Assessment of Student Learning: How will

you integrate assessment into instruction? What
assessments will you use to check for
understanding during the lesson? How will you
use this data to inform your next steps?

reaching their goal. If they cant check off

everything on the checklist then they know
what they are struggling in and what they
need to ask for help with or they know what
they need to practice more. I will also
periodically throughout the lesson have S
show a thumbs up if they are understanding
or a thumbs down if they are confused.

SW be given a problem to solve on their

white boards. SW solve the problems and RAP
their answer. When finished SW show their
problem and explain their thinking to each
other. TW observe which students are able to
complete the task and which S are struggling.
T can also use this time to see guide the ones
I know will have a hard time.
When S are given their tasks in their teams. I
will circulate the room helping those that
need some extra guidance and support.
I will use the data I collect through the
modeled lesson and the student collaboration
tasks to see which groups I need to further
assist more in depth in small group and
which students I need to challenge further.

Growth and Reflection: What have you been

working on in your instructional practice since your
last observation cycle?

Assessing my students will give me an idea

throughout the week to see which students
are missing needed skills to make their
foundation stronger. I will focus on these
missing skills in small group in order to fill in
the missing gaps.
Since my last observation cycle I have been
working on integrating audio into my
classroom in order for students to verbally
express their understanding so I can better
engage my students.

Artifacts to Provide Contextual Information (if applicable)

These can include some or all of the following but
are not limited to this list: lesson plan; student
work; student feedback (e.g., survey, writing);
teacher notes; audio/visual/print artifact; prior
student work/assessment informing planned
learning opportunities.

Lesson plans, Backwards Assessment Model,

Rubric, Checklists, Vokis, audio, S assessment,
Student tasks throughout the week, and pictures of
S working collaboratively. Artifacts will be placed
into our online website.

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PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES STANDARDS

Questions to Guide Discussion:

Commitment to School Community: How will

you collaborate with colleagues? How will you
take an active role in building a professional
culture that is learning centered and focused on
high expectations for all students?

Notes:
I will collaborate with colleagues by mentoring
Ms. Chick through the teaching process. I will
help her with lesson plans, set layers into
curriculum engine, and explain each day to
her day by day. We will also give her a copy
of the materials in which we are using for
each lesson. I will assist Tobiasson by allowing
her to view our lesson plans and to help guide
her through the process. We will guide them
through the PLC process and help them step
by step. We will also guide them through
Infinite campus so they know how to print
progress reports and report cards.

Teaching teachers at Wilhelm how to

use Infinite Campus

Teaching teachers at Ronzone

Elementary how to use Infinite Campus.

I will take an active role in building a

professional culture that is learning centered
by teaching staff how to complete the PLC
forms, how to navigate through Infinite
campus, create progress reports, insert
comments and try to help staff create rubrics
that will hold our students to higher
expectations for all students in our school.
We are also helping our community and
students by having tutoring 3 days a week
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and Ukulele Club every Monday. We are
having our Ukulele players perform for our
community as well.

Performing in the band and performing

with our Ukulele Players.

Creating a music list for 5th grade dance

Reflection on Professional Growth and

Practice: How will you use feedback and data
to self-reflect on your practice? How will you
pursue professional learning opportunities to
further your own professional growth? How will
you pursue teacher leadership opportunities?

I will use feedback and data to see whether I

need to change what I am doing to better
serve my students. I will take the feedback
given and apply it in my classroom. I will take
all comments and suggestions to heart and I
will make the necessary changes to better
educate my students. I am willing to try new
things and I am willing to explore different
avenues in teaching. I will take what I am
doing, tweak it and try again. I will learn from
all my mistakes.
I will pursue professional learning
opportunities by attending the PDEs in the
mornings that can help me better myself in
my classroom. I will read articles and do
research that will help me become a better
educator. I will continue taking online course
until I am online blended certified.

Professional Obligations: How will you model

integrity in all interactions and advocate for fair,
equitable, and appropriate treatment of all
students and families? How will you ensure that
school policies and regulations are adhered to?

I will pursue teacher leadership opportunities

by helping and mentoring my fellow
colleagues as they need help. I am willing to
stay late and to collaborate with them to help
them achieve their desired goals. I will
continue to guide them through Infinite
Campus, PLC, and curriculum engine and to
help them use student friendly objectives with
the essential questions to help build more
rigor in their classrooms.

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Family Engagement: How will you regularly

facilitate two-way communication with parents
about your goals of instruction and student
progress? How will you value, respect, and
encourage students and families to become
active members of the school? How will you
connect families to opportunities and services to
address student needs?

Student Perception: How will you determine

student perceptions on their learning? How will I
know that your students feel as if you help them
learn? How will I know that your students feel
as if you create a safe environment in your
classroom? How will I know if your students feel
as if you care about them and their goals?

Provided different schools our rubrics

and checklists

I will model integrity in all interactions and

advocate fair, equitable, and appropriate
treatment of all students and families by
creating an honest open communication with
them. I will model respect, kindness, and
integrity at all times. I will be understanding
on where they are coming from and make
them feel welcome to speak to me whenever
they have a concern.
I will regularly facilitate two way
communication with parents about my
expectations and what I expect from all
students. I will send home rubrics so parents
know how their child is being graded and the
areas in which they are struggling in. I will
send home progress reports and allow parents
to contact me with any concerns. I will be
willing to be available at any convenient time
for them. I will welcome all families to come
into the classroom whenever they would like
as long as they tell me at least a day before. I
will continue to make 2 to 3 calls a week so
parents know how their child is doing. I will
also continue to provide parents with daily
reports on their childs daily progress as
requested.
I will connect families to opportunities and
services to address students needs by
providing them a newsletter each week with
information regarding was to help their child.
Parents can access the family center for extra
support. I also tell parents that they are able
to access Istation, Skoolbo, Frontrow, and
Tenmarks, at home for their child to receive
extra practice.
I will determine how the student feels about
learning by observing their behaviors, their
work samples, and the meaningful discourse.
You will know how my students feel by asking
them what are they learning? why they are
learning it? and how do they know if they

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have learned it?
You will know my students feel as if I created a
safe environment by watching them interact
with each other and myself.
You will know if my students feel as if I care
about them and their goals by looking at their
work samples to see if they care about their
work and take pride in it. You will also know by
asking my students questions on their goals
and how they are achieving them.
Growth and Reflection: What have you been
working on to achieve your goals on the
professional responsibilities standards since your
last evaluation cycle?

Since my last evaluation cycle I have been

working on being a better team player and
collecting artifacts to add into my electronic
portfolio. I will continue to reflect and adjust
my educational practices to better serve my
students needs on a continuum basis.

Artifacts to Provide Contextual Information (if applicable)

These can include some or all of the following but
are not limited to this list: teacher notes; meeting
notes; audio/visual/print artifacts.

________________________________________
Teachers Signature and Date

Grade level notes, letters from teachers from

different schools, pictures of clubs, video of
Folk Festival, audio questions to students
about how they feel, Monthly Parson
Newsletter, Academic boards, lesson plans,
PLC plans, rubrics, checklists, video step by
step progress report.

__________________________________________
Administrators Signature and Date

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