Purposeful

Observation
FWBT 1
This lab prepared me to Comments
use careful, thoughtful
noticing of the work of
the classroom - both
what the teacher does
and says and what the
students do and say -
through the following
lenses: a. classroom
management; b.
questioning, and critical
and creative thinking; c.
student learning; d.
engagement; e.
technology
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FWBT 2
This lab prepared me to Comments
identify cognitive theories
that are enacted in the
classroom.

FWBT 3
This lab prepared me to Comments
use evidence from the
case study to identify
characteristics of
students as individual
learners, including ways
classroom context is
related to behaviors and
academic performance.
*NOTE - this Case Study
did NOT happen.

FWBT 4
This lab prepared me to Comments
use the Teacher Keys
(TKES) instrument to
examine the work of the
classroom.

NOTES:

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4 Simply the best possible

class that we could take.
Demanding, yet
informative.

4 On a regular basis I was

implementing them as I
learned.

4 forced me to look for

specific items

3 some based more on my

consistency in making
connections

4 Caused lots of critical

thinking about the
classroom context

3 Examining my own
practices through TKES
but not other teachers'
4 The levels of student
My Fellow: I'm glad he was
engagement,
implementing cog theories but do
differentiated
not feel this lab was where the
instruction, student
preparation for that occurred.
understanding, reflection Also, the case study was not
on the topic, and the like completed yet he commented.
were evidenced from
this.
4 have completed 2
Timing of Intern Keys was
sessions and last one
problematic for many fellows and
next week.
SCs this semester
3 still working but very
My Fellow: Also commented on
helpful here
the case study - perhaps was
referring to the overall observation
cycle? Again, he made connections
between theories learned in SM
and CQA labs vs them being
introduced here
4
My Fellow: need to provide
strategies for using observations
(including templates)

2.5 more observation/notetaking techniques and how

they can be used in our
synthesis would have been
useful

3 Guided observations with

the rubrics have helped me
to identify and connect our
lab work to my
experiences in the
classroom. *This lab has
helped me feel connected
to my host school and
more in tune with what is
happening in the
classroom.
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4
4

4 Hands down. If it was not

for the awesome feedback I
do not think I could have
made it this far. The ability
to use acquired knowledge
in the class was frequent.

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2.5 I need to spend more time n/e

thinking about the theorists
and their contributions.

3.5
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3 I have not had an

My Fellow: use of the rubrics was
observation debrief yet helpful for her - perhaps creating
but Dr. Rambo's
templates from these would help
VoiceThread feedback guide others? Again, the
made the TKES process connection to theory was weak
clear. I am still working to and fellows were forced to connect
understand what
the labs. VoiceThread as a
"evidence" means in
feedback tool might be beneficial
terms of responding to to share with other SCs.
TKES.

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Throughout my
conversations with Dr.
Smith, I do not think theory
was ever discussed. If it
was, it was not by name.

4 Great!

4
3 This was done at the very Her notes about theory not being
end with me. I did not
addressed support my comments
have enough time to
above - we need to be more
evaluate my classroom intentional about supporting
using these.
fellows' connections; Intern Keys
process must be more uniform -
perhaps tied to edTPA/LP?