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FOCUSEDPROFICIENCYOBSERVATION#2

TeacherPlanning&InstructionalDelivery
APPRENTICETEACHER: BridgetBourke
OBSERVER: ValerieR.Pfister
DATEOFTHEOBSERVATION: March14,2016
SUBJECT/GRADELEVEL/CLASSPERIOD: ANATOMY&PHYSIOLOGY/GRADE11/2NDPERIOD

RECORDOFTHEOBSERVATIONBELOW
HowdoestheApprenticeTeacherusesubjectknowledgetodesignactivitiesthatpromoteinterest,
participation,andlearningforallstudents?
Dr.Bourkeisverycleverincomingupwithactivitiesthatsupplementthelessonconcepts.Theactivities
allowthestudentstolearnthroughinquiryandhandsonlearning.Fortodayslesson,thestudentswere
gettingintroducedtothelawsofphysicsthatgovernrespirationandhadtobuildalung/chestcavity
usingabottleandballoons.

HowdoestheApprenticeTeacherdemonstrateanawarenessofindividualstudentneedsandincorporate
specificaccommodationstotheseneedsinthelessonplan?
Dr.Bourkecoversmanymodesoflearningandlearningstylesinherlessondesign,oftenincludingpictures
andgraphics,readingmaterials,andhandsonactivities.

HowdoestheApprenticeTeacherdemonstratetheabilitytoteachthesubjectandcognitivelyengageall
studentsinsignificantlearning?
SheisefficientlyusingtheGradualReleaseteachingmodel:Ido,Wedo,Youdo!!Soshehelpsthe
studentsunderstandthematerialthroughdemonstration.Shealsousesrealworld,memorableexamples
thatareofinteresttothestudents

HowdoestheApprenticeTeachercommunicateclearlyandarticulately?
Sheisveryclearwithherdirections..bothwritten,oral,andsometimesvisual!!

HowdoestheApprenticeTeacherformativeassessmenttechniquestoenhancestudentsparticipationand
learning(evidentinlessonplanningandclassroominstruction)?
Dr.Bourkehasincorporatednumerousformativeassessmentsinherlessonsoverthepastweek,including
suchthingsasobservationwithdocumentation,individualwhiteboards,classroomdiscussionswith
individualresponses(thumbsupifx,ordownify),andexitslips.


HowdoestheApprenticeTeacherdemonstrateflexibilityandresponsivenesstostudentsneedsduring
instruction?
Dr.Bourkeisverypatientwithstudentquestionssometimestablingthemtocompleteanidea,but
alwaysreturningtothequestionatanappropriatetimetoprovideananswer.

CommentsforDebriefing&ClassroomManagementTips(TryThis!):
Oftentimes,Dr.Bourkeissoinvolvedinherpresentation,thatshedoesnotnoticestudentswhoare
offtask(onphone,sleeping,whispering)...Isuggestshedominutevisualsweepswheresheintentionally
looksateveryoneintheclassthenuseproximity/orgentlequestioningtogetthepersonbackontask.
Transitionsarenoteasyasstudentsoftenviewthetimeasfreeandthenwanderofftask.Isuggestshe
usegentleencouragementwiththosestudents(perhapsaskthemtosharetheirresultswiththeclass,or
telltheclassofanyissuestheyhadwiththeactivity)oruseoneoftheotherclassroommanagement
techniquesmentionedbefore(claponce,ifyoucanhearmeorraiseyourhandasasigntoreturn
attentiontotheteacher)

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