Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Indicators
Examples
Reflection
Classroom Atmosphere:
Teacher- student and studentstudent interactions.
The teacher had good control and it seemed like both the
students and the teacher were having fun. There was much
laughter and they got a lot done.
Classroom procedures:
Groups, materials, supplies,
transitions, and, routines.
Classroom behavior:
Expectations/rules,
monitoring, and response.
Classroom layout:
Arrangement of furniture,
resources for student use, and
technology integration.
I saw one class party. They played limbo and some other
games. I got to hold the limbo bar. It was fun.
Teaching
Indicators
Examples
Reflection
Communication: Learning
outcomes, expectations,
directions, explanation of
content, use of vocabulary.
Questioning and discussion:
Blooms Taxonomy and wait
time.
Student Participation
techniques
Improvisation: Making
adjustments, flexibility based
on the student needs
Several classes sang along with a counting-to10 song in both English and Spanish. I can
now count to 10 in Spanish.
Lesson Planning
Indicators
Concepts, skills,
prerequisites, and
pedagogy
Student abilities,
interests, learning
styles, level of
knowledge, culture,
background, and
needs.
Learning outcomes
Examples
Reflection
linked to standards
within and outside of
the discipline that are
able to be assessed
based on a diverse
population of
students.
Classroom Resources
to enhance the
teachers professional
knowledge and
appropriately
challenging student
materials that fit the
learning needs of all
students.
Learning activities
sequentially designed
to engage and
advances students
learning.
Intentionally
organized student
groups created to
support learning.
Formative and
summative
assessments aligned
to learning outcomes
that drive planning
and instruction.
assessment recognition.
The classes
Music textbooks, recorder music, music
newsletter, music genre worksheet
Assessment
Indicators
Examples
Reflection
Criteria expectations
The teacher listens to the class singing and keeps track of how
individuals are doing.
The teacher tested the recorder students occasionally to see if
they were comfortable with the increasingly difficult songs.
Teacher had foot issue, so she couldn't move around as much
as usual. She didn't get to the back of the class very much.
The recorder students sometimes needed to see where their
fingers should be placed on the recorder for certain notes. The
teacher gave mostly positive feedback about how the songs
were progressing
Almost all the students seemed to enjoyed music class. The
students self monitored by participating. The teach posted
learning targets and success criteria as a part of the visible
learner concept as a way to foster self-monitoring.
Feedback: Timely,
substantive, constructive,
teacher proximity, provides
guidance.
Student participation: Selfmonitoring.
Formative Assessment
Summative Assessment
Because the music teacher works with all the students, she did
very little grading. She did give colored pieces of yarn to
students who passed their recorder test. They called that belt
testing, like for karate.