TEACHING PRACTICE OBSERVATION STAGE Name of student teacher: .. Name of School: .. Number of students: .. Date: .

Task 1: The School and Learning Environment Briefly and objectively describe the following aspects: 1. The school: Describe the general background of the school including the physical location, organisation, student population, philosophy and educational and behavioural policies. 2. The classroom Describe the atmosphere of the room and the levels of engagement in the room. Make notes on seating, sight lines, space, air, light, whiteboard, equipment, etc 3. The activities & resources a) Make notes on the kind of activities used, the nature of student involvement, balance of student doing things and teacher doing things b) Describe the resources used and the materials available within the school. How are the resources used in the classroom? Task 2: Student learning In this second observation task, you should focus on the things that help to create conditions for effective learning and on the aspects that play a part in preventing learning. Class:

1. The learners How motivated are the learners? Why? To what extent are they taking part in their own learning? To what extent are they expecting the teacher to do the work for them? 2. Behaviour during classroom activities Describe the ways students are encouraged to participate in activities. Are there any particular strategies for managing issues and motivating students? Are there any students with special needs? 3. Discuss the learning styles and levels of English in the classroom.

TEAM TEACHING STAGE Name of student teacher: .. Name of School: .. Number of students: .. Date: . Task 1: For the following questions describe as accurately as you can the type of work performed as the assistant of your guide teacher: 1. What kind of activity did you perform the first time your guide teacher asked for your help? How long did it take? 2. What were the students doing before you started helping out? Who gave the instructions, you or your guide teacher? 3. How did the students react? Describe the atmosphere of the room and the levels of engagement in the room. 4. What other assignments were asked you to do? How often? 5. What activities or resources did you propose? Were they used? How effective were they? 6. Were you asked to prepare any kind of special audio visual material for the required assignments? How did the student like it? 7. Did your guide teacher provide feedback on your performance in the classroom? How often? How did you react? Class:

Student Teaching Practice Team 2012