The College of New Jersey

Teacher Candidate Lesson Observation Summary Sheet

Teacher Candidate: Halli Gerin Lesson Date: 2/6/14
Lesson Topic: The American Response to Vietnam War thro!h "on!s #$ser%ed $&: Colle!e "per%isor
Planning ' ( )*
1+Lesson #$,ecti%es - #$,ecti%es .ere clear+
2+"$,ect /atter 0no.led!e - 1acilitated discssion+
"on!s o2 Vietnam 'ra+
3+De%elopmentall& Appropriate Content - "tdent centered+
(romoted critical thin4in!+
Implementation of Lesson elivery
4+ Lesson 5e!innin! - Warm6p7 #$,ecti%e7 A!enda6 on $oard+
8+ Lesson Acti%ities - "on!s/Headphones at stations/L&rics (osters+
Grade 12 A( stdents challen!ed thro!h
critical thin4in! acti%ities+
6+ "$,ect matter 0no.led!e - Content .as consistent .ith school crriclm
9):CCC";+
<+ Di22erentiated *nstrction

- L&rics/son!s promoted indi%idal
interpretation and !rop discssion+
Creation o2 titles and l&rics promoted critical
thin4in!+
=+ '22ecti%eness o2 Commnication - "tdent participation and discssion
demonstrated e22ecti%e commnication+
*nterdisciplinar&6annotation s4ills7 tone+
>+ "pace and /aterials - "tdents tra%eled to stations to interpret
son!s/l&rics+ Gropin! stic4s+ "eats
arran!ed in !rops promotin! stdent
interaction and discssion+
Laminated l&ric sheets/mar4ers/record
samples+
1?+ @estions and Responsi%eness - (romoted critical/creati%e thin4in!+ Anal&Aed
l&rics7 son! o2 Vietnam 'ra+ Compare and
contrast son!s and l&rics+
11+ Transitions and (acin! - Timer tiliAed and displa&ed 2or stdents+
12+ Classroom /ana!ement and A.areness
o2 "tdent 5eha%ior
- "tdents .ere cooperati%e and respect2l+
Clearl& moti%ated and in%ol%ed+
13+Closre - Discssion+ Written responses+
14+ Assessment - Discssion+ Written responses+
'-plained home.or4 assi!nment/
1ra&er dia!ram+ Create l&rics+
18+ '%idence o2 "tdent Learnin! - Discssion7 notes7 Bestions7 responses7
e-planations+
Program Specific !lements
16 Technolo!& - *ncorporated in lesson+
1<+ )ote$oo4 #r!aniAation - Recorded notes+
Lesson
Element
ubric Score Comments
RR
Commendations"Suggestions#
Lesson .as .ell prepared+
Learnin! .as made rele%ant $& connectin! prior 4no.led!e+
Technolo!& tiliAed+
*nterdisciplinar& lesson+
Critical thin4in! promoted thro!h interpretin! l&rics and creatin! l&rics+
5loomCs Ta-onom& posted in classroom+
Written and %er$al responses+
"on! stations7 .ritten l&rics7 stdent interaction7 .ritten responses+
Transitions+
Classroom en%ironment .as positi%e+
"tdents .ere respect2l and cooperati%e thro!hot lesson+
The stdent centered lesson .as meanin!2l+
Created a %er& moti%atin! lesson 2or the 12
th
!rade A( stdents+
"tdent interest demonstrated thro!h stdent discssion and participation+
This .as an e-cellent stdent centered lesson+
'-tend discssion+ *s societ& as in%ol%ed in crrent con2licts a$roadD Wh&D
9o%er 2or additional comments; '6 '-ceptional
(6 (ro2icient
)* E )eeds *mpro%ement