Video Observation

Note-taking Tool
Observers name: Chandler McAlister

Lesson observed: Fluency Ellen DeWitt

Purpose: To provide a framework for reflection and collaborative conversations about teaching and learning.
Directions: Read over the guiding questions below. As you view the video, jot down notes about what you see
and hear. Note any examples or evidence to support answers to the questions.
Student Engagement/Classroom Involvement
1. How are students involved in the lesson?
What is the extent of student
involvement?

Notes
1. She has more of a conversation with the students rather
than just telling them
2. Students are involved the whole time

2. Were there opportunities for students to

ask questions? What kinds of questions
were they asking?
How did the teacher help students make
connections to what they were learning?

1.Students were able to stop the teacher and ask questions

whenever they needed to

3. Describe the interaction in the classroom.

Student Learning
1. What evidence do you see that indicates
student learning?
2. Was the learning outcome explicitly
conveyed to the students?

1. All students felt comfortable speaking and were respectful

of one anothers answers
2. They were open with their ideas

Notes
1.Lots of practice in we do
2. Learning outcome was told to the students at the beginning
and during the lesson

3. What evidence did you see that the

learning goals were achieved?
4. How did the teacher monitor student
progress?

Instruction
1. What is the teacher doing? (Facilitating,
lecturing, co-learning, etc.)
2. How was content/concepts presented to
students? Was there adequate
explanation of the concepts to ensure
student learning?

3. They improved in paying attention to punctuation. I can tell

this by listening to them read.
4. She listened to them read.

1. Accessed knowledge of previously taught concepts

2. Teacher acts as a facilitator and encourages students to
voice their ideas and ask questions.
3. Provided them with concrete examples that they
understood

3. What kinds of questions did the teacher

ask?
What questions provided
opportunities for students to
explain, defend, compare,
evaluate?
Did the teacher wait for responses?
Probe for deeper understanding?

1. Do you remember?
2. Can you give me an example?
3. Gave non-examples
4. Required each student to be responsible for answering
questions
5. Can you infer what phrasing is?
6. Have you ever heard anyone read with a lot of expression?

4. What tasks are students doing? Did the

students have the opportunity to practice
their new knowledge or skill? Did the
practice help support the learning
outcome?
5. How did the teacher manage the learning
environment? (Procedures, securing
attention, time on task, etc)

1. Practicing reading different sentences with different

punctuation
2. Readers theater for practice

Feedback
3-2-1

3 Affirmations based on the observations and evidences above

Did a great job praising students for specific things
The improved in paying attention to punctuation
They were excited to work with you, great at encouraging the students
2 Questions for Consideration
Were you working on them reading fluidly or was it just with expression? You explained that to them but I dont know if it
fit the purpose of the lesson?

Could you pick a readers theater that you could have a part in too next time?

1 Recommendation

Teach them how to read from a script first before doing a readers theater they got caught up in understanding the script