TEACHEROBSERVATIONCYCLE

TeacherName:
KelseyStein
Class:
2ndPhonics
Date:
33016

CODENO.402.9E3

ObservationSummary:
8:53WhenIenteredtheroomthestudentsweredoingaPALSlessoninpartners.Mrs.
Steinwaswalkingaroundcheckingonthestudentsprogress.
8:58Mrs.Steinrangherchimesandtoldtheclassthatsheislookingforstudentsto
comequicklyandquietly.Studentsputawaytheirmaterialsandsatdownonthefloorin
frontofthesmartboard.
8:59Mrs.Steinaskedforathumbsup,sidewaysordownonhowthestudentsfeltthe
PALSlessonwas.
9:00Mrs.Steinledtheclassinreadingtheirwordstogether.Shethenwentoverthetwo
sortsfortheweek,OU,OW.Thenthestudentssortedalistofwordsaccordingtoowor
ou.
9:01Mrs.Steinaskedthemwhatsoundtheybothhad.
9:02Mrs.Steindidmirrorsthengavedirectionsandhadthemrepeatittwice.Students
thenwentandgottheirgoodfitbook.
9:04Mrs.Steinput4minutetimeronthesmartboard.Thengavedirectionstothe
students,thattheyhad4minutestofillouttheirgraphicorganizeronwordsthatmake
theowsoundthattheyfindintheirgoodfitbook.
9:05Mrs.Steincommunicatedbehaviorexpectationsofbeingontaskandata0.She
thenstartedthetimerandthestudentsbeganworking.Shewalkedaroundandchecked
studentsprogress.
Whoarethestudentsthatyouhaveidentifiedasneedingmore
prompting?
MadisonStork,OwenCompart,JohnHart,JaydenMoore
9:07Somestudentscouldntfindany.Mrs.Steintoldthemtheycouldwritedownsome
transferwordstheyknowthathaveoworouinthem.
9:09Timerwentoff.Mrs.Steinaskedthestudentstoputtheirthumbsupiftheyhave
morethan3,5,6.Mrs.Steinhadthestudentsatthetablethencompiletheirliststo
makeonetablelistontheirwhiteboard.
9:11Onetablecouldnotdecide,soMrs.Steintookthisteachablemomenttotalkasa
classonpossiblesolutionstothisproblemawesome.
9:12Mrs.Steinthengavethem2minutestocombinealltheirlistsintoonelist.The
writeratthetableisgoingtowriteitonthewhiteboard.Mrs.Steinagainwalkedaround
andobservedhowthetablesweredoing.
9:15timerwentoff.Mrs.Steingavethestudentsonemoreminute.
9:16Mrs.Steinhadthemgiveherfive,whichmeantthatnothingistobeintheirhands.
Shethenfacilitatedaclassroomlist,whereeachtablegavethem2owwords.
9:19Mrs.Steinthenhadtheclassreadthelistoutloud.
9:19Mrs.Steinthenhadthestudentstake10secondstopicktwoouwordstoaddto
theclasslist.Shethenhadeachtablesharetheirtwowords,whileshewrotethemon
thesmartboard.Mrs.Steindidagoodjobofreallyemphasizingtheowsoundinevery

wordtheyputonthesmartboard.
9:22Mrs.Steinshowedthestudentshowthewordthoughtwouldnotworkbecause
thesoundwasdifferent,eventhoughithadanouinit.
9:23Mrs.Steinhadthestudentsreadtheoulistoutloudtogether.
9:24Mrs.Steinhadthemgivethemselvesapatontheback,andshegavethema
classroomtally,andhadthemgototheirfirstround.

ClassroomEnvironment
:
1. Verystructuredandorganized.
2. PBISexpectationsareposted.Safeenvironment

ClassroomTechnology
:
1. Mrs.Steinusedthesmartboardtoinstructthestudentsonthedifferencebetweenow
andouwords.

Teachersdemonstratedareasofstrength:
1. Workethic
2. Relationshipwithstudents
3. Abilitytoworkwellwithotheradults
4. Classroommanagement
5. Veryorganizedandwellthoughtout

Teachersdemonstratedareasinneedofimprovementorgoalsforthefuture:
1. Tocontinuetoimproveonscaffoldinginstruction.
2. Toworkonbuildingincognitivecomplexityinherlessons

Questionsforinstructorduringpostobservationconference:
1. Haveyoudonealotofformalteachingoncooperativegroups?
Atthebeginningoftheyearwecreatedalookslikesoundslikeanchorchartfor
cooperativegroups.Sincethen,wetouchontheexpectationswhennecessary.

2. Wheredoyouwanttoimprovethemostnextyear?
IfeelasthoughmyGuidedReadingstructureneedstoberevamped.Istilldonotfeelas
thoughIamworkingwitheverygroupexactlyasIshouldbe.Knowingwhatgroupsneed
whatfocusandpickingbookstopinpointthatfocusiswhereIwouldliketogrow
stronger.

Teacher:KelseyStein
Date: 3/31/16

Evaluator:
JustinDaggett
Date: 33016