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Participant Notebook

The Art and Science of Teaching: Planning Conference A

Name of Teacher:______________________ Planning Conference Date: ____ Name of Observer:_____________________ Reflection Conference Date: _____

Observation Date:_____

Instructions: Please attach your lesson plan, assessments, scoring guides, and/or rubrics to this document. Please be prepared to discuss the following questions in preparation for the planning conference Classroom Demographics Briefly describe the students in your classroom (e.g. number of students, gender, special needs etc.) Answer:

Routine Events 1. What will you do to establish learning goals, track student progress and celebrate success for this lesson? Answer:

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What will you do to establish or maintain classroom rules and procedures for this lesson?

Answer:

Content Please consider the following questions as appropriate for the lesson being observed 3. What will you do to help 4. What will you do to 5. What will I do to help students effectively help students practice students generate interact with new new knowledge? and test hypothesis knowledge? about new knowledge? Answer:

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Enacted on the Spot 6. What will you do to engage students in the lesson? Answer:

7. What will I do to recognize and acknowledge lack of adherence to classroom rules and procedures? Answer:

8. What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students during this lesson? Answer:

9. What will I do to communicate high expectations to students within the lesson? Answer:

10. How will this lesson be organized as part of a cohesive unit? Answer:

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Participant Notebook

The Art and Science of Teaching: Reflection Conference Tool

Name of Teacher:______________________ Planning Conference Date: ____ Name of Observer:_____________________ Reflection Conference Date: ____ Observation Date: ____

Instructions: Please bring student work, assessments, scoring guides, and/or rubrics to the reflection conference and be prepared to discuss the following questions General Reflection Overall, how do you think the lesson went and why? Answer:

Routine Events 1. In what ways did students meet or not meet the learning goals you established for this lesson? How did your assessments inform your understanding of student learning? Answer:

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To what extent did the organization of your classroom (room arrangement, materials) and your rules and procedures maximize student learning?

Answer:

Content 3. How did the strategies you used to introduce new content to students support student learning?

4. How did the strategies you used to help students deepen and practice their understanding of new knowledge support student learning? Answer:

5. How did the strategies you used to help students generate and test hypotheses about new knowledge support student learning? Answer:

Answer:

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Enacted on the Spot 6. Which techniques for engaging students were most successful? Which techniques were not successful? Answer:

7. How did the use of positive and negative consequences impact student adherence or lack of adherence to rules and procedures? Answer:

8. What specific actions did you take during this lesson to build student relationships with your students? What impact did these actions have on your relationships with students? Answer:

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What specific actions did you take to communicate high expectations for students? How did these impact students learning?

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10. How will this lesson inform changes to your instructional plan? Answer:

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