STUDENT ENGAGEMENT EVALUATION

Teacher: _____________________________ Date: ___________________ Time: _____________________ Evaluator: ______________________________________

Grade: ___________ Subject: _____________________________ Lesson Title: _______________________________________ No. Students Present: ____________

OBSERVE
THE STUDENTS

Tally Marks
ALMOST
ALL 1

SOME

FEW

Exhibit engagement through body language (S.L.A.N.T.)

Are focused on the learning activity
Are posing questions that show understanding, critical thinking, and/or connections to
other content, real-life, previous learning
Are clarifying, elaborating, or reacting to concepts related to the lesson
Are justifying their solutions, positions and responses w/ examples
Exhibit learning confidence
Exhibit interest and/or enthusiasm
comments:

THE TEACHER

EXEMPLARY2

PRESENT

Asks high level questions or provides thought-provoking prompts to all students

Explains/models for students what to do and provides pre-corrections when appropriate
Provides multiple opportunities for students to respond
Checks for understanding at close of lesson/class
Provides clear (corrective or affirmative) feedback (written or oral)
Uses proximity & non-verbal strategies to create an optimum learning environment
Creates a climate of mutual respect, academic perseverance, and support
Provides visuals, stories, novelty, and/or humor to deepen understanding or provide
relevancy
Provides students with opportunity to work with others or present to peers or an
audience outside the classroom
Provides assessments with higher level tasks aligned to learning goals
comments:

ASK

HIGH3

MODERATE

LOW

What are you working on? What are you learning from this work? (Clarity of Learning)
What are you learning? Do you know why you are learning this?
(Meaningfulness of Work)
Did this activity make you think? Did you have an opportunity to be creative for this
activity or assignment? (Rigorous Thinking)
How do you know youve done good work? What does quality work look like?
(Performance Orientation)

What do you do in this class if you need help? Are you comfortable asking questions?
(Individual Attention)
comments:
An empty cell indicates that the behavior/situation was not present or applicable at this time, or the question was not asked.

Almost all of the students appear to be engaging in this behavior, etc.

Exemplary: the strategy is not only present but executed well. The teacher could serve as a model.
3
At the high level student responses to this question are specific and authentic and show thorough understanding; at the moderate level,
responses show some specificity and understanding; at the low level responses show limited specificity and understanding
2

Portions adapted from the International Center for Leadership in Education

Fauquier County Public Schools, Dept. of Instructional Services; 2013
Further adaptions made by Christina Shaffer, 2014