COACHING OBSERVATION TOOL- Conditions for Equity

Teacher: _______________________________ Mentor: ____________________Date: _______

Grade/Level/Subject Area: ________________________ Lesson Topic: ____________________
CONDITIONS FOR EQUITY
STUDENT PARTICIPATION
In what ways are students participating?
Which students or groups of students are/are not
participating?
In what ways are English learners able to practice
language?
How is the teacher ensuring many voices are
heard?
How is wait time used?
How are mistakes and partially correct answers
handled?
What is the ratio of teacher talk to student talk?
In what ways are students encouraged and
supported to lead?
TEACHER ATTENTION
Where does the T direct his/her questions?
Which students respond/dont respond to Ts
questions?
Which students are asked critical questions vs. fact
level questions?
What is the Ts proximity to students who are/are
not engaged?
In what ways does the T make contact with
students?
With whom does the teacher make contact?
TEACHER TONE AND EXPECTATIONS
What words and tone of voice does T use to
express expectations?
In what ways are positive intrinsic outcomes
fostered?
In what ways does T communicate belief in
students?
In what ways does the T redirect students to task?
How does T convey consequences of noncompliance?
DIRECTIONS
Which students are/are not following directions?
What strategies are used to give directions?
In what ways does T check for understanding and
clarification?
In what ways do students help one another?
What are students doing when they are not
following directions?

EVIDENCE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING