ALVERNO COLLEGE

SUPERVISORS OBSERVATION OF ED 215-R Field Student

Candidate: Yazmin Duran (Perez) Assessor: obin !"eason Check One: 1stObservation __X Date: A#ri" 2$% 2&12 )umber o* +tudents: 2$ !rade: 1 +ub2ect(s): eadin'
E-iden!e (Candidate,
Your #"an 5as detai"ed and thorou'h"/ addressed a"" as#ects o* the #"an4 6n /our #"an% /ou c"ear"/ identi*ied the ran'e o* deve"o#menta" "eve"s o* the readers in /our c"assroom and e7#"ained ho5 /our "esson 5ou"d address this ran'e o* deve"o#ment4 You e7#"icit"/ stated strate'ies *or meetin' the ran'e o* "earners in /our c"assroom as 5e""4 You se"ected a book *or this interactive read a"oud a##ro#riate *or /our "esson ob2ective 8 makin' (0+ connections and #redictions4 Your #"an inc"uded an a##ro#riate "esson ob2ective and assessment as 5e"" as a thorou'h e7#"anation o* the #rocedures *or meetin' those ob2ectives4 Your #rocedures stron'"/ re*"ected a theoretica" mode"4 You scri#ted out /our think a"oud demonstrations and /our #"ans *or settin' behaviora" e7#ectations4 You even #"anned a di**erent "eve" o* su##ort *or each o* the strate'ies since the chi"dren 5ere a"read/ *ami"iar 5ith #redictin'4 Your #"anned c"osure brou'ht the "esson back to the ob2ective% 5hen the chi"dren cou"d use the strate'/ in their o5n readin' "ives% and set the e7#ectation *or the chi"dren to #ractice usin' these strate'ies 5hen doin' their o5n inde#endent readin' durin' the Dai"/ $4 You #"anned to con*er 5ith the chi"dren durin' their inde#endent readin' time to assess their "earnin'4 Cou"d /ou a"so use this time to remode"% i* necessar/9 :hi"e /ou #"anned *or the ran'e o* behaviors o* readin' deve"o#ment in /our c"assroom% remember to a"so #"an *or the chi"dren 5ho have s#eci*ic "earnin' needs as 5e""4 ((he chi"d 5ith the hearin' aid4) (You shared 5ith me that out o* res#ect *or /our C( 5ho ackno5"ed'ed this chi"d did not have a #artner and sat

2nd Observation __

Coo#eratin' (eacher: Debbie !reene +choo": ,en -rank"in ."ementar/ 0 -rank"in Planning and Preparation (AEA Con!eptuali"ation# Diagno$i$ %
&'S 1#2#(#)#5#* % D+SP Re$pe!t, P"ans instruction a##ro#riate to students3 sta'es o* deve"o#ment and "earnin' st/"es4 Plan includes a motivating opening. Activities and materia"s are 5e"" chosen4 Plan reflects use of an effective theoretical model, such as Holdaway, Cambourne, Vygotsky, etc. Plan encourages student progress and engagement. Plan includes adaptations for students with specific needs and learning styles. Questions are planned in advance. A meaningful closure concludes planning process.

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__X__Pro*icient

__Distinctive

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+choo": ,en -rank"in ."ementar/ 0 -rank"in Cla$$roo. En-iron.ent (AEA Coordination# +ntegrati-e +ntera!tion % &'S
% D+SP Re$pe!t# Re$pon$i0ilit1# Colla0oration# Co..uni!ation,

!rade: 1
1#2#(#)#5#/

+ub2ect(s):

eadin'

E-iden!e (Candidate and Student,

Your C( directed the chi"dren to sit 5ith their #artners on the ru' in *ront o* /ou4 You e7#"icit"/ estab"ished the e7#ectations *or behavior ri'ht *rom the start b/ demonstratin' 5hat their ears% e/es% and hands shou"d be doin' durin' the "esson4 (hrou'hout the "esson% /ou ca""ed on the chi"dren b/ name and ca""ed on a variet/ o* chi"dren to share their thinkin'4 You connected 5ith the chi"dren throu'h 'reat e/e contact and b/ smi"in' and b/ care*u""/ "istened to each o* their thinkin'4 You en'a'ed the chi"dren in #air?shares throu'hout the readin' o* the book4 You moved *rom 5ho"e 'rou# to #artner shares back to 5ho"e 'rou# mu"ti#"e times% usin' hand cues4 You sometimes asked the chi"dren to share the thinkin' o* their #artners 8 a 'reat strate'/ to #romote active "istenin'4 You "istened in durin' the #artner shares and o**ered e7#"icit #raise to their res#onses4 :hen the chi"dren be'an to "ose *ocus% /ou used severa" cues to re'ain their attention4 (.74 @C"ass% c"assA% @./es on meA) :hen /our "esson 5as com#"eted% /ou transitioned the chi"dren back to /our C(4 :hi"e the chi"dren 5ere in inde#endent readin'% /ou con*erred 5ith severa" o* them to monitor their use o* the strate'ies4 Durin' these con*erences% /ou made sure that /ou kne"t do5n so that /ou 5ere @e/e to e/eA 5ith them4 Your "esson 5as or'anized and *ast #aced and /ou used a book to 5hich the chi"dren cou"d easi"/ connect4 6n s#ite o* this% there 5ere a cou#"e o* chi"dren 5ho "ost attention durin' /our "esson and 5ho 5ere a"so causin' a *e5 others around them to "ose their attention4 (r/ 'ettin' out o* /our seat to check in 5ith a"" o* the #airs o* chi"dren% #articu"ar"/ those to5ard the back o* the 'rou#4 You a"so cou"d tr/ sto##in' /our "esson to make sure that a"" the chi"dren are 5ith /ou4 6t is a"so #ossib"e to ask certain chi"dren to move c"oser to /ou to 'ain back their attention4 <ake sure a"so that each o* the chi"dren has a #artner4 (Out o* res#ect *or /our C(% /ou did not chan'e the #osition o* the "itt"e bo/ 5ho did not have a #artner and 5hom she directed to sit at a certain s#ot on the ru'4 :hat mi'ht /ou have done to check in 5ith this chi"d as the others 5ere sharin' 5ith their #artners9)

O**ers e7#"icit #raise to students4 (eachers and students connect to one another b/ smi"in'% sharin' and he"#in'4 es#ects each chi"d as an individua"4 +u##orts students as the/ 5ork inde#endent"/ and co""aborative"/4 <ana'es transitions e**icient"/4 .**ective"/ uses resources and curricu"um materia"s to deve"o# the ideas bein' tau'ht4 <ana'es student attention b/ en'a'in' them #roductive"/ in "earnin' e7#eriences4 C"ear"/ communicates e7#ectations and #rocedures *or behavior and assi'nments4

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+n$tru!tion (AEA Co..uni!ation# Coordination# Diagno$i$# +ntegrati-e +ntera!tion % &'S 1#2#)#5#/#*#12 % D+SP Re$pe!t# Co..uni!ation, Demonstrates kno5"ed'e o* content throu'hout de"iver/4 Presents content in deve"o#menta""/ a##ro#riate 5a/s4 Consistent"/ demonstrates enthusiasm4 <ode"s and su##orts active "istenin'% discussion and thou'ht*u" res#onses in readin'% 5ritin' B s#eakin'4 Cha""en'es and su##orts student thinkin' b/ usin': o di**erent t/#es o* e7#"anations o various "eve"s o* ;uestionin' and discussion techni;ues0,"oom3s (a7onom/ o techni;ues that re#eat and?or e7tend student res#onses o a variet/ o* moda"ities (visua"% auditor/% kinesthetic) -ocuses student attention on "esson ob2ectives4 Active"/ en'a'es students in meanin'*u" "earnin' and kee#s them on task4 Ada#ts #"ans as needed4 Caries ro"e in instructiona" #rocess (instructor% *aci"itator% coach% audience) in re"ation to content% #ur#oses o* instruction and needs o* "earners4 (Do"da5a/ <ode"% etc4) 6s res#ect*u" o* cu"tura" and 'ender di**erences4 e"ates "earnin' to students3 #revious "earnin' and?or to students3 #ersona" e7#eriences4

E-iden!e (Candidate and Student,

You demonstrated enthusiasm and con*idence as /ou tau'ht this "esson4 You #ro2ected /our voice c"ear"/ and read the te7t 5ith e7#ression4 You certain"/ had the ob2ective in mind throu'hout the "esson4 You demonstrated /our understandin' o* the #rediction and (0+ connection strate'ies throu'h /our think a"ouds4 You a"so c"ear"/ demonstrated /our understandin' o* ho5 to teach a strate'/ *o""o5in' a theoretica" mode"4 You basica""/ *o""o5ed /our #"an to teach to /our "esson ob2ective4 You connected this "esson to #rior "earnin' e7#eriences4 You did mode" /our thinkin' and #rovided severa" o##ortunities *or the chi"dren to #artici#ate in makin' (0+ connections and #redictions o* their o5n throu'hout the "esson4 You used 'eneric ;uestions to #rom#t the use o* the strate'ies4 You did a 'reat 2ob o* askin' the chi"dren to te"" /ou 5hat the/ noticed /ou doin' as /ou did /our think a"oud *or makin' (0+ connections4 (his is such a 'reat 5a/ *or /ou to check to see i* the/ rea""/ understand ho5 to make (0+ connections4 You a"so shared 5ith the chi"dren 5h/ it is im#ortant *or readers to make connections and #redictions4 At one #oint durin' the "esson /ou remode"ed /our thinkin' 5hen /ou observed that the chi"dren 5ere makin' @thinA connections4 )ice ad2ustment4 You a"so intentiona""/ asked certain chi"dren to share their thinkin' 5ith the rest o* the c"ass because /ou noticed durin' their #air?shares that the/ 5ere a##"/in' the strate'/ in a more use*u" 5a/4 (his is 'reat because the chi"dren 5ere mode"in' their thinkin' *or each other4 You set the e7#ectation *or the chi"dren to make (0+ connections and #redictions 5hen the/ do their inde#endent readin' durin' the Dai"/ $ and an/time the/ read in /our c"osure4 You a"so *o""o5ed throu'h on this e7#ectation as /ou checked in 5ith some o* the students as the/ 5ere readin' inde#endent"/4 You unmistakab"/ varied /our ro"e *rom instructor to *aci"itator throu'hout4 You 5ere 5e"" #re#ared% even havin' #ost0its #"aced in the book to remind /ou 5here to #ause as /ou 5ere readin'4 (he chi"dren 5ere en'a'ed in the "earnin' at the be'innin' o* the "esson4 As the "esson #ro'ressed a cou#"e o* the chi"dren be'an to dra5 a *e5 o* the others o** task4 Eust a *e5 su''estions to make /our "iterac/ instruction even stron'er: :hen a chi"d 'ives /ou a res#onse% ask him?her to share 5h/ the/ thou'ht that 8 to share their thinkin' 8 5hat in the book made them think that4 -indin' out the chi"dren3s thinkin' is a *abu"ous 5a/ to do on the s#ot dia'nosis and then make ad2ustments to our teachin'% as necessar/4 A"so% 5hen /ou notice that some o* the chi"dren are "osin' their *ocus% in addition to the su''estions stated #revious"/% another o#tion *or /ou is to reduce the number o* times /ou #ause durin' the read a"oud to have the chi"dren interact 5ith their #artners

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__X__Pro*icient

____Distinctive
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A$$e$$.ent (AEA Diagno$i$# +ntegrati-e +ntera!tion % &'S 1#2#(#*#3#4 % D+SP Re5le!tion, Provides *eedback to "earners (ora" and?or 5ritten)4 -ocuses the students3 attention on the #rocess o* "earnin' rather than 2ust 'ettin' the correct ans5er or *inishin' an activit/4 Assessment re"ates direct"/ to ob2ectives4 +tudents se"* assess (ora" and?or 5ritten)4 Assessment 5as 5e"" chosen *or "esson content4 Fses in*ormation *rom "esson and assessment in #"annin' o* *uture "essons4 e*"ects on o5n #er*ormance in re"ation to student "earnin' and :6 teacher standards4

E-iden!e (Candidate and Student,

You did a 'reat 2ob o* #rovidin' s#eci*ic ora" *eedback to the "earners as the/ shared their thinkin' 5ith the 'rou#4 :hen /ou noticed that the chi"dren 5ere makin' rather @thinA connections% /ou remode"ed /our thinkin'4 (his is a 'reat e7am#"e o* on0the0s#ot dia'nosis4 6n addition% /ou took anecdota" records on a 'rou# o* desi'nated students durin' the #air?shares and 5hen /ou con*erred 5ith them4 (his assessment method 5as ver/ a##ro#riate *or this "esson ob2ective and *or the interactive read a"oud4 :hat did /ou *ind out about the "earnin' o* these #articu"ar students9 6n the *uture% think about ho5 /ou mi'ht 'et out o* /our seat to check in 5ith 'rou#s more to5ard the back o* the area4 (hink too about ho5 /ou mi'ht incor#orate student se"*0assessment into /our teachin'4 You are thou'ht*u" in /our se"*0assessments4 6 encoura'e /ou to continue to ana"/ze /our teachin' in re"ation to student "earnin' and to the theor/4

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Pro5e$$ional Re$pon$i0ilitie$ (AEA Co..uni!ation# +ntegrati-e +ntera!tion % &'S 1#2#/#*#4#12 % D+SP Re$pe!t# Re$pon$i0ilit1# Re5le!tion# Colla0oration# Co..uni!ation, Demonstrates #ro*essiona"ism throu'h time"/ com#"etion o* 5ork *or C"assroom ____ +eminar ____ Demonstrates #ro*essiona"ism throu'h re'u"ar attendance% arrivin' on time4 +choo" ____ +eminar ____ e"ates #ro*essiona""/ and e**ective"/ 5ith students% coo#eratin' teacher____% sta**____% and su#ervisor ____ (inc"udin' initiatin' conversation% and #rob"em so"vin')4 (+ocia" 6nteraction at Geve" H) Com#"etes se"* 0assessments% re*"ectin' on #"annin' and im#"ementin' o* "essons4 6s 5i""in' to 'ive and receive he"#4 Demonstrates .**ective Citizenshi# b/ attendin' a schoo"?#arent event and com#"etin' an accom#an/in' "o'4 Active"/ #artici#ates in seminar b/ o**erin' ideas% sharin' materia"s and su##ortin' #eers4 (+ocia" 6nteraction at Geve" H)
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E-iden!e (Candidate,
You consistent"/ submit /our assi'nments on time4 (he/ are a"5a/s com#"eted 5ith hi'h ;ua"it/ and re*"ect /our "earnin' *rom /our .D 22$ course5ork4 You easi"/ *orm #ro*essiona" 5orkin' re"ationshi#s 5ith /our C(% /our co""ea'ues% /our chi"dren in /our *ie"d% and 5ith /our su#ervisor4 You seek out he"# as needed and a"so share /our thinkin'?su##ort 5ith others4

Additional Co..ent$ 6a".in# t7roug7out t7e $e.e$ter# 1ou 7a-e 0e!o.e .ore independent in planning an e55e!ti-e litera!1 le$$on8 6ou !learl1 9or: to appl1 1our learning in ED 225 to 1our o9n pra!ti!e8 6ou 7a-e !o.e to under$tand t7e i.portan!e o5 t7in:ing aloud a$ a $!a55old to $tudent learning % a$ !learl1 re5le!ted in t7i$ plan and 1our tea!7ing8 6ou are e;tre.el1 pro5e$$ional in 1our intera!tion$ 9it7 1our C'# 1our !7ildren in 1our 5ield# 1our !olleague$ and 9it7 1our $uper-i$or8 +t 7a$ 0een a plea$ure to 9or: and learn 9it7 1ou t7i$ $e.e$ter and + 9i$7 1ou 9ell a$ 1ou !ontinue 1our <ourne1 to 0e!o.ing a 7ig7l1 e55e!ti-e tea!7er8

Overa"" Per*ormance: ____6nade;uate ____.mer'in' __X__Pro*icient ____Distinctive

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