MST/MCT OBSERVATION FORM

Student Layla Obaid School: Wesgreen International

MCT/MST: Jyoti Date: 26 September 2018

Grade Level: Grade 1 Unit/Lesson: Addition of two numbers

Competency Area E G S M U

(E = Excellent, G = Good, S = Satisfactory, M = Marginal, U = Unsatisfactory)

Professionalism X

Planning for learning X

(Includes knowledge & understanding of content)

Implementing and Managing Learning X

(Includes behavior management, language and delivery)

Monitoring, Assessment and Evaluation X

Critical Reflection X

Strengths of the lesson:

 Good positive start

 Very nice game to start the lesson
 Good reminders to raise hands and not say ‘me’
 Very good to get them to identify the numbers
 Children engaged and enjoying carpet time
 Much more confident
 Good that your MST helps you but you should know how to use the Smart Board after one
week – practice 
 Good, clear instructions
 Much better voice
 Much improved classroom management
 Good relationship with MST
 Nice fun activities
 Very nice rapport and connection with the children
 Supported children well with a good positive attitude (but see below)
 Good to have a second activity involving writing
 Better monitoring in the second activity because you walked around the children and
checked on them (although you only monitored one group, your MST monitored the other
two)
  Overall, a huge improvement in your teaching, monitoring, supporting, instructions and
confidence 
Focus for next lesson:
 Stay focused on reminding them not to say ‘me’
 Try to be a bit warmer when telling them to stay in their place – don’t use your voice too
much to reprimand, use your eyes
 Try not to shout when giving instructions – it comes across as you are a bit angry
 Were all the children on task all the time?
 Did the children finish the activities before the time? Did you have a back-up activity? What
happens in such circumstances?
 Why do you think they have so many questions during activity time?
 Think about giving a little more positive feedback to improve your relationship with the
children
 Tidy up time after the first activity started out well but then it got a bit messy with children
wandering around – what happened?
 Work on your transitions – they need to be a bit smoother, this will save time and help you
to finish the lesson on time
 How did you assess learning? Are you assessing learning of each child?
 Try some EYFS activities – they are very hands on
Assessment of Teaching Competencies (Semester 7 and 8) – I will complete this next
time as it is a bit soon to evaluate all of this.

Commitment to the Profession

Students demonstrate consistent attendance and punctuality
Students accept and respect school based authority structures, and complete reasonable request
from school MST and leadership
Students are prepared and ready for each lesson
Students actively participate in a range of school activities
Students build positive relationships with a range of stakeholders across the school community
Students accept responsibility for resolving work based problems with a growing level of
independence
Students demonstrate a positive attitude towards teaching and learning
Comments:

Planning for Learning

Completed lesson plan for every lesson, printed and available to MST and MCT upon request
Ensure lesson plans have sufficient detail to secure effective delivery
Lesson plans are linked to long range and unit plans
Learning objectives are testable and directly linked to curriculum outcomes
Lesson plans have clear assessment which includes formative and/or summative activities
Lesson plans are balanced securing lessons which are engaging, effective and student centered
Differentiation has been incorporated into lesson plans where appropriate and needed
Comments:

Managing Learning
Uses cooperative learning as part of their learning environment
Uses appropriate classroom management strategies to secure a safe and effective learning
environment
Establishes and manages classroom routines and transitions
Comments:

Implementing Learning
Implement strategies which continually motivate and maintain an effective classroom presence
Include a range of student centred activities in the lesson
Presents material which is accurate, meaningful and accessible to support student engagement
and learning
Sequences learning experiences logically
Lessons are paced to ensure students are appropriately engaged and challenged
Instructions are given at appropriate times within a lesson and are clear and concise
Appropriately uses a variety of questions that fit appropriately within the lesson context
Implements differentiated instruction to lessons taught
Comments:

Assessment
Student are monitoring purposively in relation to learning and behaviour
Utilize a range of effective formative assessment strategies to gauge student progress
Implement valid and reliable summative assessment strategies where appropriate
Students have organized a system to effectively record student data and information
Constructive feedback is provided to students in a timely and appropriate manner
Assessment data is used to inform planning and instruction
Comments:

Reflection on Practice
Reflect on wider educational matters such as ethics, morals, culture, historical contexts and how
these impact student learning leading to change of practice
Reflect on student learning
Reflect on their own practice leading to improvement of practice
Reflections are conducted and recorded consistently and are accessible to the MST and MCT
Comments: