Demonstrations of Teaching and Learning

1. Demonstrations of Teaching and Learning A Strategy for Threshold Assessment

2. Standards of Teaching and Assessment • Three standards in the area of teaching and assessment • Planning • Classroom Delivery and Management • Assessment, Review and Evaluation

3. Planning • You consistently and effectively plan lessons and sequences of lessons to meet pupils’ individual learning needs.

4. Teaching • You consistently and effectively use a range of appropriate strategies for teaching and classroom management

5. Assessment • You consistently and effectively use information about prior attainment to set well-grounded expectations for pupils and monitor progress to give clear and constructive feedback

6. PERFORMANCE MEET STUDENT NEEDS RANGE OF APPROPRIATE TEACHING STRATEGIES RANGE OF APPROPIRATE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES EVIDENCE CLASSROOM INTERACTION VARIETY OF TEACHING STRATEGIES CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCEANDEVIDENCE

7. VARIETY OF TEACHING METHODS • start time A B elapsed time • 9:00 Introduction Lecture 4:00 • 9:04 Review Questions 8:00 • 9:12 New Work Videotape 5:00 • 9:17 Practice Discussion 2:00 • 9:19

8. Variety of Teaching Methods • Purpose: To see if teacher uses a variety of methods in teaching the curriculum • Use: Whenever the class is involved in curriculum-related activities

9. Teacher’s Interactions with Students • Purpose: To collect information on the teacher’s interactions patterns by recording on a seating chart each time the teacher speaks to an individual student • Use: When teacher is interacting with the whole class

10. Time Off Task • Purpose: To record a sample of all students’ attending behavior or non-productive use of time during the scheduled period • Use: Any time

11. CLINICAL OBSERVATION MODEL

12. Discuss the goals and objectives of the lesson in student terms (context too) Ask teacher to discuss what he/she would like to be observed Ask the teacher to describe what they would like to learn about their class Permit the teacher to change the lesson based on our discussion Describe the entire process from pre-observation through post observation conference Establish time for observation and post-observation PRE-OBSERVATION CONFERENCE

13. Arrive before class begins Locate yourself outside of the students’ view but so you can see faces Collect data not impressions Write log notes on significant events Don’t give opinions about the class at the end of the observation OBSERVATION

14. Post-Observation Analysis • Summarize Data • Examine notes on the log • Refer to teacher requests • Determine essential positive and limiting elements of the class • Write out suggestions for improvement of the class

15. Post-Observation Conference • Ask the teacher if this class was average or if there were any special qualities to the class • Ask the teacher what were the high points of the lesson • Ask if they would change anything

16. Post-Observation Conference • Present data to them and ask for their analysis • Add to the data analysis or offer a different interpretation • Ask if they would change anything and what might they do differently • Make suggestions or offer resources • Establish follow-up meeting or observation if appropriate