MCT Lesson Observation

Student teacher’s name: Haya Grade Level: Grade 2

Unit/Lesson: Charlie and the chocolate factory Date: 19 March 2018
Time: 9. 05 am

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:

 Children engaged and on task

 They are also well behaved and respectful
 Excellent monitoring and supporting
 You get down to the children’s level well and move around all the tables to ensure children
are on task and able to do the work
 Good eye contact and contact with the children but see below
 Very good relationship with your MST – she thinks you’ve done a great job 
 Effective classroom management and the children trust and respect you
 Nicely planned and managed lesson
 Good teamwork with MST and TA – you all work well together
 Good to remind them about the end of the lesson approaching. However, say it a bit louder
and go round the class to ensure everyone has heard
 Calm, natural manner with the children

Areas for development:

 Although you pay good attention to the children during the writing activities, it would benefit
them, you and your relationship with them if you give them more positive feedback and are
more enthusiastic with them.
 What do you do with the work you collect from the students? Do you use it to assess them?
Why not get them to leave it on the tables or get the TA to collect it so you can concentrate
on getting the children back to the carpet
 MCT Placement Feedback Form
Student Name: Haya Date: 19 March 2018
MCT: Dr Pauline Keith

Directions: The MCT and MST will use this to formally observe your teaching, offering you feedback
based on the selected competencies for this Semester.

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: Work on classroom management and being a bit more animated with the children

Implementing Learning
Implement strategies which continually motivate and maintain an effective classroom presence
Include a range of student centered 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: As I said last semester, using questions is an excellent way of extending learning – how about
some deeper level questions the next time? Keep working on this – I would like to see more questions.

Assessment
Student are monitoring purposively in relation to learning and behavior
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: You need to provide evidence of long, mid and short term planning in your Eportfolio so
make sure you collect enough data/evidence – don’t forget this!

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: You should be including the above in your reflections or research notes.