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Field Experience Analysis Guide # 2

Observation Focus: Instructional Strategies

The observation report should be written using APA format (in paragraph form) and should be a minimum of 750 words. The report should include a title page, running head, level one headings, double spaced and 12-point Times New Roman font.

Responses for sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 should each include two concrete examples to support your findings.

1. Provide information about the observation site. Identify the school district, school name, teacher name, grade level and subject (s) taught. Thoroughly describe the layout of this classroom. Answer the following questions.

• How are the students’ seats arranged?

• What is the classroom theme or how is it decorated?

• Are there computers? Where are they located?

• Are there bulletin boards? What do they contain?

• Are there posters or anchor charts on the walls?

• Where is the teacher’s desk?

• Is there multimedia?

• How is the lighting? Natural, soft or fluorescent?

**Your description of the observation site should be no longer than 2 paragraphs.

1. Thoroughly describe the lesson and how the teacher engages the students. Answer all of the following questions.

• What standards (Texas Pre-K Guidelines or TEKS) are being taught? Are the objectives posted in the classroom? If so, what are they?

• Does the teacher use an attention grabber to introduce the lesson? If not, how does the teacher introduce the lesson?

• What is the lesson about?

• What material is being used to engage the students and keep their attention?

1. Describe how the teacher meets individual needs of the students in the classroom. Answer all of the following questions.

• How does the teacher check for understanding?

• How does the teacher handle behavioral issues that occur during the lesson?

• Does the teacher re-teach, model or provide concrete examples during instruction?

• How does the teacher meet the needs of kinesthetic, visual and auditory learners? What activities, special materials, multi-media or instructional strategies are used to meet the needs of the kinesthetic, auditory and visual learners?

1. Describe the grouping strategies that are implemented in the classroom. Answer all of the following questions.

• Did you observe instruction in a whole group, small group or partner setting?

  • At what point during the lesson did the teacher employ these methods?

  • Describe what the students did in each of these settings.

• Does the teacher use specific grouping strategies to meet the needs of special populations (GT, special education, bilingual or ELL)?