How does this lesson relate to the District Curriculum? What teaching/learning activities will be observed? What teaching methods? DOMAIN 3: Instruction Elements: 3a – Communicating with Students (Standard 2) 3b – Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques (Standard 6) 3c – Engaging Students in Learning (Standard 6) 3d – Using Assessment in Instruction (Standard 6) 3e – Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness (Standard 2) Note: Please refer to The Framework for Professional Practice (Danielson) as a supplemental resource. What questions will you ask in order for students to explore the content and engage in discussion of the curriculum? How will you ensure that all students are engaged, responsive, and “drawn in” to the conversation? Will the structure of the lesson be explained to students so they know what is expected of them as learners?
Educator Name: Date Questions for discussion: In general, how successful was the lesson? Did the students learn what you intended for them to learn? How do you know? (4a – Standard 3) What evidence do you have of student learning? What do those samples reveal about those students’ levels of engagement and understanding and learning? (3c – Standard 2) How did your classroom procedures (routines, transitions, student movement and configuration) enhance or detract from the lesson? What, if anything, would you do different? (2c – Standard 6) Did you depart from your plan? If so, how and why? (1c – Standard 4) Comment on different aspects of your instructional delivery (e.g., activities, grouping of students, materials and resources). To what extent were they effective? (Standard 4) If you had an opportunity to teach this lesson again to the same group of students, what would you do differently? (Standards 2 and 3) How did your instructional delivery (directions and procedures, explanation of content, modeling, examples) impact students’ cognitive engagement? (Standard 6) What did you learn from informal assessment during the lesson? How did the results impact your instruction and/or student learning? (3d – Standard 5) What impact did student behavior have on cognitive engagement and learning? (2d – Standard 6) Domain 1: Planning and Preparation Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Exemplary Components: 1a – Demonstrating Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy (Standard 4) 1b – Demonstrating Knowledge of Students (Standard 3) 1c – Setting Instructional Outcomes (Standard 4) 1d – Demonstrating Knowledge of Resources (Standard 4) 1e – Designing Coherent Instruction (Standard 4) 1f – Designing Student Assessments (Standard 5)
Domain 2: The Classroom Environment Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Exemplary Components: 2a – Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport (Standard 6) 2b – Establishing a Culture for Learning (Standard 6) 2c – Managing Classroom Procedures (Standard 6) 2d – Managing Student Behavior (Standard 6) 2e – Organizing Physical Space (Standard 6) Domain 3: Instruction Unsatisfactory Proficient Exemplary Components: 3a – Communicating with Students (Standard 2) 3b – Questioning and Discussion Techniques (Standard 6) 3c – Engaging Students in Learning (Standard 6) 3d – Using Assessment in Instruction (Standard 6) 3e – Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness (Standard 2) Note: Please refer to The Framework for Professional Practice (Danielson) as a supplemental resource. Educator’s signature: Date: Administrator’s signature: Date: