Syndal'South'Primary'School'Collegiate'Visits!

Collegiate'Visit'Proforma'
Teacher'name:!Kate!Richardson!

Date'observed:!27/11/14!

Observer'name:!Simone!Elimelech!

Date'reviewed:!December!2014!

Effective!group!work!

Timing!throughout!lesson!

Questioning!techniques!

Building!student!self!esteem!

Open!ended!questioning!

Clarity!of!explanation!

Organisation!of!lesson!

Management!of!space!and!materials!

Safety!during!the!lesson!

Level!of!challenge!and!engagement!

Use!of!assessment!strategies!

Purpose!of!lesson!e.g.!reading,!maths!

Management!of!behaviour!

Learning!intention/success!criteria!

Focus:'
The!use!of!anecdotal!notes,!formative!assessment,!benchmarking,!followed!by!students!modeling!good!
&!bad!reading!and!encouraging!students!to!complete!4!activities!over!the!week.!

***!You!may!tick!the!box!or!add!other!aspects!if!you!wish!
Guiding'Questions'
What!worked!well!in!the!activity?!
What!did!not!work!as!expected?!!
What!would!you!do!differently!given!the!opportunity!to!repeat!the!activity?!What!else?!What!else?!!
Which!option!will!you!plan!for?!
This!is!what!I!observed!(facts)!
Who!does!this!well?!
How!could!you!learn!from!then?!
What!will!you!do?!
What!have!you!learnt!about!your!own!teaching!practice!or!about!the!students?!!!
Is!there!any!professional!learning!you!would!like!to!pursue!as!a!result!of!this!process?!
How!would!you!change!the!lesson?!
Other'Examples:'''
Use!of!explicit!teaching!
Differentiation!
Lesson!Structure!!
Lesson!Purpose!
Learning!Intention!!
Success!Criteria!

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Overall'Observations'of'Behaviour'
The!use!of!prompting!questions!worked!well!in!reminding!the!students!of!the!
expectations!for!what!good!readers!do.!
The!T!sign!for!toilet!ensures!there!are!no!interruptions!and!the!lesson!runs!
smoothly.!
The!various!activities!were!engaging!and!adheres!to!the!Daily!Five!including!
listening!posts!using!iPods,!reading!to!someone!else!in!pairs!or!groups!of!three,!
reading!to!self,!reading!online!and!strategy!based!groups!that!are!focused!guided!
by!the!teacher.!
The!book!bags!for!personal!libraries!works!for!fluidity,!variety!and!personalised!
learning!as!well!as!the!bookshelf!when!empty.!
Bell!ringer!gently!reminds!students!to!stay!on!task!without!positive!or!negative!
feedback!alike!!opens!up!for!independence!and!ownership!of!their!choices.!
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Benchmarking'&'Assessment'
The!instant!feedback!reading!aloud!was!really!valuable!for!the!children,!and!
likewise!the!record!keeping!of!that.!
Child!felt!safe!to!answer!questions!without!pressure.!
Time!was!given!for!thinking,!especially!as!the!lack!of!dinosaur!prior!knowledge!
inhibited!their!answers.!
Notes!and!assessment!records!were!very!clear!and!well!kept.!
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Things'to'work'on:'
Wait!until!all!students!are!ready!to!listen!before!carrying!out!instructions!and!
continuing!discussions.'
Choose!students!for!examples!accordingly,!i.e.!Ollie!who!needs!to!work!on!his!
behaviour!might!not!be!chosen!to!complete!a!task!due!to!his!interruptions.'
Encourage!students!to!get!settled!straight!away,!rather!than!moving!around!and!
looking!for!things.'
Begin!your!introductions!with!a!whole!class!focus!e.g.!Authors!Purpose!when!
reading!an!article!from!the!newspaper.'
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A!great!lesson!to!watch!Kate,!something!different!to!what!I!have!been!doing!in!level!4.!
Its!really!good!to!see!what!level!3!is!trialling!and!working!out!the!kinks.!Perhaps!raising!
expectations!will!assist!with!your!growth!in!student!behaviour!management,!or!even!
some!sort!of!rewards!chart.!Your!assessment!record!was!great,!I!was!really!impressed!!
One!suggestion,!to!keep!a!crosscheck!record!(or!something!else!you!may!prefer)!to!
keep!track!of!your!focus!groups.!
!
Simone!