Julie Koshy's Performance Assessment

Assessor Name

Mary Zongolowicz

Assessor Role

University Supervisor

Assessment Date

02/25/2016 10:30 AM

Placement Type

Student Teaching

Course

SED 478

Section

1006

Grade

Subject

Science

TAP Reinforcement

Academic Feedback

Professionalism
Reinforcement

C2. Maintaining Accurate Records: Student

Progress

TAP Refinement

Activities and Materials

Professionalism
Refinement

D2. Home/School Communication:

Communicates Individual Student Performance
to Parents

TAP Indicators

Scores

Professionalism Indicators

Scores

Instructional Plans (IP)

A1. Relationships with Others in Schools

Managing Student Behavior (MSB)

A2. Fulfilling Professional Responsibilities

Standards and Objectives (S&O)

B1. Content Knowledge

Presenting Instructional Content (PIC)

B2. Continued Professional Growth

C1. General Record Keeping

Activities and Materials (ACT)

Academic Feedback (FEED)

C2. Student Growth

Teacher Content Knowledge (TCK)

D1. Communicates Instructional

D2. Individual Student Performance

D3. Advocacy/Resources for Students

Teacher Knowledge of Students (TKS)

Reinforcement
Academic Feedback
Evidence

Reinforcement

It was obvious that Julie was conscious of providing quality academic

C2. Maintaining Accurate Records: Student Progress

feedback during this lesson. She confirmed correct answers, added details,
and let the students know that they were on track. Twice, she asked students Evidence
to give her feedback on how well they were understanding the work and if she As per Kathy McKee:
should go over the examples another time before setting the students to work
on their own. She was aware of her students and taught THEM, not just the

Julie has taken on the task of all grading for the honors biology and is doing a

material.

wonderful job keeping up and monitoring student progress, specifically

Next Step

keeping track of students who have missing work and checking in with the

Keep it up. It will get more natural to you as time goes on.

students.

Refinement

Next Step

Activities and Materials

Continue grading for honors biology and monitoring student progress as the

Evidence

quarter ends.

Although many A&M descriptors were evidenced in this lesson, maximum

Refinement

student engagement is always the goal.

D2. Home/School Communication: Communicates Individual Student

Performance to Parents

1. The use of interactive technology might enhance the lesson. The power

Evidence

point was valuable, but shake it up once in a while.

There has not been much opportunity to speak to individual parents, most

2. There was some reference to a connection to students' lives in the bell

students in honors biology have above an 80%.

work. It is important to state why a lesson is being taught and to ask the

Next Step

students to make connections. Relevancy sparks interest and allows you to

Last evening I received a email from parent regarding his son's performance

get to know your students better.

and grade so today Julie and I will place a call to dad regarding grade and

3. Is the lesson challenging for all? How do you know?

performance after speaking to student today.

Next Step
1. Look for more video clips and interactive programs you can display.
2. Try to weave relevancy into the lesson in more than one spot.
3. When students show that they can move through the activities quickly,
plan to differentiate by asking those students to solve a puzzle, explain the
material to another student, or elaborate on the assignment in some way. It is
OK to ask students to be patient sometimes, but try not to do it too often.