Cooperating Teacher Lesson Feedback Form

Note: A completed lesson plan should be provided by the teacher candidate prior to
observation.

To be completed by the teacher candidate prior to observation

Preservice Teacher: Kirsten Snyder Observer: Anna Downing

Date: 10/30/19 School: Cox Mill Elementary
Time: 8:30 Grade: 5th

1. What are your goals and objectives for this lesson?

My goal is to create an interactive and engaging lesson. My goal is to explain numerical

expressions so students can best understand how to write them. My objective is to help
students create an understanding of vocabulary used in word problems to convert to numerical
expressions.

2. What are some specific things you would like observed?

I would like for my classroom management to be observed such as loud talking or getting off
task. I would also like how well my directions are given to be observed.

To be completed by the Observer:

3. Strengths to continue to build on:

I LOVE the Peardeck activities!! The kids seem to love them too...very engaging! I feel
like you have a good mix of engaging activities. Great job with reminding students of the
procedures for the lesson.
The model you shared with the students really helped to support what we are working on
in math.

4. Suggestions for future lessons:

My biggest suggestion for novice teachers is to watch your time. Be mindful of how
much time it takes to complete activities and work through problems. Mrs. Johnson and
I still set alarms for ourselves throughout the day to keep us on schedule. It’s very easy
to get caught up in the moment. :)

Candidates Self-Assessment: Type all responses below.

Complete this within 24 hours of the Task 4 whole class lesson.

1. Classroom Management: What did you learn about managing students during this
whole class lesson?

Managing the students was not too hard. I completed the whole group lesson with two classes
that switch and there was more management involved with the second class. The students are
very well behaved but they do get excited about engaging lessons. It is important to stay
consistent with management and ensure students understand the strategy used.

2. Content Instruction/Whole Group Discussion: What did you learn about questioning
and responding to students to build understanding during this whole class lesson?

I questioned students when they gave me an answer if there were any other answers. Students
were able to use vocabulary and their knowledge of order of operations to tell me if another
answer could be right or not. I responded to students questions differently than I explained the
information before to allow differentiation.

3. Checking for Understanding: What did you learn on how to determine who
understands and who needs more instruction during the lesson itself?

I had students give me a thumbs up or down if they felt they were comfortable with the
information in the lesson while their heads were down. As students were working, I walked
around to see the students thinking, if they were understanding or not.

4. Based on the feedback of your clinical teacher and/or your own self-assessment,
what do you consider your strengths apparent in this lesson and what do you consider
your next steps in learning to teach in whole group settings?

My next step would be to pay attention to time and ensure students are staying on task when
working in groups. The teachers I worked with have about 30 students in each class, so I did 10
groups of 3. There were a lot of groups I had to ensure kept working. Time flew by as I was
teaching so I had to keep an eye on my watch.