Teaching Survey

TEACHING OBSERVATION

TEACHER: Ms. Wu Hsing Yi	OBSERVER: Frances Lin
DATE: 5/9 MON.	SCHOOL: Yi- Hsueh Junior High  School
CLASS PERIOD: 9:15am~10:00am	GRADE: 7th Grade
LESSON TOPIC: How Much Sugar Do You Need?

Overall View

The instructor is a well-experienced teacher, so the performance on her teaching was quite smooth-going without mistakes. The teacher also presented good speaking ability in pronunciation and tone, so the content of the lesson was clearly instructed. However, because of the school policy, the teacher had to catch up the progress, so she did not design any special activities for students. In this way, the whole class is kind of plain. If there are some games or interesting materials for the students, the whole instruction would be much better.

As for the four skills of learning English, the teacher did help students to use them to learn. Students had to listen carefully to the teacher in order to know what was about the lesson. During the class, the teacher also asked students to repeat after her, and they had to read out a small dialogue on the textbook. What is more, the teacher also practiced the dialogue with students. After the class, the teacher also gave them some homework to practice writing sentences and vocabulary, and that also helped them to review what was taught in the class after students went home.

PLANNING INSTRUCTION: Plans instruction based on knowledge of subject, students, community, and curriculum

• Has clear, appropriately written objectives for instruction	YES ■	CONSIDER	COMMENTS
• Instruction is related to objectives and provides for assessment which is linked to objectives	■
• Creates instruction that accommodates different learning styles, needs and abilities	■
• Able to create both short and long-range plans	■
• Creates plans that activate prior knowledge and promote critical thinking	■
• Is prepared to teach lesson	■
• Shows creativity in lesson design and materials		■	See point (a)

(a) All the instruction is based on oral teaching. No special activities are provided

SUBJECT MATTER: Understands subject matter and makes it meaningful for students

• Grasps central concepts of discipline	YES ■	CONSIDER	COMMENTS
• Creates meaningful learning experience	■

STUDENT LEARNING: Understands student learning and development and teaches accordingly

• Uses developmentally appropriate instruction	YES ■	CONSIDER	COMMENTS
• Links new ideas to prior knowledge	■

DIVERSE LEARNERS: Recognizes student differences in background, experience, ability, & learning style and teaches accordingly

• Uses strategies to support students whose first language is not English	YES ■	CONSIDER	COMMENTS
• Allows for different learning styles, abilities, cultures, genders and experiences	■
• Fosters respect for individual difference	■

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES: Employs a range of instructional strategies that promote student learning

	YES	CONSIDER	COMMENTS
• Uses variety of materials and media resources		■	See point (a)
• Nurtures critical thinking/problem solving skills		■	See point (b)
• Monitors and adjusts strategies in response to learner feedback	■
• Uses interesting variety of teaching strategies and resources		■	See point (c)
• Uses media technology effectively		■	See point (d)
• Shows creativity in lesson design and materials		■	See point (e)
• Conveys purpose of instruction	■
• Makes directions and expectations clear	■
• Follows a logical sequence in instruction	■
• Paces lesson well	■

(a)    The materials of the instruction are only from the textbook.

(b)    The class is basically teacher-centered, so there might not be enough chances for students to have critical thinking and develop problem solving skills.

(c)     The teacher just gave the class orally and wrote down some important vocabulary and sentences on the black board. No particular strategies and resources are shown.

(d)    No use of media technology.

(e)    Since the policy of school, the teacher has to catch up the progress so she did not design other activities or use other materials for teaching.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: Structures positive learning environments that promote interaction, engagement, & self motivation

• Helps students work productively and cooperatively with each other	YES ■	CONSIDER	COMMENTS
• Establishes and maintains positive classroom environment	■
• Uses a variety of motivational strategies to achieve learning	■
• Encourages growth of self-control and independence in students	■
• Organizes and manages time, space and activities to promote learning	■
• Provides clear and appropriate behavioral expectations	■
• Employs variety of strategies to monitor behavior		■	See point (a)
• Establishes desirable relationships with all students	■
• Analyzes classroom situation perceptively and makes decisions that enhance learning	■

(a)    The teacher has already been familiar with the whole class, so it is easy for her to control the class situation with using strategies on purpose.

COMMUNICATION: Uses effective communication to foster student learning

• Communicates clearly and effectively	YES ■	CONSIDER	COMMENTS
• Supports and expands learner expression in speaking, writing	■

ASSESSMENT: Uses formal/informal assessment strategies to evaluate student progress and plan future work

• Uses appropriate assessment to evaluate stated objectives	YES ■	CONSIDER	COMMENTS
• Assesses student learning and bases future instruction on that assessed data	■
• Uses variety of assessment tools	■
• Implements self-assessment activities for student	■