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PACE - LCSC Education Division - Lewis-Clark State College

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Individual students may be studied for their reactions and responses. Interns can learn a greatdeal from watching an experienced teacher work. The following questions will help put whatinterns observe into sharper focus so that they can profit from this valuable opportunity.The Purpose of the Lesson What is the teacher attempting to accomplish; what are the learning objectives? Is the purpose of the lesson clear to the students? Is it possible to discriminate between activity descriptions and learning objectives?Review In what way did the teacher find out what the students already knew?Motivation What was the motivation for the lesson? Did it appear effective in challenging the students? In what way?Questioning What were some examples of questions that elicited information from the students, madethem think through a problem or question, see a relationship?Problem-Solving/Constructivist ApproachWhere in the lesson was/were: problem-solving/constructivist approach(es) utilized? a problem or question raised? a hypotheses offered? facts collected to support a hypotheses or answer a question? summaries provided? an application of what was learned? information told to students that could have been elicited from them by good questions –helping them to recall what they already knew or had experienced – an experiment or useof the discovery method?Media/Technology Was use made of media or technology? In what ways were they effective teaching aids?Rapport What evidence was there that the teacher was really communicating with the students?Summary Was there a good summary of what students had learned at the end of the lesson? Did the teacher attempt to evaluate with the students what they still did not understand?Lead-On/Follow-Up/Closure What did the teacher give the students to anticipate in the next lesson? Did s/he suggest any follow-up activities?Evaluation Had the intern taught this lesson, would s/he have felt satisfied or dissatisfied? Why? What might have been done more effectively? How?This outline could be used by the intern in evaluating her/his own teaching.48

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