2007 ANNUAL REPORT - cosmos - Bowling Green State University

Strengths included: consistency of tasks with investigative science; encouraged collaborative
approach to learning; attention to students’ prior experiences; and adequate time and structure
provided for sense-making and wrap-up.
Note: there are no numbers in parentheses because there was only one lesson observed.
Recommendations included: the need for better organization; changing classroom environment
(moving furniture) for better instruction; and paying attention to students who are too far away
from part of central lesson.
Note: there are no numbers in parentheses because there was only one lesson observed.
Implementation (TEAMS Teachers): An average rating of 3.75 was given for TEAMS science
teachers’ observed lesson implementation.
Strengths included: consistency of instructional strategies with investigative science (6); good
use of probes and/or wait time to get at student’s understanding (4); teacher confidence and/or
flexibility in teaching science (7); teacher classroom management style enhanced quality of
lesson (4); appropriate use of scientific terminology (1); adjusted instruction for students’ needs
when appropriate (1); teacher’s questioning strategies were likely to enhance the development
of student conceptual understanding (2); and pace of the lesson was appropriate for the
developmental levels of the students and the purpose of the lesson (2).
Note: the numbers in parentheses indicate how many of the five observed lessons this was applicable to.
Recommendations included: the need for more review from previous learning of content (1);
leaving enough time for all students to share (1); and using higher level questioning (2); and the
need for the teacher to appear more confident (1).
Note: the numbers in parentheses indicate how many of the five observed lessons this was applicable to.
Implementation (Comparison Teachers): A rating of 3.0 was given for the Comparison
science teacher’s observed lesson implementation.
Strengths included: consistency of instructional strategies with investigative science; instructor
confidence in delivery of material; and appropriate pace.
Note: there are no numbers in parentheses because there was only one lesson observed.
Recommendations included: using terminology at the students’ level of understanding; the
terminology used too difficult for the students.
Note: there are no numbers in parentheses because there was only one lesson observed.
Science Content (TEAMS Teachers): An average rating of 3.75 was given for TEAMS science
teachers’ observed lesson content.
Strengths included: teacher displaying understanding of science content (7); teacher drawing
real world applications (4); covering significant and worthwhile content (8); presentation of
science as a dynamic body of knowledge enriched by conjecture and proof (3); and teaching the
content appropriate for the developmental levels of students in class (8); and students as
intellectually engaged with important ideas relevant to the focus of this lesson (1).
Note: the numbers in parentheses indicate how many of the five observed lessons this was applicable to.
Recommendations included: paying greater attention to student understanding of the material
and considering re-teaching it if needed (1); making more real world connections (2); including