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Brittany Stafford September 13, 2023 Benchmark - Clinical Field Experience D: Beginning Teacher Observation and Feedback EAD 530
Summary of Pre-Conference, Observation, and Post-Conference Our district uses Compass which is an educator support and evaluation system. This system is used for informal and formal observations and evaluations. The coaching style was completed with a kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Carhee, which has been with our school district for two years. The pre-conference began with the teacher describing the lesson that would be used during the observation. Mrs. Carhee described the learning objectives and how they were connected to the Louisiana math standards. As we discussed the learning objectives, I was able to provide the teacher with a rubric used for Compass which would give her more detail as to what would be the main areas of observation and what would be looked for. I was able to ask her if she had any questions about the rubric and if any of the information provided needed any further explanation. Before the meeting took place, my mentor principal was able to share the document that combined the teacher evaluation data and areas that would have scored low for the entire school and would need to be our focus. This allowed me to explain the areas that would need to be mastered in the rubric during the observation. The areas that seemed to score low for the school were Delivery and Instruction. Knowing this information allowed me to ask the questions, “How do you plan to use clear expectations while explaining the material that meets all student’s needs?” and “How will you summarize the lesson for those students who may not have understood the material taught?”. Asking the educator difficult questions will help support. As I asked these difficult questions, Mrs. Carhee was unable to give specific answers, which allowed me to explain that these areas are not easy, and our district seems to lack these concepts when creating lessons and delivering them.
As I observed the lesson, I was able to understand the classroom environment. I noticed that the students were comfortable with the additional personnel in the classroom, and they really did not pay attention to us. Mrs. Carhee students seemed to know the routines and procedures within the classroom and were very respectful, even though it is at the beginning of the school year. As I followed the lesson, it seemed to have many challenging areas within the lesson which made it difficult for students to keep track of their work. The teacher’s delivery was solid and provided the goals and objectives as we discussed in the pre-conference. Mrs. Carhee was able to include real-life examples to boost the student’s confidence and help make real-life connections. The room was laid out in a way that made it easy for the teacher to walk around and offer support to all students. However, I noticed that there was more interaction between the teacher and students versus the students interacting with one another. The students seemed engaged with Mrs. Carhee; I just wish I had seen more interaction between students. As we met for the post-conference, we were able to compare the teacher’s self-evaluation with the rubric with the rubric I completed during the observation. The lesson was taught as a whole group with support from the teacher. However, it did not include differentiation for those who may have needed further support for some objectives and activities. Mrs. Carhee explained that differentiation is an area she scored herself low with due to her not knowing how to analyze data and use differentiation to meet all students’ needs. After she explained this weakness, I was able to suggest that she be able to observe and collaborate with her fellow teachers to learn how to incorporate this in her classroom while using data to help guide the differentiation. Another area of advice I gave Mrs. Carhee, something I learned from my principal, was to video herself teaching a lesson, so that she may observe her own teaching and what may need improvement. This concept will allow the teacher to see herself interact with the entire class with a different
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