How to rock your teacher observation

Rocking a teacher observation (walkthrough) is easy with these 9 tips:

Choose your best behaved class for your observation, trust me it will make everything else flow easier;
Have your objective (I will statement) and agenda (We will do the following tasks) on a board for easy reference.
- This year I added First, Second, Third, Last for our tasks, and I really like how it keeps everyone (including myself) on the right activity.
- Photo of my whiteboard coming after the Thanksgiving break;
Post all of your activities on the Google Classroom or Canvas;
- Providing students with an online reference will help students find their materials and help the lesson flow.
Set an easy bellwork routine;
- I like using ALEKS, Freckle, or the district's math intervention site;
Be with the students throughout the lesson;
- Walk the aisles, ask students questions;
Give the students 10 seconds to think about the question;
- Wait time is where it is at, and tell the students. "I want you guys to come up with the answer and in 10 seconds I am going to call on someone at random."
Use popsicle sticks or a spinner to call on a student randomly;
- As a middle school teacher I would have 1 red cup filled with popsicle sticks for each class, and it is fun when the student who just answered the question gets to pick the next student's name.
- Here is the link to a free online spinner: Wheel of Names;
  - Pro Tip: For easy spinner setup in between classes have a Google Docs file ready with the names of the students in each class to copy and paste into the input box.
Have students talk with each other;
- Creating a thinking classroom is a great way to have students talk with each other;
  - Have students in random groups of 3 (using a deck of cards is one way to set this up, pull out the 4th card and then have students draw cards at random.)
  - Then students work vertically at a white board and work together through the prompt.
  - An example of the prompt is: How many ways can you make $1 using quarters, dimes, and nickels.
  - Are you interested in learning more: here is the link to Building Thinking Classroom's website.
End the lesson with an exit ticket.
- Open Google Forms and there is already an Exit Ticket Form ready to go, tailor it to match your lesson.

How to rock your teacher observation

Rocking a teacher observation (walkthrough) is easy with these 9 tips:

Choose your best behaved class for your observation, trust me it will make everything else flow easier;

Have your objective (I will statement) and agenda (We will do the following tasks) on a board for easy reference.

This year I added First, Second, Third, Last for our tasks, and I really like how it keeps everyone (including myself) on the right activity.

Photo of my whiteboard coming after the Thanksgiving break;

Post all of your activities on the Google Classroom or Canvas;

Providing students with an online reference will help students find their materials and help the lesson flow.

Set an easy bellwork routine;

I like using ALEKS, Freckle, or the district's math intervention site;

Be with the students throughout the lesson;

Walk the aisles, ask students questions;

Give the students 10 seconds to think about the question;

Wait time is where it is at, and tell the students. "I want you guys to come up with the answer and in 10 seconds I am going to call on someone at random."

Use popsicle sticks or a spinner to call on a student randomly;

As a middle school teacher I would have 1 red cup filled with popsicle sticks for each class, and it is fun when the student who just answered the question gets to pick the next student's name.

Here is the link to a free online spinner: Wheel of Names;

Pro Tip: For easy spinner setup in between classes have a Google Docs file ready with the names of the students in each class to copy and paste into the input box.

Have students talk with each other;

Creating a thinking classroom is a great way to have students talk with each other;

Have students in random groups of 3 (using a deck of cards is one way to set this up, pull out the 4th card and then have students draw cards at random.)

Then students work vertically at a white board and work together through the prompt.

An example of the prompt is: How many ways can you make $1 using quarters, dimes, and nickels.

Are you interested in learning more: here is the link to Building Thinking Classroom's website.

End the lesson with an exit ticket.

Open Google Forms and there is already an Exit Ticket Form ready to go, tailor it to match your lesson.

We want to hear from you. We are looking for teaching strategies that help you rock an observation.

#teachingtips #teacherobservation #observation #walkthrough

How to rock your teacher observation

Rocking a teacher observation (walkthrough) is easy with these 9 tips:

Choose your best behaved class for your observation, trust me it will make everything else flow easier;

Have your objective (I will statement) and agenda (We will do the following tasks) on a board for easy reference.

This year I added First, Second, Third, Last for our tasks, and I really like how it keeps everyone (including myself) on the right activity.​

Photo of my whiteboard coming after the Thanksgiving break;

Post all of your activities on the Google Classroom or Canvas;​

Providing students with an online reference will help students find their materials and help the lesson flow.​

Set an easy bellwork routine;

I like using ALEKS, Freckle, or the district's math intervention site;

Be with the students throughout the lesson​;

Walk the aisles, ask students questions;​

Give the students 10 seconds to think about the question;

Wait time is where it is at, and tell the students. "I want you guys to come up with the answer and in 10 seconds I am going to call on someone at random."​

Use popsicle sticks or a spinner to call on a student randomly;

As a middle school teacher I would have 1 red cup filled with popsicle sticks for each class, and it is fun when the student who just answered the question gets to pick the next student's name. ​

Here is the link to a free online spinner: Wheel of Names;

Pro Tip: For easy spinner setup in between classes have a Google Docs file ready with the names of the students in each class to copy and paste into the input box.​

Have students talk with each other;

Creating a thinking classroom is a great way to have students talk with each other;​

Have students in random groups of 3 (using a deck of cards is one way to set this up, pull out the 4th card and then have students draw cards at random.)​

Then students work vertically at a white board and work together through the prompt.

An example of the prompt is: How many ways can you make $1 using quarters, dimes, and nickels.

Are you interested in learning more: here is the link to Building Thinking Classroom's website.

End the lesson with an exit ticket.

Open Google Forms and there is already an Exit Ticket Form ready to go, tailor it to match your lesson.​

We want to hear from you. We are looking for teaching strategies that help you rock an observation.

#teachingtips #teacherobservation #observation #walkthrough

This year I added First, Second, Third, Last for our tasks, and I really like how it keeps everyone (including myself) on the right activity.

Post all of your activities on the Google Classroom or Canvas;

Providing students with an online reference will help students find their materials and help the lesson flow.

Be with the students throughout the lesson;

Walk the aisles, ask students questions;

Wait time is where it is at, and tell the students. "I want you guys to come up with the answer and in 10 seconds I am going to call on someone at random."

As a middle school teacher I would have 1 red cup filled with popsicle sticks for each class, and it is fun when the student who just answered the question gets to pick the next student's name.

Pro Tip: For easy spinner setup in between classes have a Google Docs file ready with the names of the students in each class to copy and paste into the input box.

Creating a thinking classroom is a great way to have students talk with each other;

Have students in random groups of 3 (using a deck of cards is one way to set this up, pull out the 4th card and then have students draw cards at random.)

Open Google Forms and there is already an Exit Ticket Form ready to go, tailor it to match your lesson.