Observation by SRT

1. Expectation
Learning Intentions and Success
Criteria – every lesson
▫ Up on board, explained/discussed
▫ Success criteria are referred to
throughout the lesson as they are
achieved and at end of lesson
▫ Success criteria should be
measurable by the students, so that
they can decide for themselves how
they have gone.
What I saw
Up on the board and
discussed nearer the end of
the lesson.
My Comments
Good but a stronger start
would be to introduce the
LI at the beginning of the
lesson. 😄
3 Storey Intellect – every lesson
▫ Talk about the level of thinking
required in the activities you get
the students to do
▫ Metacognition/meta-learning,
Relate the level of thinking to:
▫ How hard it feels to do
the activity (how much
they are thinking)
▫ How much they are
learning (learning more
as they are thinking
more)
▫ Achieved (= gathering),
Merit (= processing) &
Excellence (applying)
levels of achievement
You explained the level
of thinking required for
classifying and
evaluating.
Nicely done 😄
Graphic Organisers – as relevant
Used to order student’s thinking and to
push the level of thinking done by a
student to a higher level.
The organisers we’re concentrating on are:
▫ Describe (gathering
level)
▫ Compare and Contrast
(Processing)
▫ Evaluate (applying)
You can of course use any of the other
graphic organisers. Some apps could be
considered to be graphic organisers.
The class play Kahoot. ⭐ Great to see this in
action! Remember to
discuss the level of
thinking needed to
complete this quiz.
Manaaki – as relevant but most lessons
Respect for yourself, others and the
environment. This can take many forms
and pops up often. Use the word Manaaki.
Not discussed. ⭐ Remember to discuss
this when you are
reminding the class to be
quiet. The kids that are
trying to work will
appreciate this.
Name: James Appleby
Date: 15.5.15
Class: Year 9 Social Studies
Period: 3

2. Quality of your feedback/feedforward –
as often as possible
Put your energy into this. Try to
structure your lessons so that you are able
to give quality feedback and guidance on
how to improve (feedforward) to your
students. These means structuring the
lesson activities so that you are not up
front the whole time and so are free to
move about the room giving feedback. You
could encourage able kids in the class to
help other kids by pairing up with
someone who needs a bit of help, kids will
often do this informally. This will also take
the pressure off your time moving about
around the class.
While the class are doing
the quiz you roam the
room and encourage and
praise the students.
Well done!

3. Lesson Structure – always
The lesson should be filled with purpose
and have no ‘dead’ time. For example,
when you are doing the roll, the kids have
something to work on, transitions between
different phases of the lesson are
seamless.
There should be a clear beginning, middle
and end to your lesson!
Beginning: review/starter activity/
introduction (some of these) + discuss
learning intentions and success criteria
Middle: this is the main body of the
lesson.
End: review what has been achieved, refer
to success criteria and learning intentions.
Beginning
1. You remind the class
of the seating plan.
2. The class are given
pieces of paper and
then complete a 'do
now' activity. The
class share their
answers.
3. A student collects the
pieces of paper.
Middle
1. The class are asked to
read for 5 minutes
while you do the roll.
You project a timer so
everyone can see how
much time they have.
The class are a bit
chatty to start with.
2. The class play Kahoot
after you have
explained the name
rule.
3. You ask for the
classes attention And
congratulate the
winner.
4. The class answer
questions in their
workbook. You
remind them to keep
the noise level down
or else they will work
in silence.
5. You ask the class for
quiet and then read a
list of students who
haven't sent their
homework.
End
Beginning
1. A fun way to start the
class.
Middle
1. ⭐ Restart the timer
every time that
someone talks so they
get the message that
you expect total
silence.
2. The class really enjoy
the quiz and it's a
great way of
reinforcing the
knowledge from the
reading 😀
3. ⭐ Remember to ask
them to close their
devices also.
5. ⭐ Write their names
on the board and rub
them off as you receive
the work. This will avoid
having to ask for
attention and
interrupting the class
working.
End