This document provides feedback from a teaching seminar session. The key points discussed include making objectives observable and measurable rather than focusing on what the teacher will do; including all necessary information to respond to a prompt without extra details; focusing the response; and proofreading. Specific advice is given to avoid opinion phrases, use examples to support points, and keep a teaching journal available for future classroom observations. Students are assigned to complete TAP tasks 3 and 4 for the next seminar meeting in two weeks.

1. TED 453
Teaching Practices Seminar
Seminar Session 2
9/11/13

2. TAP 1 Feedback
• Remember that Objectives are:
• What the Students should be able to, not the teacher
• Observable, measurable verbs… not “understand”
• Not normally learning task
• Avoid using “covering” the standards; better– “addressing,”
“teaching to,” etc.
• Include everything that is necessary to respond to the prompt; and
nothing that is not
• Stay focused. Think, “what do I really want to say?”
• Proofread
• Proofread
• Proofread
• Avoid, “in my opinion,” “I believe,” “I feel”
• They do not constitute evidence
• Use specific examples (Karissa, Linda)
• Paragraph frequently

3. Advice from
an old
teacher

4. • Keep up the good work…
• Keep your journal going– when I come to
your classroom, please have it available for
me
• If you have not yet, please begin writing up
Debrief Notes

5. Steal
This
Trick

6. • PACT Teaching Event Handbook
• Planning Task Overview & Quiz
• For Next Time… (2 weeks– 10/2/13)
• TAP 3 & 4