First observation report by estela braun

1. PRACTICE II, DIDACTICS OF ELT and Practicum Primary School
level. Adjunto Regular a/c Prof. Estela N. Braun (2021).
Teacher Assistants: Prof. Maguie Muller. Prof. Joana Herrán
CLASSROOM OBSERVATION
PRACTICE II (2021)
TRAINEE’S NAME: Luján Castagnetto
School: 240
Course: Sixth Form
Mentor Teacher: Juan Andrés Martin
Date: 6/10/2021
1. Eye Contact: VG
2. Voice/ Intonation: VG but it would help if you could speak up a little more.
3. Classroom Management Skills (discipline)
EXCellent classroom management skills, especially in the yard when leading the game. Al the
students behaved so well and followed her instructions.
Students worked hard in the classroom and they were so respectful.
She dealt with an incident very well.
4. Teacher’s Roles:
Controller. Organizer. Leader.. Creative teacher. She prepared wonderful resruces to teach about
traffic rules.
She monitored students all the time moving all around the classroom.
She provided suitable scaffoldingto the pupils who needed it.
5. Students’ grouping:
Following COVID protocol students sat at individual desks.
They palyed in groups in the open air (patio yard)

2. 6. Stages in the class:
ROUTINE: Very nice Hello song with body language. Date on the board. She sued English all
the time
PRESENTATION. She presented new vocabulary with realia; traffic lights, stop, yellow wait-
red stop-green go. Act 1: match the signs with their meanings. Pupils ahd to draw and write on
their notebooks. It was a highly effective presentation.
PRACTICE.
Act 2. Game in the yard. Listening, TPR, following instructions. It was just great.
Act 3: SB page 16. Chant. Nice comparison with Spanish (What do football fans do in the
football pitch? They sing chants to support their team.
PRODUCTION.Act. 4. Graet sign for pedestrians. She explained the term and the rules very
well but she will continue with this next lesson. There was not enough time.
7. Macroskills: Listening, speaking, reading, writing.
8. Following the plan: EXC
9. Use the blackboard: EXC
10. Use of AIDS: She used audio and she prepared wonderful realia to use with them.
11. Materials prepared by trainees: She complemented the lessonin the textbook with her
own resources. Great!
12. Use of a textbook: The students sued ther eal books without writing on them.
13. Rapport with the students: Respectful, kind.
14: Classroom setting:
She is very well-organzied so she kept them active all the time. As a result there was no room for
misbehaviour.
15: Methodological approach followed: CLT Communicative Language Teaching. Focus on
values: Respect traffic rules.

3. FINAL COMMENTS:
What went well:
It was a very well-organized lesson. There was a variety of activities which were led effectively.
Pupils were highly motivated with all the resoruces Lujan created and they loved the game.
She used English all the time and provided suitable scaffolding. Excellent Use of English and
pronunciation/intonation.
Her classroom management skills are excellent. She coudld eal with the four eltter word incident
politely but firmly.
What could be improved:
Many students do not have colour pencils or even sheets of paper to work on. Providing them
with photocopies could be a solution. Having a box of pencils to lend them could help as well.
If they do not have photocopies they need a lot of tiem to write, that you provided very well but
still it could be solved with copies.
If there is a chant, like in activity 3, rehearse it with the whole group so that they may sing
altogether afterwards.
Question for reflection:
Your class was great, yet you should try to overcome your shyness. What could you do to
improve this? Breathing exercises may help. Did you feel very nervous at being observed?
How can we help you?
GRADE: _______9 (Nine)______Vry Good+
PICS FOR YOUR EDUBLOG: (Attached)
Prof. estela N. Braun. Profesora Adjunta regular Práctica Educativa II.