1. Observation Script / Guide
Introduction
• Set the atmosphere.
• Overview of the feedback
process, objectives and
purpose.
Transition statement
• Moves the conference
forward and should be
open ended.
Teacher talk (dump)
• Listen to the teachers point
of view and switch
negative comments to
positive.
• Ask a process question.
• Narrow the focus.
• Make mental links to
intended feedback.
Transitional statement
Feedback
• Specific examples of skills
used
• Drawn on the teacher’s
current understanding of
what you are observing by
getting them to explain.
• Encouragement.
Transitional statement
• Should be directive
Closure
• Request specific
information.
• End conference and move
into goal setting foe next
observation.
• Thanks for letting me observe your lesson today. Let
me describe what will happen in this conference.
• First I will get your impression of how the lesson
went
• Then I will give you some feedback on what I saw.
• After that we will do a summary.
• Does that sound OK?
• Can you tell me how you think the lesson went?
OR
• Can you give me your impressions of that lesson?
• (when they are winding down) Is there anything else
you would like to say?
• Can you tell me some of the things that went well?
• Can you tell me what you said or did to make that
happen?
• You said the kids settled in the end. Can you tell me
what you said or did to make this happen?
• I am pleased you mentioned X because I would like
to give you feedback about him/. Anything else you
would like to add?
• Great. Lets move on then and I will give you some
feedback. I will be focusing on responses to
behaviour from the essential skills that I saw.
• I’m and going to give you specific feedback on the
essential skills that you used to prevent misbehaviour
and to respond to misbehaviour.
• Name the skill, then give evidence of the use e.g. The
skill I saw you using very effectively was scanning,
especially when you were giving instructions to check
for student understanding.
• Are there any questions about the feedback I have
given you?
• Is there any area you would like to focus on for next
observation? Maybe an area you think you could
improve.
• Thanks very much. I look forward to next time.