Your Name: _________________________________________ Date: ____________

 

Age-Level:           P  I                 Lesson Script Name ______________________________

 

Teacher's Name _____________________________________________

 

Part 1. Teacher Actions in a Concept-Problem Solving Lesson/Activity

 

Directions:  Observe the teacher's teaching-presentation, then check the category you believe best describes the level of performance you observed.

 

 

 

Level of Performance

 

 

BEHAVIORS

 

EXCELLENT

4      3.7

 

ACCEPTABLE

3.3     3.

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

2.7     2.3      2

NOT OBSERVED

1.7   1.3     1

How well prepared was the teacher overall?

 

 

 

 

 

How well did the teacher

 

Make clear the goals and purposes?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ask questions to focus (or direct) student thinking on the essential attributes of the element / concept?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Design the lesson around problem-solving activities?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide experiences (examples) with the concept (including aural, visually, kinesthetic)?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have students enact different musical roles (critic, analyzer, performer, conductor, etc.) in working with problem?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess students' understanding of the concept?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Have students' evaluate their own effectiveness of understanding the concept?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Part 2. Analysis and Reflection

 

Directions:  Use your observation as a point of departure to think about and reflect upon the presentation.  Focus on the overall preparation and presentation style and delivery.  Describe and explain your thinking on the following aspects of the presentation.

 

What did you like best about the way the lesson/activity was presented?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


What could be improved?