Pre-Observation form- Primary

Please complete all the questions in this form before your observation. Make sure to give specific and relevant information for the observer. In your observation report you will be assessed on the completion and quality of all the information required in this form.

Remote Teacher’s Name:

Institute:

Teaching Qualifications:

Number of years you have been teaching:

Number of years you have been teaching as a remote teacher:

Classroom Teacher’s Name:

School: /School context: /Quintile:/Number of students in the group:

Date you started teaching this class:

Week number you started teaching this group:

Date/Time of observation:

Level/Form/Group/Week being taught in this observation:

Lesson planning
1 Did you adapt the lesson plan? What did you add, leave out or change? Why?
2 What challenges do you anticipate and how are you planning to deal with them? Include information about language, resources and individual learners.
3 Please add any other information you think the observer should know about how theschool context may have an impact on your teaching and whether there are any, learners with special educational needs (dyslexia, autism, ADS, etc.).
Coordination
1 How often do you coordinate? What means of communication do you use?
2a. What are your strengths in coordination?
2b. Are there any areas of coordination you consider in need of improvement?
3a. What areas do you usually cover in your weekly coordination with the CT? E.g. lesson plans, resources, individual learners. Remember to include screenshotsof your coordination emails/WhatsApp/CREA2 messages/etc. to keep a record of evidencein your portfolio.
3b. What areas did you coordinate with the CT for the lesson to be observed? E.g. seating arrangement, adaptations to the lesson plan, students’ interaction patterns, modelling activities, etc.
4 How do you help the CT with classes B and C?
5 How do you build rapport with the CT and deal with any cultural differences?
CREA2 and Learning Technologies
1 What features of CREA2 do you use regularly?
2 How are learners in this group using CREA2 in lessons A, B and C? Remember to include screenshots of your learners’ corrected homework and the feedback you provided them with on the platform to keep a record of evidence in your portfolio.
3 Are learners in this group using computers in lessons A, B and C?
If yes, explain how.
If no, explain why not and say whether you have reported the situation to your Institute Coordinator.
Teacher Development
1 What areas of your teaching and/or this specific lesson would you like the observer to focus on?
2 Looking at the action points from your previous observation, how have you improved your teaching?

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