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2 Instructional Delivery What is the teacher doing? ES:Do you see an Explicit link to State Standards? WC: Whole class instruction- lecturing, explaining Q: Asking questions M: Modeling- demonstrating, thinking aloud I: Interacting with individuals or groups of students GP: Guided practice- moving from student to student and reteaching as necessary CU: Checking for understanding (in context of presentation)- monitoring behaviors SF: Sustaining feedback R: Reviewing- primary topic of lesson is going over and summarizing previously taught material A: Administering an assessment or test Dif: Differentiated Instruction Tr: Transition from one topic to another C: Closure- An ending to a presentation that summarizes and helps students learn the content

3 Student Engagement What are the students doing? Engaged with instruction Note numbers/percents 1. Responding to teacher questions Do all have opportunity to respond? Sustaining feedback? 2. Following teacher directions Clearly stated? Monitoring to ensure performance? 3. Actively participating in whole class activities or discussions Enlisting broad participation?

4 4. Working in cooperative groups or with partners? Individual accountability? Feedback? Monitoring for on task behavior? 5. Working alone, silently to complete assigned tasks Monitoring for engagement? Moving around to monitor and re-teach as needed? 6. Writing open ended responses or other compositions Rubrics posted or instructed? Followup/scoring? 7. Completing a worksheet, board work, or test Link to standards/anchors? Appropriate/valuable? Student Engagement

5 8. Listening to the teacher Monitoring for engagement? Sustaining feedback? 9. Verbalizing understanding of stated objective Sustaining feedback? 10. Using technology Student Engagement

6 Instructional Strategies/Processes 1. Using visual aids, graphic organizers, realia Aligned to objective? Illustrate/support content? 2. Student talk outweighs teacher talk Opportunities for students to develop oral language? Teacher facilitating discussion? 3. Using manipulatives (especially in math) Ensuring that students are appropriately utilizing? 4. Engaged in hands on activities (especially science or language arts) Students have opportunities for authentic experiences Students create a product to enhance understanding 5. Using cooperative learning Broad, active participation? Individual accountability? Teacher actively monitoring to ensure time on task? Team goals and rewards?

7 6. Higher order questions or activities Balance- inference, interpretation, synthesis, evaluation 7. Using technology or media Students active or passive? Interaction? Educationally appropriate, linked to standards/anchors? 8. Safe and orderly environment Evidence of routines/procedures Correction with respect 9. Motivating learning environment Evidence of focus on academic achievement Model student work posted 10. Active, mobile teacher engagement Mobile monitoring? Students respond to visual cues or teacher proximity 11. Appropriate pacing Instructional Strategies/Processes