Math 401Evaluation of Lesson Checklist for Cooperating Teachers

Math 401Evaluation of Lesson Checklist for Cooperating Teachers

Student Name ______Class ______

Lesson Topic ______Date ______Cooperating Teacher ______

Note: Please complete this sheet for at least three lessons taught by your MATH 401 student (evenly spread over the semester). Share this evaluation with your MATH 401 student. Thank you.

For each category, please assign one of the following ratings (See Evaluation Criteria for MATH 401 document for more information):

“1” = “in need of improvement” (corresponds to a rating of 1 - 3 on Final Evaluation form). If you assign a “1” to a category, please give specific comments for improvement

“2” = “meets expectations of performance” (corresponds to a rating of 4 – 7 on Final Evaluation form) at this stage of pre-service development

“3” = “exceeds expectations of performance” (corresponds to a rating of 8 – 10 on Final Evaluation form) at this stage of pre-service development. Please explain why your student teacher exceeds the expectations.

“0” = “not observed in this lesson”

Lesson Preparation:

____ Provided clear & realistic objectives that connected new lesson to previous learning

____ Included an introductory activity that motivated the topic and/or reviewed pre-requisite knowledge

____ Activities that developed the topic were focused on objectives, logically sequenced and well paced

____ Activities were student centered provided chances for student feedback as “checks for understanding”

____ Lesson addressed the diverse learning styles of students with variety of instructional methods

____ Lesson contained multiple representations of the topic & motivating applications

____ Examples were sequenced to give students confidence & to provide informal assessment

____ Closing activity summarized lesson & assessed students’ meeting of the lesson’s objective

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Implementation of Lesson:

____ Followed the lesson plan

____ Made students aware of the lesson’s objective at beginning of lesson

____ Motivated the students as to the importance of this lesson in the opening activity

____ Made smooth transition between different parts of the lesson

____ Connected new lesson to previous knowledge

____ Used correct terminology that was appropriate for students’ age and developmental level

____ Used accurate and detailed mathematics throughout the lesson

____ Effectively solicited feedback from individual students throughout lesson by asking pre-planned questions

____ Consistently made eye contact with students (class and individual students)

____ Adjusted lesson (inc. examples & pacing) according to student feedback

____ Provided students with chances for practice & moved among students to check progress

____ During closing activity gained feedback from maximum number of students as to their progress toward objective

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Professionalism:

____ Interacted with students in a professional manner

____ Dressed professionally

____ Showed enthusiasm for the students’ learning and for the mathematics being taught

____ Handled any disruptions professionally

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