1:Welcome and introduction
2:What is the observation?
3:Models of observation
4:Activity
5:Workshop feedback
- First of all Bearbel introduced Mrs. Deborah Detzel as the presenter of the workshop.
- The observation ( as was defined by my colleagues) is a record or a remark of certain teachers for their lessons.
- We were given some models of the observation.There was a Teacher Observation Form included the lesson organization,Techniques Used,Assessment and Class Climate.There many others (Tool 6 Foreign Language Observation Checklist,Tool 19 Cooperative Groups, Tool 5 ,Anecdotal and Checklist Data Collection Method,Tool13 Variety of Instructional Methods and Tool 8 Observation Guide using Bloom's Taxonomy ).
- There was an excellent workshop which we shared a lot of ideas all together and wrote them down on the chalkboard after discussion.Here's a sample:
1: Response to a problem observation:
- Figuring out why the teacher fell behind the curriculum.
- Adjust ideas by methodolgy.
2:Peer Teaching:
- Teaching / learning ways.
- Highlighting whatever should be done differently.
- Help teacher think outside the box ( an outside eye).
- Comparing both teaching approaches.
- Exchange ideas.
3:Supervisory observation:
- Evalute teachers.
- Formal observations by supervisors.
4:Learning / Sharing observation:
- To improve / develop certain teachers.
- Examine teaching strategies.
- Find out positive and Negative points.
- These feedbacks are my colleagues'.
- The questions and the results are here:
1: To adapt the materials and methods presented to the classroom at
home : 100 %
2:The presenter explained activities clearly : 100 %
3:The presenter involved the participants sufficiently : 100 %
4:The presented explained the goals of the workshop: 100 %
All of them liked the presentation of the workshop, the discussion , the involvement of everybody in the workshop and the smooth flow of ideas.
There were also some suggestions to have a real observation and if we can go over a little bit slower over the handouts.
There was a question that if the informal observation has the same points of the formal one.
There was sb. who has a lot of questions for Mrs.Detzel so he'd like to observe from time to time.
