3 Tips To Nail Your Formal Teacher Observation (and 3 Pitfalls To Avoid)

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Nothing strikes fear in the heart of a teacher more than a formal observation.
You’re exhausted from all the hours you spent creating the perfect lesson plans.
You’re waiting anxiously with a dry mouth and sweaty palms for your principal to walk through the door.
And there’s this sound of a clock ticking inside your head that you just can’t get rid of, no matter how hard you try.
Are you stressed out yet? Because I sure am!
But no need to panic, because, as always, I’m here to help!
It doesn’t matter if you’re a new teacher or a seasoned veteran, formal observations will always get those butterflies in your stomach going.
But that doesn’t mean you should let those butterflies ruin your day.
Instead, listen to this episode, and discover my top tips for a stress-free observation, as well as all the pitfalls to avoid.
Are you ready?
Let’s dive in!
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Key Takeaways:
Discover my tips for a stress-free observations (00:00)
Let’s go back to the nineties! (02:34)
The pitfalls you need to avoid (03:02)
What you should do (05:47)
Three things you need to focus on (07:45)
An example of a successful lesson (10:00)
Let’s focus on the things that are out of our control (14:49)
What to do if your observer is inexperienced (19:23)
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@latanyariley6983 Год назад

Always a pleasure to be here. Watching from Jamaica.

@wandabutler3589 4 месяца назад

Observation time is the worst no matter how long you've been teaching. I still try to understand how someone coming in for a day. Can judge my whole year of Teaching skills Due to everyday being different based on how the children feel , how tired they are , what they're going through in life. The worst observation I had was an observer who didn't even speak English And english is the only language I speak . The next yearthe observer gave me all high marks. Except 2 areas Where she gave me lower scores. But everything they wrote about what I did was. How I did a great job awesome job? So it was totally confusing. I wasn't aware I could appeal that but the other scores were really high. Thanks so much for your advice.

@tinatacklesit1448 Год назад

Always like to physically go to the picture schedule posted, and touch what we did, and then what comes next.

@PreKPagesvideos Год назад

Absolutely! Thanks for watching :)

@rachelrussell293 4 месяца назад

I am a 3rd grade teacher and also a first year teacher so I am terrified of my first formal observation. However this video has mostly helped me know what to do

@PreKPagesvideos 4 месяца назад

Yay! So glad you found this helpful, best of luck!

@christianemarshall9691 Год назад

Thank you Vanessa!! I’d love tips for pre-K special needs. I am working through alternative licensure and the observation sheets have criteria based on older children. It is a mystery for non pre-K special needs observers. I’d love to send you a copy. I am a member of TT.

@PreKPagesvideos Год назад

Hi Christiane, thanks for watching and for being a Trailblazer! Have you asked in your Trailblazer community? I know we have lots of Trailblazers who are special education teachers. Post there and I'm sure you'll get lots of helpful advice!

@judithbartlett5419 Год назад

Vanessa, I hope you can help me. I teach PreK. This is my principal’s 1st year as a principal. She has no experience with PreK. She did my formal observation early in the year. It was not good. I had her come during circle time. She told me that was not a lesson. I scored poorly because I didn’t show any differentiation. How do I convince her that Circle Time is a lesson. I also think differentiation is shown during small groups and play. Can you please give me some advice? Do you agree that Circle Time is a lesson and you don’t differentiate during it? I appreciate any help you can give me. Also, in 3 days I am presenting my grant to our board so I may join your TrailBlazing program. Thank you for what you do!

@PreKPagesvideos Год назад

I'm so sorry you're experiencing exactly what I was talking about in this episode. It's a shame that the principal prep classes/programs don't include a "how to evaluate pre-k" class. I find it ironic that she's dinging you for lack of differentiation when in fact, she's the one who isn't differentiating her observations. Sadly, the burden falls on you to educate her, but you have to do it in a way that doesn't make her become defensive. One approach may be to focus on executive function skills - there's tons of research out there that explains how critical executive function skills in school and life. These skills are the building blocks of all future learning, and without them, children will struggle in school. Circle time can help develop almost every single executive function skill. You've inspired me to create something... it's not a magic pill, but it may help teachers in your situation - stay tuned!