Teacher Growth and Development System Step 1 - Preliminary Observation Cycle
Teacher Observation Reflection Guide
Reflection Objective: The teacher will describe in writing their “internal dialogue” of the entire observation process:
from lesson planning, to lesson delivery to analyzing student data.
Post-Conference Reflection Questions
Please answer the following questions and attach student work or data analysis to support observations and
conclusions. Please upload to BloomBoard within 48 hours after completing reflection.
Domain 1: Planning and Preparation
Did your students meet the learning objective you
set? (Document the evidence that supports your
conclusion)
Domain 2: the Classroom Environment
Did your students meet your expectations for
behavior? Why or why not?
Domain 3: Teaching and Learning
How did you set up your students to engage in
equitable, academic discourse? Did this discourse
led to mastery of the learning objective?
How did you ensure that all students participated
equitably throughout the lesson? How did your
partner/collaborative group structures support
the mastery of the learning objective?
How did you use scaffolds/supports/instructional
strategies in your learning?
How did you monitor student progress
throughout the lesson?
How did you adjust to address student needs?
What are some criteria you used to assess
student needs?
Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities
This year, what do you think went well?
Using learning from this lesson, how might you
plan another lesson differently?
What changes will you make in your practice to
improve student learning?
OETF Implementation Manual Appendix
Step 1 – Teacher Observation Reflection Guide