LESSON PLAN AND REFLECTION
*Adapted from Educational Testing Service PATHWISE Classroom Observation System materials for limited use by Ohio Northern University. Used
by permission of Educational Testing Service, the copyright owner.
Name: ______________________________
School: _______________________ Supervising Teacher: ____________________
Setting/Grade: ________________________
Subject/Topic: _______________________________ Date: ____________________
INSTRUCTION PLAN
REFLECTION
To be completed by student teacher before observation
To be completed after observation. May be completed by student
teacher and cooperating teacher or by the student teacher alone.
1. LEARNING GOALS/OBJECTIVES
What student outcomes/objectives do you have for this lesson?
Did all students meet your objective(s)? How do you know?
How do your outcomes relate to the Local/State Curriculum
Model(s)?
How will you group students for instruction?
2. STUDENT GROUPING
How did this grouping work? Would you group differently if
you were to repeat the lesson in the future?
3. ACCOMMODATIONS/MODIFICATIONS
How will you accommodate for students with special needs/ethnic Were the accommodations/modifications effective? How do you
or cultural differences/limited English proficiency?
know?
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4. METHODS
How will you 1) activate background knowledge, 2) make
connections, and/or 3) introduce the lesson?
Did this engage the students in the lesson? How?
What instructional methods will you use?
How effective were these strategies/methods? What might you
change the next time you teach the lesson?
___ Constructions
___ Library research
___ Inquiry
___ Cooperative learning
___ Peer editing
___ Discovery
___ Discussion/questioning ___ Practicum
___ Practice/drill
___ Problem solving
___ Field Study
___ Experiment
___ Reflection/response
___ Graphic organizers
___ Reporting
___ Independent learning
___ Role playing
___ Journal
___ Laboratory
___ Interactive Lecture
___ Simulation
___ Viewing/Listening/Answering
___ Other________________________
Why did you choose these methods?
What activities/applications did you plan?
Activity
Time Allocated
How much time did you actually use? Was it too long or too
short? How could you correct this?
Did you provide adequate closure? If not, why not? What could
you change?
How will you bring the lesson to closure?
5. MATERIALS
In what ways were your materials effective? Ineffective? What
would you change?
What instructional materials will you use?
How will you infuse technology into the lesson?
How did the use of technology enhance the lesson?
Technology used:
___ Cassettes
___ Overhead
___ Slides
___ Tape recorder
___ VCR/TV
___ Laser Disk
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CD ROM
Computer
Distance learning
Internet
Digital camera
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DVD
Smart Board
Digital camcorder
Other_______________
Other_______________
Other_______________
Would you do anything different next time?
6. EVALUATION
How do you plan to evaluate student outcomes (see checklist)?
Did the evaluation provide adequate information about the desired
Why are you evaluating in this manner?
student outcomes? Why or why not?
Assessment alternatives:
___ Application exam
___ Objective test
___ Quantitative Scales
___ Concept mapping
___ Observation
___ Rating scales
___ Parent evaluation
___ Contract
___ Rubric
___ Peer evaluation
___ Checklist
___ Questioning
___ Self-evaluation
___ Performance
___ Journals
___ Inventories
___ Portfolio
___ Problem-solving
___ Other _________________________________
assessment
Put a “√” for assessments reflecting process and an “x” for those that reflect
products.
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Did anything happen during the lesson that caused you to change
your evaluation plan? How did it change and why?
How will you use the information gained from the evaluation?
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7. ADDITIONAL REFLECTIONS AFTER LESSON IMPLEMENTATION
Did you develop independent, creative, and/or critical thinking and problem-solving skills in your students? If so, how? If not, how
might you incorporate these into future lessons?
Was your lesson developmentally appropriate to the students? If not, what do you need to change?
Did your lesson address the needs of ALL student sin your classroom (Consider racial and cultural differences, disabilities, limited
English proficiency, etc.)? If not, which student(s) had difficulty and what interventions could you use with this group/individual so
that he/she might achieve the learning outcomes?
Was the learning environment conducive to your lesson? If so, how? If not, how do you need to try to change the learning
environment to support your teaching?
Do you have any other comments, reactions, or questions about the lesson? Was there anything you felt especially good, frustrated, or
confused about?
Based on your experiences in this lesson, what will you do in the next lesson?
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