Dr. Kimberly Rombach's Courses
 State University of New York College at Cortland
Childhood/Early Childhood
 
 

EDU 657: Elementary School Practicum and Research Seminar
Videotaped Lesson Reflection and Analysis Assignment
Assignment description and corresponding grading rubric:

You are to plan and implement a fifteen-minute lesson for a small or large group of students that will be videotaped during your field placement experience. The lesson can be one that is required for another MST course. After teaching your videotaped lesson, watch it and write a three to five page double spaced reflection and analysis paper of your teaching experience and of students’ learning.

For this assignment, you must submit:
 - One copy of your lesson plan that you used to teach your lesson (You may choose a lesson plan format provided for you in this class, from your host teacher or from a professor of another class).

 - A written paper describing your teaching and refection of each of the following four components:

1. Planning and Preparation
    Reflection:
    Write a detailed description of your planning and preparation. Write information that answers questions including: Whom did you plan for? Where was the lesson? What subject did you teach? What did you plan would happen first, next and last? How did you plan to accommodate all students? What research/resources did you use to inform your plan for teaching students?

     Analysis:
     Write to explain your critical examination of your planning and preparation. Answer questions including: Why did you plan to teach the lesson the way that you did? What did you learn from planning and preparing for teaching your lesson? What might you do differently when planning for future lessons? What educational research topic could you investigate that could inform your future planning?

2. The Classroom Environment
     Reflection:
     Write a detailed description of your host classroom and the setting of your lesson. After watching your videotaped lesson, answer questions including: What did you do to facilitate a cohesive classroom environment? How did you attempt to accomplish student interaction? What did you do to facilitate smooth transitions? What strategies did you use to keep the students’ attention?

     Analysis:
     Write to explain your critical examination of you in the classroom environment. After watching your videotaped lesson, answer questions including: What went well with the way that you interacted with your students? What worked? What did you learn from interacting with students that could help you maximize students’ learning in future lessons?

3. Instruction
    Reflection:
    Write a detailed description of the instruction of your lesson. After watching your videotaped lesson, answer questions including: What directions and procedures did you give your students? What oral and written language did you use? What questioning and discussion techniques did you use? What did you do to ensure that all student voices were heard? What feedback did you provide students? What have you learned from reading research on teaching that informed some of the decisions you made?

    Analysis:
    Write to explain your critical examination of the instruction of your lesson. After watching your videotaped lesson, answer questions including: How well did you communicate clearly and accurately with students? Why did you use the questioning and discussion techniques that you used? How well did you engage students in learning? Were adjustments made to your instruction while you were teaching? If so, why? What did you change/modify during instruction time? What educational research topics might you investigate in the future to assist with future teaching?

4. Professional Responsibilities and Development
    Reflection:
    Write a detailed description of your growth as a professional teacher during your field placement. Answer questions including: What are you learning from this placement and whom have you learned it from? What feedback was given to you from others who observed you while you were teaching? In what ways did you implement feedback that was given to you? Did you collaborate on teaching/learning with other teachers during your placement?

    Analysis:
    Write to explain a critical examination of your growth as a professional teacher during your field placement since entering the MST program. Answer questions including: What were some of your most valuable learning experiences in the field and why do you think so? What accomplishments did you make that you are most proud? What is something that you will try to do differently in the future and what informs your answer? What strengths do you have as a teacher?

The components of this assignment were based on the Praxis III system described in Enhancing Professional Practice – A Framework for Teaching (1996) and aligned with ACEI/NCATE standard 5.2: Professionalism – Reflection and Evaluation (http://www.acei.org/Rubrics.htm).
 

Corresponding Grading Rubric:

 

Unacceptable

Acceptable

Target

Planning and Preparation

Reflection: You wrote a description of your planning and preparation by answering: Whom did you plan for? Where was the lesson? What subject did you teach? What did you plan would happen first, next and last? How did you plan to accommodate all students? What research/resources did you use to inform your plan for teaching students?0-.5 point

Reflection: You wrote a detailed description of your planning and preparation by answering AND providing some examples pertaining to the following questions: Whom did you plan for? Where was the lesson? What subject did you teach? What did you plan would happen first, next and last? How did you plan to accommodate all students? What research/resources did you use to inform your plan for teaching students?.75 point

Reflection: You wrote a detailed description of your planning and preparation by thoroughly answering AND providing examples pertaining to the following questions: Whom did you plan for? Where was the lesson? What subject did you teach? What did you plan would happen first, next and last? How did you plan to accommodate all students? What research/resources did you use to inform your plan for teaching students?1 point

Analysis: Your writing included an examination of your planning and preparation by answering: Why did you plan to teach the lesson the way that you did? What did you learn from planning and preparing for teaching your lesson? What might you do differently when planning for future lessons? What educational research could you investigate that could inform your future planning?
0-.5 point

Analysis: Your writing included a critical examination of your planning and preparation by answering AND providing some examples pertaining to the following questions: Why did you plan to teach the lesson the way that you did? What did you learn from planning and preparing for teaching your lesson? What might you do differently when planning for future lessons? What educational research could you investigate that could inform your future planning?
.75 point

Analysis: Your writing included a critical examination of your planning and preparation by thoroughly answering AND providing examples pertaining to the following questions: Why did you plan to teach the lesson the way that you did? What did you learn from planning and preparing for teaching your lesson? What might you do differently when planning for future lessons? What educational research could you investigate that could inform your future planning?
1 point

The Classroom Environment

Reflection: You wrote a description of your classroom environment by answering: What did you do to facilitate a cohesive classroom environment? How did you attempt to accomplish student interaction? What did you do to facilitate smooth transitions? What strategies did you use to keep the students’ attention?0-.5 point

Reflection: You wrote a detailed description of your classroom environment by answering AND providing some examples pertaining to the following questions: What did you do to facilitate a cohesive classroom environment? How did you attempt to accomplish student interaction? What did you do to facilitate smooth transitions? What strategies did you use to keep the students’ attention?1 point

Reflection: You wrote a detailed description of your classroom environment by thoroughly answering AND providing examples pertaining to the following questions: What did you do to facilitate a cohesive classroom environment? How did you attempt to accomplish student interaction? What did you do to facilitate smooth transitions? What strategies did you use to keep the students’ attention?1.5 points

Analysis:Your writing included an examination of your classroom environment by answering: What went well with the way that you interacted with you students? What worked? What did you learn from interacting with students that could help you maximize students’ learning in the future?
0-.5 point

Analysis:Your writing included a critical examination of your classroom environment by thoroughly answering AND providing some examples pertaining to the following questions: What went well with the way that you interacted with you students? What worked? What did you learn from interacting with students that could help you maximize students’ learning in the future?
1 point

Analysis:Your writing included a critical examination of your classroom environment by thoroughly answering AND providing examples pertaining to the following questions: What went well with the way that you interacted with you students? What worked? What did you learn from interacting with students that could help you maximize students’ learning in the future?
1.5 points

Instruction

Reflection:You wrote a description of your instruction by answering: What directions and procedures did you give your students? What oral and written language did you use? What questioning and discussion techniques did you use? What did you do to ensure that all students’ voices were heard? What feedback did you provide students? What have you learned from reading research on teaching that informed some of the decisions you made?
0-.5 point

Reflection:You wrote a detailed description of your instruction by answering AND providing some examples pertaining to the following questions: What directions and procedures did you give your students? What oral and written language did you use? What questioning and discussion techniques did you use? What did you do to ensure that all students’ voices were heard? What feedback did you provide students? What have you learned from reading research on teaching that informed some of the decisions you made?
1 point

Reflection:You wrote a detailed description of your instruction by thoroughly answering AND providing examples pertaining to the following questions: What directions and procedures did you give your students? What oral and written language did you use? What questioning and discussion techniques did you use? What did you do to ensure that all students’ voices were heard? What feedback did you provide students? What have you learned from reading research on teaching that informed some of the decisions you made?
1.5 points

Analysis:Your writing included an examination of your classroom environment by answering: How well did you communicate clearly and accurately with students? Why did you use the questioning and discussion techniques that you used? How well did you engage students in learning? Were adjustments made to your instruction while you were teaching? If so, why? What did you change/modify during instruction time? What educational research topics might you investigate in the future to assist with future teaching?
0-.5 point

Analysis:Your writing included a critical examination of your instruction by thoroughly answering AND providing some examples pertaining to the following questions: How well did you communicate clearly and accurately with students? Why did you use the questioning and discussion techniques that you used? How well did you engage students in learning? Were adjustments made to your instruction while you were teaching? If so, why? What did you change/modify during instruction time? What educational research topics might you investigate in the future to assist with future teaching?
1 point

Analysis:Your writing included a critical examination of your instruction by thoroughly answering AND providing examples pertaining to the following questions: How well did you communicate clearly and accurately with students? Why did you use the questioning and discussion techniques that you used? How well did you engage students in learning? Were adjustments made to your instruction while you were teaching? If so, why? What did you change/modify during instruction time? What educational research topics might you investigate in the future to assist with future teaching?
1.5 points

Professional Respon-sibilities and Development

Reflection: You wrote a description of your understanding of professional responsibilities and development by answering: What are you learning from this placement and whom have you learned it from? What feedback was given to you from others who observed you while you were teaching? In what ways did you implement feedback that was given to you? Did you collaborate on teaching/learning with other teachers during your placement?
0-.5 point

Reflection: You wrote a detailed description of your understanding of professional responsibilities and development by answering AND providing some examples pertaining to the following questions: What are you learning from this placement and whom have you learned it from? What feedback was given to you from others who observed you while you were teaching? In what ways did you implement feedback that was given to you? Did you collaborate on teaching/learning with other teachers during your placement?
.75 point

Reflection: You wrote a detailed description of your understanding of professional responsibilities and development by thoroughly answering AND providing examples pertaining to the following questions: What are you learning from this placement and whom have you learned it from? What feedback was given to you from others who observed you while you were teaching? In what ways did you implement feedback that was given to you? Did you collaborate on teaching/learning with other teachers during your placement?
1 point

Analysis: Your writing included a critical examination of your understanding of professional responsibilities and development by answering: What were some of your most valuable learning experiences in the field and why do you think so? What accomplishments did you make that you are most proud? What is something that you will try to do differently in the future and what informs your answer? What strengths do you have as an emerging teacher?0-.5 point

Analysis: Your writing included a critical examination of your understanding of professional responsibilities and development by thoroughly answering AND providing some examples pertaining to the following questions: What were some of your most valuable learning experiences in the field and why do you think so? What accomplishments did you make that you are most proud? What is something that you will try to do differently in the future and what informs your answer? What strengths do you have as an emerging teacher?.75 point

Analysis: Your writing included a critical examination of your understanding of professional responsibilities and development by thoroughly answering AND providing examples pertaining to the following questions: What were some of your most valuable learning experiences in the field and why do you think so? What accomplishments did you make that you are most proud? What is something that you will try to do differently in the future and what informs your answer? What strengths do you have as an emerging teacher?1 point

 

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