Teacher observation guide
Formative Assessment During a Teacher Observation
Plan checks for understanding that lead to visible instructional decisions.
Answer first: Strong observation preparation makes important learning evidence easier to see without turning the lesson into a performance.
High-impact principles
- Collect evidence while there is still time to act on it.
- Define the threshold for continuing, scaffolding, reteaching, or extending.
- Make the instructional response visible.
Use this with your framework
Choose the framework your administrator actually uses, then apply these principles to its exact components and local evidence rules.