Observation Documents
- 1. CWI Instructor: Carol Billing carolbilling@cwidaho.cc Introduction Letter EDUC 202: Field Experience Fall 2011 January 5, 2012 Greetings; It is my pleasure to introduce Student Name. Mr./Ms. Last Name is enrolled in Education 202: Field Experience at the College of Western Idaho for the Semester 201?semester. This course is a combination of on line assignments and 30 hours of field experience. It is our hope that the student receives the opportunity to observe and work with an experienced teacher. We would like our students to be able to work with K-12 students in a supervised classroom setting. We also hope that in the observations students experience as much of a “teacher’s” life as possible. This may include a variety of other activities, as deemed appropriate by you and your faculty. Please help Student Name achieve the goals of EDUC 202 by placing him/her in a classroom setting with a qualified, dedicated teacher. Your assistance is greatly appreciated by CWI, as well as by myself and the student. Sincerely, Carol Billing Program Head Elementary Education CWI Student: “Save As” this file then open with Word. Insert your name in the areas highlighted in yellow above. Then delete all of these instructions and print. Take this with you when you go to meet with the principal and/or teacher. 1 of 1
- 2. CWI Instructor: Carol Billing carolbilling@cwidaho.cc Education 202 Time Card Student Name:__________________________________________________________ School:________________________________________________________________ Class/ Instructor Date Time Total Hours: Observed Instructor(s) Signature: __________________________________________________ 2 of 2
- 3. CWI Instructor: Carol Billing carolbilling@cwidaho.cc EDUC 202, Field Observations CWI student name: _____________________________________________________________________ Name of School where you observed: ______________________________________________________ Address and Phone number of school: ______________________________________________________ Grade level and subject observed: _________________________________________________________ Name of teacher whom you observed: ______________________________________________________ Dear Certified K-12 Teacher, Thank you for allowing our CWI student to spend 30 hours observing you and your class this semester. We know that you are busy and we appreciate your time. The above student was to have spent a minimum of 30 hours observing/ assisting you this semester as required for this course. Please sign the statement below once the 30 hours have been completed. “I verify that the above CWI student spent 30 hours under my supervision in my class during the Semestersemester, 201?.” Signed:_______________________________________________ Date:________________________ I encourage you to contact me privately with any comments that you may have. Thank you. Sincerely, Carol Billing Instructor, CWI carolbilling@cwidaho.cc 3 of 3
- 4. CWI Instructor: Carol Billing carolbilling@cwidaho.cc EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE As the certified K-12 teacher being observed for EDUC 202, you are asked to evaluate the performance of the CWI student completing field experience in your classroom. Please rate the student on each of the dimensions listed below. Thank you for your assistance. Name of CWI Student: ________________________________________________________________ K-12 Certified Teacher: _____________________________ Field Experience Instructor: Carol Billing DIMENSION INDICATOR INDICATOR INDICATOR NOT MET ACCEPTABLE AT TARGET SCORE 0 1 2 LITERACY/COMMUNICATION: (Idaho Core Teaching Standard 6) Communicates effectively Communicates appropriately PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT & RESPONSIBILITY: (Idaho Core Teaching Standard 9) Conveys a positive image Displays enthusiasm Uses decision-making skills Demonstrates responsibility Shows respect for others Demonstrates initiative Shows commitment to teaching Final Total /18 Comments_____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ K-12 Certified Instructor Signature: ___________________________________Date__________ 4 of 4
- 5. CWI Instructor: Carol Billing carolbilling@cwidaho.cc EDUC 202 Field Experience Suggested Activities To the K-12 certified teacher being observed: Below is a list of acceptable activities for your CWI Field Experience student. While we (Education faculty at CWI) do not expect that each field experience student will have the opportunity to perform or participate in all of these activities, we do hope that the field experience is a broad and as diverse as possible. Additional blank boxes are provided for writing in specific tasks completed. Please check or make notes on the quality of the student’s performance on these tasks. Duty or activity Quality of Duty or activity Quality of Work Work Work with students Run copies individually Oversee small group Laminate instruction Grade or correct papers Staple or bind Record grades Develop and present a lesson or activity Attend faculty/staff meetings. Present a lesson or activity developed by the supervising teacher Observe or participate in Help design and put up Parent Teacher conferences. bulletin board Provide computer support or Other administrative support student tutoring using the (please define) computer Quality of work: 1 indicates the student did poorly in the area 2 indicates the student did satisfactorily in the area 3 indicates the student did well in the area 5 of 5