After you’ve planned your lesson, practice delivering it out loud or with a “coach,” just like our teachers do! Ask a friend to coach you on the delivery of your lesson. After you deliver your lesson, your coach should give you feedback by using the “Teaching Sample Practice Feedback Cheat Sheet” below. Your coach should tell you one thing you did well and one thing to improve for the next round of practice.
Look and Listen for |
Areas for Feedback and one suggestion to improve ( ) “Next time try...” |
Teacher Presence |
• Body language and eyes face webcam during the lesson |
Student Engagement |
• All students participate in the lesson |
Use of Time |
• Lesson is complete at the five-minute mark |
Clear Instruction |
• Content is taught in an order that makes sense to students • The teacher gradually allows students to independently master the objective • Activities are chosen for the lesson lead students to master the objective |
Preparation |
• Materials are prepared in advance |
Possible examples of coach feedback from the Feedback Cheat Sheet:
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“You did a great job of sounding formal when you gave your students directions, but next time try using more than one engagement strategy because you only asked volunteers to answer your question.”
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“I like the way you rarely had to reference your notes because you practiced so much, but I think you should adjust the lesson activities so that your students spend more time answering questions on their worksheet instead of listening to your lecture.”
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“One thing you did really well varied your tone because it kept me engaged as I listened to your introduction. Next time, be sure to practice screen sharing and moving between slides so the flow of your lesson matches the slide order.”