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Instructor’s Name:
Observer’s Name:
Course Number and Section:
Date of Observation:


Pre-Observation Meeting (Summarize the discussion of the plans for the class session to be observed and for the course in general):

Class Observation: (Describe the class session. Possible questions to address: What teaching strategies worked well? How clear was the presentation of ideas? Of assignments? How did the instructor handle questions? Class discussion? Were in-class writing or group exercises effectively explained and implemented? How prepared were students for class? For group work? Describe the instructor’s teaching persona.)




Recommendations: (What are this instructor’s strengths? What recommendations can you make as to how the instructor can become a more effective teacher?)