✔ Awareness / Motivation / Introduction of new lesson
Teacher Preparedness
✔ Demonstrates engagement in instruction at the time of visit
✔ Implements a lesson with clear structure and direction
✔ Presents instructional materials prepared and ready for use
Professional Conduct
✔ Complies with prescribed dress code and maintains professional appearance
✔ Demonstrates respectful and courteous behavior toward learners
Learning Environment and Classroom Management
✔ Maintains a safe and orderly classroom environment
✔ Arranges physical space to support visibility and participation
✔ Establishes and communicates clear behavioral expectations
Student Attendance
✔ Monitors student attendance
✔ Records the number of students present
Instructional Delivery
✔ Demonstrates accurate and confident content knowledge
✔ Communicates lesson objectives clearly
✔ Presents content in a logical and coherent sequence
✔ Maintains appropriate pacing of the lesson
✔ Processes learner responses and outputs meaningfully
✔ Uses technology in teaching
Student Engagement
✔ Majority of learners remain on-task and attentive during instruction
✔ Learners actively participate through recitation, discussion, writing, or performance
✔ Learners demonstrate understanding by explaining ideas, reasoning, or using subject-specific vocabulary
Technology Integration
✔ Presentation slides
✔ Video / Multimedia
Teaching Strategies
✔ Direct instruction
✔ Whole-class discussion
✔ Use of technology
Assessment and Feedback
✔ Check for understanding during the lesson
✔ Aligns assessment tasks with lesson objectives
✔ Reviews learner responses or outputs
NOTES & COMMENTS
The teacher starts her class on the dot.
The teacher exudes an aura of confidence in delivering the lesson to the learner.
She gives clear and direct instructions to her learners.
I suggest that the teacher underscores some of the most salient features of her lesson.