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- Observation Lesson Plan

Faculty: Saima Nomaan
Section: F24

Observers: Tandy Baily.

Mouza Alayyan.
Maha Alameri

Date: 05-06-14

Time: 10:30

Room: T104

1. Please give details of your class; level, number of students.
Class level: FND Level: 2, Semester: 201320 Spring 2014.
Number of students: 20

2. What material are you covering in class?
HCT PEARSON App. Unit: 13: Our Wildlife.
(Vocabulary items: Endangered, Extinct, Carnivore, Herbivore, Habitat, Reptiles, Mammals,
Insects, Domesticated, Nocturnal, Wildlife)

3. What are the lesson objectives?
The lesson will take 2 classes of 50 min duration.
By the end of the lesson students will be able to:
1. Learn, practice and use new vocabulary.
2. Find facts about an animals they like using research skills.
3. Create an imaginary animal having combined features of different animals using Switch
Zoo iPad App. And give it a unique name.
4. Take/save photos of the unique animal.
5. Using their critical thinking skills, write an interesting story based on this animal.
(Creative writing)
6. Share this story with classmates by publishing it on Padlet Wall collaborative website or
print it.
4. Please outline the activities that will take place (bullet points only).

Warmer activity.
Vocabulary: Word Matching Activity. (Individual work)
Information gathering/fact finding activity on iPads and writing activity
worksheet. (Pair work)
Make your own animal activity on iPads using Switch Zoo app. (Group work)
Follow-up writing activity on worksheet: Pretend you are the -------------.
Project completion (main story writing) and Homework will be given in the next
lesson.

5. Where does this lesson fit into the timetable/semester teaching plan?

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Week 14, June 01-05.

6. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the group?

A vibrant, enthusiastic and eager to learn group.

Speaking and listening skills are better than writing and reading.
Majority is hard working.
Like to work in pairs and groups but hesitant to change seats and group
members.
Hesitant to speak in English during lessons and tend to use Arabic language in
group/pair discussion activities instead of English.

7. Is there anything you would like the observer to focus on in the observation with
relation to:
. the class/students
. the teaching/learning

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Faculty: Saima Nomaan
Section: F24

Observer: Mouza Al Ayyan

Date: 05-06-14

Room: T104

Time: 10:30

Teaching/Learning Strategies How? / Comments

Checks understanding of important
concepts and clarifies where
necessary.

The teacher gave the instructions of the writing project. Also

there were handouts given to the students to make sure they
are aware of the project. The teacher were walking around the
class, monitoring students understanding of the task. However
the teacher was checking each group.

Provides opportunity for meaningful

language development to take place.

The teacher gave new words (adjectives), which could help

students to build up their writing.

Communicates clearly and at an

appropriate level.

The teacher was talking with students with good level of

language, which suits students level, and they could
understand what she is saying.

Selects material appropriate for the

students and their level.

The teacher asked the students to download switch zoo app.

The app will help students with their writing project, where
they can work on the project with apps support. As I watched
that the app was easy to use, there was description of the

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chosen animal. As I saw, it was new for the students, but there
were no issues with using this app with students.
Uses a variety of learning strategies,
ie groupwork, pairwork etc.

The students were working in group. They can help each other
with the project. By at the have to produce the project
individually.

Uses classroom equipment (board,

A/V, comp., etc) effectively.

The teacher used variety of classroom tools such as white

board, smart board, apple TV, Ipad and different apps to
present the lesson.

Responds effectively to questions &

comments.

The teacher worked successfully to answer students questions,

help them with their problems if they face while using the new
app.

Good rapport & classroom control.

The students were on the task. Most of the students were

enjoying the lesson. The students were following teachers
instructions. As I observed there were good relationship
between the students and teacher, I did not see any
misbehavior during the lesson.

Uses class time effectively, i.e. pace

and timing.

The teacher was giving extra time for students, because they
did not finish the activity. The students were taking long time
with some of the activities.

General comments/ Other.

Overall the whole lesson was excited, as I watched that the

students were happy with the lesson.

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Observees reflections on the lesson: (eg What I liked . What Id do differently.)

I like using switch zoo app, giving them new words which could help them with their writing and
I liked the way of you monitoring the students.
I would do differently instead of giving students activity on the paper, I will use near pod app to
let students do the activity online or using different apps.

Signed:

(Peer Observer)

Signed:

(Observee)

Date:

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