Clinical Field Experience B: Peer Instructional Planning Review

Vanessa Singh
EAD 533
5/12/2021
 Clinical Field Experience B: Peer Instructional Planning Review

We had a peer observation for this week’s field experience. I was very excited to do

another observation because I had only done 5-10 minute observations as a department head in

the past. I had already done about three observations in my previous classes for y master’s

program, and I was so nervous. This time around, I found it a bit easier and felt more

comfortable going in to do the observation. The teacher allowed me to observe for the entire

class period and be in the pre-conference and post-conference with my mentor.

When we arrived at the classroom, my mentor asked the teacher, “how was he doing,” he

also asked, “how are your workouts going”? Our mentor has a great rapport with teachers and

knows what things they are into. Our leader takes the time to build relationships with everyone

on the campus. The instructional leader told the teacher that he seems to have a good rapport

with his students. Students have responded well to him, and he seems to care about them

genuinely. During the observation, we noticed the teacher was not consistent with allowing

students to answer. We suggested maybe adding a timer to his google slides and giving each

student the same amount of time to answer. The teacher used many engagement strategies during

his presentation because he would connect real-world examples in his lesson. I mentioned to the

instructional leader that the teacher could also have a kitchen timer if his computer freezes since

we have had many problems with our internet. I believe my suggestions will help when

technology fails; in our school, the internet has not been our friend, and having a plan B always

works. We want to help teachers as much as we can to be prepared. At this time, we need to have

plan B and even a plan C due to the pandemic throwing all our plans down the window. We need

to continue to learn when things don’t go as planned and be prepared for the future.
 Reference

National Policy Board for Educational Administration. (2015). Professional Standards for

Educational Leaders, 9, 14. Retrieved from http://www.npbea.org/wp-

content/uploads/2017/06/Professional-Standards-for-Educational-Leaders_2015.pdf