Mahidol University International Demonstration School

Pre-Observation Form

Name: Kunakorn Poochinda Administrator: Dr. Stephen Coryelle

Date of Preconference: Feb 22, 2024 Date/Time of Observation: Feb 22, 2024; 8.30-9.25 am
Grade Level: 12 Subject Area: Accelerated Math
Observational How prior knowledge can help students learn new concept.
Focus:

Directions: To the teacher: Write the area of instruction that will be the focus of the observation on the line
above. Be prepared to answer the questions on this form when you attend the pre-conference with the
Administrator.
1. Briefly describe the students in this class.
There are 5 students, 1 boy and 4 girls, who have
chosen to learn Calculus concurrently this year.
2. What are the goals for the lesson? What do
you want students to learn?
Students will learn a type of probability
distribution called binomial distribution. The
students will be able to calculate the probability of and probability, there should be no problem. I
doing the same experiment repetitively, given that would help them recall Pascal’s triangle and
there are 2 different outcomes.
3. Why are these goals suitable for this group of
students?
In order to make a good decision, students need
to know the chance they have for a particular
situation. Binomial distributions are quite common
in daily life, for example tossing a coin repetitively.
4. How do these goals support the school’s
ESLOs, standards and benchmarks?
The goal should help students progress towards
being innovative thinkers, as binomial distribution
can help them make connections to other content
area/subject. In terms of standards, students will
be able to understand probability and put the
knowledge into practice. Regarding benchmark,
students can determine probability of events with
random variables that have binomial distributions.
5. How do these goals relate to broader
curriculum goals in the subject area as a whole
or in other subject areas?
To the broader math curriculum goals, this class
should give students the ability to distinguish
different types of probability distribution.
6. How do you plan to engage students in the
content? What will you do? What will the
students do?
I will make some cold-call during the lecture. I also
plan to make all students participate, including
opening group activity and practice solving
problems. Finally, I will ask students to work on an
exit slip.
7. What difficulties do students typically
experience in this topic, and how do you plan
to anticipate these difficulties?
If students have a good background in patterns
combinations using the opening activity.
8. What instructional materials or other
resources will you use? (Attach any sample
materials you will use in the lesson.)
PowerPoint slides: posted it on Google Classroom
9. How do you plan to assess student
achievement of the lesson outcomes? What
procedures will you use? (Attach any tests or
performance tasks with rubrics or scoring
guides)
I plan to observe student’s work during
classwork/homework and check their exit slip.
10. How do you plan to use the results of the
assessment?
They will be used to evaluate which part most
students lack an understanding. Some
clarifications or re-teaching may be needed if less
than 60% of the students get the correct answers.

To the teacher: List any items below that you wish to call to the attention of the Administrator. Share your
lesson plan at least a day prior to the observation.