Assignment : Observing and Evaluating Teaching Practices

In this assignment you will observe, document, and evaluate two (2) instructional sessions associated with adult learners. Using the Teaching Observation Form, located here, you will rate each instructor's performance from one (1) to five (5) on each of the evaluative criterion on the form, with one (1) being the lowest and five (5) being the highest. You will also include a rationale or comment for each rating. Note: If you do not observe an evaluative criterion, do not rate the criterion and mark an N/A in the rationale / comment block.

Select one (1) recorded instructional session from List A and one (1) session from List B to observe and evaluate: BELOW ARE THE ONES I CHOOSE

List A Videos are as follows

•Scaffolding as a Teaching Strategy (6 min. 31 s), located at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se6a9Q_37t4

List B Videos are as follows

•Safety Demonstrations (3 min 42 s), located at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFywADBuCVE

Write a five page paper in which you address the following items for each observation separately.

1. Provide the title of each instructional session, and summarize the content of each of the instructional sessions.

2. Critique the overall effectiveness of each instructional session. Use your observation and evaluation notes from the "Teaching Observation Form" to provide a rationale for your critique. I ATTACHED THE FORM

3. Assess the instructional strengths of each session. Provide a rationale for your assessment using examples from your observation.

4. Assess the areas for improvement of each session. Provide a rationale for your assessment using examples from your observation.

5. Compare and contrast the strengths and areas for improvement for the two (2) sessions observed.

6. Based on your current or preferred career, specify two (2) concepts you can apply from this assignment. MY CAREER IS HEALTH CARE RECRUITER AND INSTRUCTER

7. Assess your lessons learned from using the "Teaching Observation Form". Suggest at least one (1) improvement in the form.

8. Include the completed "Teaching Observation Forms" as an Appendix to your paper.