This document provides feedback on a teaching assessment (TAP 1) and advice for future teaching assessments. The feedback recommends focusing objectives on what students can do and using observable verbs, including all necessary information while staying focused. It advises against using subjective phrases and to use specific examples from teaching. An old teacher encourages keeping a journal and debrief notes available. Students are asked to review the PACT handbook and prepare for the next teaching assessment (TAP 3 & 4) in two weeks.

1. TED 453
Teaching Practices Seminar
Seminar Session 3
9/18/13

2. TAP 1 Feedback
• Remember that Objectives are:
• What the Students should be able to, not the teacher
• Observable, measurable verbs… not “understand”
• Not normally learning task
• Avoid using “covering” the standards; better– “addressing,”
“teaching to,” etc.
• Include everything that is necessary to respond to the prompt; and
nothing that is not
• Stay focused. Think, “what do I really want to say?”
• Proofread
• Proofread
• Proofread
• Avoid, “in my opinion,” “I believe,” “I feel”
• They do not constitute evidence
• Use specific examples (Karissa, Linda)
• Paragraph frequently

3. Advice from
an old
teacher

4. • Keep up the good work…
• Keep your journal going– when I come to
your classroom, please have it available for
me
• If you have not yet, please begin writing up
Debrief Notes

5. Steal
This
Trick

6. • PACT Teaching Event Handbook
• Planning Task Overview & Quiz
•
For Next Time… (2 weeks– 10/2/13)
•
TAP 3 & 4