Appendix 4 Observation Guide Context for Learning/ Gradualism Class Observed: ________________________________ Time Period __________________________ Discipline: _____________________________________ Date _______________________________ Context for Learning a. Provide information about the context in which you teach so that another educator can understand your teaching decisions for the instruction in the learning segment. Address the following: • Type of setting (e.g., first grade classroom in an elementary school, self-contained classroom, a home, a job site) • Your role in the focus learner(s)’ instructional program (e.g., teach all academic subjects plus support a behavioral plan; pull out of general education classroom for supplementary instruction in reading; coordinate services to the family and model working with the focus learner) • The schedule for instructional time with the focus learner(s) for the learning segment focus (e.g., Tuesdays for 15 minutes; every day for six hours with two hours on reading instruction) • The primary language of instruction, if other than English (e.g., ASL) b. Describe any district, school, or cooperating teacher, or student teaching requirements or expectations that might affect you’re planning or instructional delivery (e.g., prescribed reading curriculum) c. Identify any textbook or instructional program you primarily use for instruction for the learning targets. If a textbook, please provide the title, publisher, and date of publication. d. If group instruction, describe the size and composition of the group (e.g., 6 special education learners; 3 learners with IEPs and 23 general education learners). e. If your teaching setting allows you to work with only one focus learner, describe what about the setting prevents you from working with two learners. Use the lesson plan template to document a lesson implemented by your host educator (fill out the lesson plan as though you taught the lesson).