Magnolia Science Academy Santa Ana

2840 W 1st Street

Santa Ana, CA 92703

Laura Schlottman, Principal

Varol Gurler, Site Director
ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
Teresita Diaz, Meg Fuller, Sheri Johnson, Bao Nguyen

Intro
Teacher Sandra Peterson

Type Summative Assessment

Date April 10th, 2017

Evaluator Varol Gurler

Sheri Johnson

Domain 1: LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Standard 1: Teacher
establishes classroom
rules, practices, and
procedures that support a
positive, productive
learning environment.
3
Comments
Teacher employs classroom norms and supports for positive behavior to
ensure a climate in which all students can learn.
Teacher provides a physically safe, clean, orderly, and inviting environment.
Teacher needs to be proactive and quickly aware when students dont meet
expectations.

Standard 2: Teacher 2
creates physical or virtual
learning environments that
promote student learning,
reflect diversity, and Comments
encourage constructive
and productiv Teacher needs to work on classroom strategies to promote students respect
and caring for others.
Teacher needs to work on cultural characteristics, experiences, and
perspectives of diverse students to create culturally rich lessons.
Teacher needs to offer more praise and positive reinforcement consistently,
even for small gains.

Domain 2: PLANNING & PREPARATION

Standard 3: Teacher 3
understands and organizes
subject matter for student
learning.
Comments

Teacher demonstrates knowledge of subject matter, academic-content

standards, and curriculum frameworks.
Teacher can relate concepts to one another and to other disciplines.
Teacher designs standards-based, rigorous, challenging curriculum that is
accessible to all students.

Standard 4: Teacher plans 3

instruction and designs
learning experiences for all
students.
Comments

Teacher posts learning objectives in the classroom.

Teacher posts an agenda outlining the planned activities.
Teacher needs to focus on student developmental needs, background, and
interests in planning for instruction.

Domain 3: INSTRUCTION & ASSESSMENT

Standard 5: Teacher sets 2
the stage and effectively
communicates learning
expectations.
Comments

Teacher needs to work on getting students attention and focus and hooks
them into the lesson.
Teacher needs to use strategies consistently, such as paraphrasing, repetition,
visual cues, essential questions, etc., to interpret learning objectives to
students.

Standard 6: Teacher 3
implements effective
teaching strategies that
engage students in
learning. Comments

Teacher facilitates the lesson at an appropriate pace that maximizes student

learning and on-task behavior.
Teacher implements multiple strategies to help students construct their
understanding of a concept.
Standard 7: Teacher uses 3
formative and summative
assessment strategies to
monitor student progress
and to adjust instruction in Comments
order to maximize student
achiev Teacher closely monitors all students progress toward meeting student
learning outcomes.
Assessments used by teacher are aligned with learning objectives.

Standard 8: Teacher 3
differentiates instruction to
meet the needs of diverse
learners.
Comments

Teacher differentiates classroom elements.

Teacher addresses the needs of English learners and students with special
needs to provide equitable access to education.

Standard 9: Teacher helps 2

students become strategic
learners and develop
higher order thinking skills.
Comments

Teacher needs to work on providing cooperative learning experiences.

Teacher needs to work on questioning to encourage students to allow their
misconceptions to emerge and improves student learning by addressing
misconceptions.

Domain 4: PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

Standard 10: Teacher 3
engages in professional
growth.

Comments

Teacher working on her BTSA.

Teacher participates in grade level/department meetings and
school projects and works as a team player.