Special Education Student Teacher Observation Form: CCSE/ECSE Evaluation Tool

Observing a special education teacher candidate means looking at planning, classroom management, teaching practice, and dispositions, then giving feedback that helps them grow. This three-page form brings all of that into one organized document for formal observations in CCSE or ECSE placements.

What's Inside

• Rating scales from Minimal to Advanced: covering Instructional Planning and Preparation, Classroom Environment, Teaching Practice, and Professional Dispositions
• Instructional Planning: lesson design, learning objectives, and accommodations and modifications
• Classroom Environment: fairness, classroom management, and individualized interventions
• Teaching Practice: transitions, instructional strategies, questioning, feedback, and checking for understanding
• Professional Dispositions: enthusiasm, reflective practice, collaboration, and professionalism
• Narrative Observations section with space for additional pages
• Successes and Strengths, and Suggestions and Considerations sections
• Candidate's Goals for Improvement Based on Feedback
• Conference documentation with signature lines for the university supervisor, teacher candidate, and cooperating teacher

How It Helps You

• Keeps feedback consistent and objective with a clear rating scale
• Turns the post-observation conference into a focused conversation about goals
• Keeps the candidate, cooperating teacher, and supervisor working from one shared document

Ways to Use It

Use it for formal candidate observations, and repeat it across a semester to track growth. The form is editable, so you can adjust it to fit your program's requirements.

Who It's For

University supervisors, cooperating teachers, and teacher preparation programs.

Format

PDF (print-ready) and PPTX (editable). Instant download. 3-page form.

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