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Table 3 STeLLA example lesson analysis protocol

From: Design principles for effective video-based professional development

STeLLA Lesson Analysis Protocol: Teacher Name

1. Identify the Lens & Strategy

  • What instances of asking questions that elicit, probe, and challenge student thinking do you observe?

  • What instances of engaging students in interpreting and reasoning stout data and evidence do you observe?

2. Analyze the Video Using the Focus Question(s)

  • What do students seem to understand (or not) about the sun’s effect on climate and seasons?

  • In what ways did the teacher engage students in interpreting and reasoning about data and observations? How did the use of the strategy make student thinking more visible?

Lesson Analysis Step

To Do

Your Analysis

 Claim

Turn an observation, question or judgment into a specific claim that responds to the focus question.

 

 Evidence and reasoning

Point to a specific place in the video transcript lesson plan, or student work that supports your claim. Connect your claim and evidence with reasoning based on STeLLA Strategies, research on learning, your teaching experience, or scientific principles. Also look for evidence that challenges your claim.

Consider an alternative interpretation or explanation.

 

 Alternatives

Consider new questions this might raise.

Consider alternative question’s), activity(s), or strategies.

 

3. Reflect

  What did you learn from this lesson analysis experience?