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ANALYSIS OF DISCUSSION(S)

Step 1: Summarize the discussion(s).

1A. Background Details:

Develop a chart that identifies:

a. Site Visit Number(s)

b. Day(s) of the week

c. Date(s)

d. Grade level(s)

e. Subject(s)

1B. Summary of Discussion(s)

Using your Site Visit Notes as well as the notes taken during the discussion(s), provide 3-4 sentences

summarizing each discussion. Be sure to identify, specifically, who participated in the discussion

and focus on the specific Performance Activity that supports the given IPTS.

Remember that a summary focuses on retelling the main events of the interview in your own words. No

opinion or analysis should be part of your summary.

Step 2: Analyze the discussion(s) and connection to the standard. In this analysis, closely examine the

focus of the discussion, including inquiry and responses received. Consider how the discussion began,

developed, and ended. Focus on the connection between the discussion(s) and the explicit IPT

standard/indicator this discussion(s) is addressing. Be sure to support the claims with specific examples

from the discussion(s).

Step 3: Analyze impact on student learning. Using anecdotal data from the discussion(s), analyze the

way in which what you learned through the discussion(s) impacts student learning. Consider the way

specific characteristics of students in the target grade level and subject area (e.g., developmental

characteristics, previously demonstrated academic performance/ability and special needs, socio-economic

profile, ethnicity/cultural/gender make-up, special needs and language) impact decisions regarding

instruction and assessments made by the teacher, especially in terms of the explicit IPT standard/indicator

on which the discussion(s) focused. Provide quotes whenever possible. Be sure to support claims with

specific examples from the discussion(s).

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