Lesson observation (OTA)

During the B-modules of Professional Development (2B, 3B & 4B) your internship supervisor will come to observe one of your lessons along with your internship mentor. This lesson assessment is included in the evaluation of your performance as a teacher. The assessment concerns a lesson that is given entirely independently, i.e. without interventions by the internship mentor.

The lesson is observed using the OTA. The OTA is a digital tool for teacher observation and reflection, in which the lesson observation is incorporated:

OTA Instrument for Teacher Observation and Reflection (ENGLISH – Word version)

OTA Instrument for Teacher Observation and Reflection (ENGLISH – PDF version)

Instrument voor Docent Observatie en Reflectie (DUTCH)

There is a Canvas site for students which provides information and theoretical founding for the OTA and instructions for its use:

https://canvas.hu.nl/courses/22821

There is also a manual for students, which provides a comprehensive overview of the functionalities and how to use the platform:

Student Manual OTA – Observation Tool Archimedes

For internship mentors / werkplekbegleiders there is also a manual:

Handleiding-Observatie-Tool-Archimedes-lerarenopleider-v1.0-def