Elementary Art JOURNAL Rubric Template

Date of Observation Time of Day School Art Teacher Grade level Length of class period No. of students and No absent
PHYSICAL	Room description, specific Students per class, per day Student desk arrangement – Teacher desk location Rules in the classroom (posted, discussed, enforced) Supplies and storage for all classes Materials on hand Technology and multi-media equipment
ORGANIZATION SYSTEM	Art Reproductions Slides or digital copies Samples of work Units of study Storing student work in progress Storing work for exhibition
SUPPLIES - COST	Total budget Per student, per year expenditures Supplies donated Supplies from home (teacher or student) Expendable central supply bid vs. vendors COST per student for this unit Resources for materials Recommended sources for donations (types of materials)
DISPLAYS	Within school (explain location, size, type, rotation) Hallway Classroom entry Classroom
LESSON	Art lesson (Unit: new or ongoing, previous experiences) List WI DPI Art Standards Isolated art activity or integrated with another subject area Objective of the lesson for the day (document on white board) Students were aware of the objectives (expectations listed, or verbalized) Overall goal of the lesson, for student and for teacher Lesson allowed for experimentation, creative problem solving and higher level of thinking: analysis, synthesis and evaluation…explain Lesson repetition - modifications (describe recommendations)
PRESENTATION	Classroom aids assisted Teacher behavior with students entering class Beginning the class (captured student attention) Instructions and length of introduction Instructions recapped, reinforced activity Class was prepared for messy media, comment Describe activity – movement of teacher throughout class (list subject area) Teacher comments which helped motivate students Comments which detracted from motivation Class interruptions Student comments which motivated or detracted from the lesson Motivational techniques which produced results in stimulating students Describe use of examples (books, objects, videos, reproductions, visual aids) Effectiveness of visual aids Demonstration: describe step by step Length of time for demonstration Evaluate effectiveness of demonstration, how could you tell? What would YOU add or change in similar demonstration? What could be added or changed if YOU were motivating students? Appropriate length of class of time
DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS	List ALL materials and media for lesson Describe method of material distribution Materials that were needed but NOTreadily available Effective or non-effective distribution, describe how could you tell? Student reaction to distribution What would YOU add or change distributing materials?
STUDENTS	Behaviors that were noticeable and describe situation: Self contained, problem-solver, risk-taker Self- directed on task Self-directed off task “I can do it” Helpful to others Copied each other Wandering, off task Easily distracted Defiant Needed constant supervision Needed constant reassurance Avoided working Did not know what to do Bored Did not want to get messy Excessively chatty Avoided following directions Inappropriate use of materials Wanted teacher to do the work Rushing to get it done Attention seeking Had own agenda Disruptive once Disruptive several times Special Ed needs addressed, physical and verbal, explain Behavioral concerns for special needs students Interventions or modifications for special needs students, give specific explanations Behavioral issues: how was it handled? What would YOU add or change in the same situation with student behavior? Rules were enforced
ON TASK	Strategy to keep students focused and on task as the lesson progressed Students encounter frustrations or develop questions with work in progress. Questions were posed and answered (explain) Describe any situations which arose in which student expressed distress with lesson and how it was handled? Total length of CREATIVE TIME ON TASK
CLEAN UP	Class stopped for clean up (explain when and how) Describe clean up procedure Describes roles in clean up (everyone, a few, assigned jobs, and/or teacher role) Complications in clean-up (describe) Effective clean up procedures What would YOU add or change in the same situation with cleaning up?
CONCLUSION	Lesson concluded (review, evaluation, assessment) Class dismissal
EVALUATION	Discuss with art teacher criteria for assessing student learning for this art lesson Rubric What would YOU add or change in the evaluation? (NOTE THIS MAY DIFFER) Objectives were achieved by majority of students, explain
ART EXHIBIT	Types of exhibits (explain location, length of time, installation and take down responsibilities Exhibits within the community All school exhibit
ATTACHMENTS	Lesson plan copy, handouts, rubrics or other additional information with explanation of use What did the lesson cost if YOU purchased the materials from a vendor? Comment on the observation and YOUR personal insights
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Date of Observation
Time of Day
School
Art Teacher
Grade level
Length of class period
No. of students and No absent

PHYSICAL

Room description, specific

Students per class, per day

Student desk arrangement – Teacher desk location

Rules in the classroom (posted, discussed, enforced)

Supplies and storage for all classes

Materials on hand

Technology and multi-media equipment

ORGANIZATION
SYSTEM

Art Reproductions

Slides or digital copies

Samples of work

Units of study

Storing student work in progress

Storing work for exhibition

SUPPLIES - COST

Total budget

Per student, per year expenditures

Supplies donated

Supplies from home (teacher or student)

Expendable central supply bid vs. vendors

COST per student for this unit

Resources for materials

Recommended sources for donations (types of materials)

DISPLAYS

Within school (explain location, size, type, rotation)

Hallway

Classroom entry

Classroom

LESSON

Art lesson (Unit: new or ongoing, previous experiences)

List WI DPI Art Standards

Isolated art activity or integrated with another subject area

Objective of the lesson for the day (document on white board)

Students were aware of the objectives (expectations listed, or verbalized)

Overall goal of the lesson, for student and for teacher

Lesson allowed for experimentation, creative problem solving and higher level of thinking: analysis, synthesis and evaluation…explain

Lesson repetition - modifications (describe recommendations)

PRESENTATION

Classroom aids assisted

Teacher behavior with students entering class

Beginning the class (captured student attention)

Instructions and length of introduction

Instructions recapped, reinforced activity

Class was prepared for messy media, comment

Describe activity – movement of teacher throughout class (list subject area)

Teacher comments which helped motivate students

Comments which detracted from motivation

Class interruptions

Student comments which motivated or detracted from the lesson

Motivational techniques which produced results in stimulating students

Describe use of examples (books, objects, videos, reproductions, visual aids)

Effectiveness of visual aids

Demonstration: describe step by step

Length of time for demonstration

Evaluate effectiveness of demonstration, how could you tell?

What would YOU add or change in similar demonstration?

What could be added or changed if YOU were motivating students?

Appropriate length of class of time

DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIALS

List ALL materials and media for lesson

Describe method of material distribution

Materials that were needed but NOTreadily available

Effective or non-effective distribution, describe how could you tell?

Student reaction to distribution

What would YOU add or change distributing materials?

STUDENTS

Behaviors that were noticeable and describe situation:

Self contained, problem-solver, risk-taker
Self- directed on task
Self-directed off task
“I can do it”
Helpful to others
Copied each other
Wandering, off task
Easily distracted
Defiant
Needed constant supervision
Needed constant reassurance
Avoided working
Did not know what to do
Bored
Did not want to get messy
Excessively chatty
Avoided following directions
Inappropriate use of materials
Wanted teacher to do the work
Rushing to get it done
Attention seeking
Had own agenda
Disruptive once
Disruptive several times

Special Ed needs addressed, physical and verbal, explain

Behavioral concerns for special needs students

Interventions or modifications for special needs students, give specific explanations

Behavioral issues: how was it handled?

What would YOU add or change in the same situation with student behavior?

Rules were enforced

ON TASK

Strategy to keep students focused and on task as the lesson progressed

Students encounter frustrations or develop questions with work in progress.

Questions were posed and answered (explain)

Describe any situations which arose in which student expressed distress with lesson and how it was handled?

Total length of CREATIVE TIME ON TASK

CLEAN UP

Class stopped for clean up (explain when and how)

Describe clean up procedure

Describes roles in clean up (everyone, a few, assigned jobs, and/or teacher role)

Complications in clean-up (describe)

Effective clean up procedures

What would YOU add or change in the same situation with cleaning up?

CONCLUSION

Lesson concluded (review, evaluation, assessment)

Class dismissal

EVALUATION

Discuss with art teacher criteria for assessing student learning for this art lesson

Rubric

What would YOU add or change in the evaluation? (NOTE THIS MAY DIFFER)

Objectives were achieved by majority of students, explain

ART EXHIBIT

Types of exhibits (explain location, length of time, installation and take down responsibilities

Exhibits within the community

All school exhibit

ATTACHMENTS

Lesson plan copy, handouts, rubrics or other additional information with explanation of use

What did the lesson cost if YOU purchased the materials from a vendor?

Comment on the observation and YOUR personal insights

MOST VALUABLE LEARNING