Resident Educators are required to be observed by their RE Mentor at least one time in their first year of Residency.  The Orange School District HIGHLY RECOMMENDS that Resident Educators engage in 3 Instructional Cycle lessons that are observed by the RE Mentor.  At least one of these lessons must be videotaped and analyzed together in a collaborative meeting.

    If the Resident Educator elects to complete ONLY ONE Instructional Cycle Lesson, the ENTIRE Instructional Cycle lesson document (with attached supporting evidence) must be completed, uploaded and submitted in Taskstream under this requirement.  Outlined below are several possible options for the NUMBER of observations that the Resident Educator will choose to participate in:

   Option 1: Engage in only 1 COMPLETE Instructional Cycle lesson: (To be completed before first OTES evaluation whenever possible):

1. Resident Educator must answer EVERY question on the Lesson document selected (from 3 provided choices) and provide corresponding video and student evidence.

2. Once all lesson dcoumentation has been completed, RE will save copies in his/her RE year 1 folder and then will upload and save all lesson documentation to Taskstream and submit for evaluation (again only "met" or "not met" criteria is used).

    Option 2: Engage in Portions of the Instructional Cycle across 2-3 observed lessons (at least 1 observation before first OTES evaluation recommeded whenever possible):

1. RE Mentor and Resident Educator meet to review prompts and questions on the Lesson document selected and determine which areas to focus on for each lesson. HOWEVER, the GRAY sections of the OCSD document MUST be completed for EACH lesson/observation.   It is imperative that ALL questions and prompts be addressed and documented throughout the course of the 2-3 lessons. Questions may be answered more than once across multiple lessons.  The RE must also complete at least 1 lesson that is videotaped and uploaded.

2. If the RE elects to completes 2-3 lessons, Lesson 1 will be uploaded in the "Fall" lesson entry (Required), Lesson 2 will be entered in the "Winter" lesson entry (optional, but highly recommended) and Lesson 3 will be entered in the "Spring" entry (optional, but recommended).  

   Option 3: (Required for any Year 1 that is receiving 1-2 year(s) of Credit: Completion of 3 FULL Instructional Cycles: (with at least 1 observation recommended before first OTES evaluation whenever possible):

1. RE elects to complete the entire Lesson document and collects corresponding student evidence and resources and creates a videotape of at least 1 lesson to reflect on and analyze with his/her RE Mentor for each of the three lessons.

2. If the RE elects to complete all 3 lessons, each lesson is completed and uploaded as follows: Lesson 1: = Fall, Lesson 2 = Winter, Lesson 3 = Spring.

**In the sections that follow, the options for the FORMAT of completing documentation of the Instructional Cycle lesson are shared

The formal observation process is one of the most useful collaborative experiences in the Resident Educator Program.  Consequently, it is recommended that Resident Educators document multiple sources of evidence including the requirements shared below and a collection of student work samples that can be added to this portfolio.  The evidence gathered during these observations should reflect the Ohio Educator Standards, alignment with Ohio Content Standards and Schlechty Design Qualities (District).  

Documents referenced in this sectuion are OPTIONAL and may be used to help Resident Educators prepare for their lessons that will be observed by their RE Mentors and/or OTES Evaluators.  It is important to meet with your RE Mentor to review these documents including 1. The RE Instructional Cycle Observation Document, 2. The Taskstream OTES lesson template and 3. The OCSD Instructional Cycle Lesson document in order to determine the planning format that will be most beneficial for each Resident Educator.  WHATEVER document format is chosen, it is expected that the SAME format will be used for all observations throughout the 2016-17 academic year.

It is REQUIRED that each Resident Educator be observed AT LEAST ONE time throughout the 2016-17 school year formally by his/her Resident Educator Mentor and that supporting lesson documentation related to this lesson is provided.  AT LEAST ONE Instructional Lesson MUST be videotaped throughout the academic year.  The Resident Educator and Mentor should plan to review and analyze the videotaped lesson together and provide some documentation of that post-observation collaboration within this portfolio.

Optional Instructional Cycle/Formal Observation Document Choices:(choose 1 of the following formats)

            Option A: Use RE Instructional Cycle observation documents (pre-assessment, instructional cycle lesson document (pre-and post responses) and Post-Observation Collaborative Log)