Example 4: New Docent Observation Sheet

Sample New Docent Observation Form courtesy of the Delaware Historical Society, Wilmington, DE.

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Museum Educator Observation Sheet

The purpose of this form is to foster learning through guided observation, to inspire programmatic self-awareness, while keeping track of the number of times you have observed a particular program. Use this form when observing a Delaware History Museum program for the first couple of times by each fellow Museum Educator.

Observer: _________________________________ Date: ___________________

Guide Observed: ____________________________ Program observed: ________

How many times have you observed this program: 1 2 3 4 5 time(s)

How did the guide introduce themselves: ________________________________

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How interested were the students, did they enjoy the program? : ______________

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3. How did the teachers and chaperones interact with the students? (cell phones, discipline, attentiveness, etc…) :__________________________________________

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4. When/ if student attention waned, how did the guide keep the attention or adjust their program (eye contact, body movement, speaking voice): ___________________

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Please turn over for additional questions.

5. What did you learn from the questioning techniques this guide utilized? : ________

6. Explain how you benefited from observing this fellow museum educator: _______ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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7. Were there any aspects of the guide’s presentation that you would like to incorporate in your programs in the future, if so, what? : _______________________

8. Is there anything that you plan to do differently in your programs? : ____________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9. Additional comments on our programs, educators, or particular events this day: ___