The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has provided a TPAD 2 Calendar of Activities at school Level per term. The calendar shows the timelines within which TPAD 2 activities are to be carried out.
It is necessary that you follow the calendar to the latter such that to avoid anomalies when filing your TPAD 2 data online. For instance, it will be a mistake for you to fill learners’ progress records at the beginning of a new term. This should be done towards the end of the term.
See also; THE TPAD 2 CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES.
S/NO. TPAD Activity Action By Time frame
1
Planning meetings before school opening involving all staff to set school TPAD Activity calendar
Heads of Institutions , Senior Management Team, Teachers,
By the last week of the school holiday.
2
Submission of professional documents
Heads of institution All Teachers
By the end of the term
3
Undertaking Lesson observations and identifying and documenting teacher’s professional gaps
Appraisees and appraisers.
Between 2nd week and 10th week of the term
4
Undertaking teacher professional development to address professional gaps.
Appraisees, appraisers, institutional administrators.
Throughout the term; from 1st week to the last week of the term
5
Internal Monitoring & Evaluation of the implementation of TPAD process
Heads of institution, Deputy Head of Institution, Heads of Department
Continuous throughout the term
6
Monitoring the implementation of TPAD process at county level; zonal, sub county & county
Curriculum Support Officers, Sub County Directors and County Directors
Throughout the term; from 1st week to the last week of the term
7
TPAD rating meetings
Appraisee (teachers) and appraiser (HODs, deputy heads, Heads of Institution, CSOs, SCD)
By the closing date of the term
8
Uploading of TPAD data and evidence.
Appraisee (teachers) and appraiser (HODs, deputy heads, Heads of Institution, CSOs, SCD)
Throughout the term
Popular in this section; New TPAD 2 (http://tpad2.tsc.go.ke/) forms free download: Collection of all TPAD forms
The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has released a new TPAD 2 lesson observation form. The form is used during the actual lesson observation process in class by the appraiser.
Scores and comments entered in the new lesson observation form are then uploaded to the appraisee’s TPAD 2 form online. This manually filled lesson observation form can then be uploaded as one of the many documents to be attached as evidence for the teaching standards.
See also; THE NEW TPAD 2 LESSON OBSERVATION FORM Below is the new TPAD 2 lesson observation form. You can also click on this tpad 2 lesson observation form link to download a pdf copy of the the form.
TEACHERS SERVICE COMMISSION
LESSON OBSERVATION FORM
TEACHERS’S
SUBJECT
FULL NAME
TSC NUMBER
TOPIC
ID NUMBER
LESSON TOPIC
CLASS
NO. OF LEARNERS
OBSREVER’S
OBSERVER’S I.D NO.
NAME
INTRODUCTION AND LESSON ORGANISATION
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
MAX
OBSERVER’S
OBSERVER’S COMMENTS
SCORE
SCORE
(MAX IS 1)
Review of the previous lesson/content related to
1
the current lesson
State the objective of the current lesson
1
Link the previous lesson to the current lesson
1
Quality of introduction: captivating/capture
1
learners interest
CONTENT DELIVERY
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
MAX SCORE
OBSERVER’S
OBSERVER’S COMMENTS
SCORE
(MAX IS 1)
summarized the lesson by highlighting the key
1
points
Teaching with lesson notes and lesson plan
1
Mastery of content in line with the syllabus
1
Answering of students questions accurately
1
Covering the lesson within the stipulated time
1
(Started on time and ended on time) .
TEACHING METHODS/TECHNIQUES
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
MAX SCORE
OBSERVER’S
OBSERVER’S COMMENTS
SCORE
(MAX IS 1)
Use of appropriate teaching methods (Question
1
and answer, Demonstration, experimentation,
Discussion/Group work, Field work)
Use of appropriate teaching/learning aids
1
Use of varied teaching methods
1
Demonstrate innovation and creativity in teaching
1
Ability to simulate learners
1
LEARNER INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNICATION
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
MAX SCORE
OBSERVER’S
OBSERVER’S COMMENTS
SCORE
(MAX IS 1)
Answering and asking question
1
Observation
1
discussion and presentation
1
Experimentation / Demonstration / Discussion /
1
Discovery / Question and answer
Field work/presentation
1
Discovery/presentation
1
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
MAX SCORE
OBSERVER’S
OBSERVER’S
SCORE
COMMENTS
(MAX IS 1)
Cleanliness of the classroom
1
Arrangement of desks to enable a teacher to reach
1
an individual student
Moving in class to observe students work
1
1
Marking/checking students in class
1
No chorus answers/knowing learners by name
OBSERVER’S SUMMARY REPORT…….…………………………………………………………………………………..
OBSERVER’S RECOMMENDATION……………………………………………………………………………………….
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