Tessa CO #2

 

Date/Time: Thursday, October 24 11:00-11:50 am 

Topic/Skill: Reading, Ryan Flemming, levels 3 and 4 combined 

Teacher Presentation: The teacher had students read an article independently, and then instructed them on how to take Cornell notes. 

Classroom Management: The teacher noticed it was taking students longer than expected to read the article. To stay on pace with the class, he went ahead and gave them the quiz and let them get into new groups to discuss new words. 

Materials: projector, whiteboard, youtube video on note taking. 

Student Participation: Students used their own devices to access the article and submit a short quiz on the article’s main idea. Students got in groups to discuss new words they learned while reading. Students were also very vocal and active in shouting out answers or asking questions. 

Feedback Provided: When students were in their groups, the teacher floated around to answer students' questions and clarify some pronunciation and meanings of new words.  

Lesson(s) on teaching you learned: When helping the students understand some new vocabulary, rather than giving a literal dictionary definition, he used a lot of synonyms. I found this to be a good technique in helping them understand the meaning but also expanding their vocabulary with other words that mean the same thing. 

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