Olivia Oberg CO#1

Date/Time: 1/12/16 @ 11:00-11:50AM

Topic/Skill: Reading Group 3A

Teacher Presentation: The teacher started the class by writing the word contagious on the board and asking the class how to pronounce it. He then has the whole class say the word together, he tells them the part of speech, and asks them what it means. He then wrote the definition on the board and wrote a sample sentence. He selected a few words from a passage and randomly called on students to tell the class what the word means. There was also another teacher who came into the classroom to make an announcement and the teacher took a word she said (recruit) and taught it to the class. The students were given a quiz for the rest of the class.

Classroom Management: The teacher was very outgoing and encouraging to his students. He asked them questions equally, gave them all a chance to participate, prompted class discussion, and reviewed with them. The students were very polite and wanted to participate. It was very clear that the teacher not only had respect from his students, but they really enjoyed being in his class. They listened to him and were polite and eager to learn.

Materials: Projector, white boards, computer, handouts. 

Student Participation: Students were called on randomly, but no one was disappointed when they were called on. The teacher also had students ask the class if they needed a question answered.

Feedback Provided: When the students were being asked what certain words meant, he was helping by giving context clues and explaining how they can help them figure out what they mean. He also encouraged students by saying “good job” and was still positive if they didn’t know what something meant. He also asked the rest of the class to explain something if someone got something wrong.

Lesson(s) on teaching you learned: What I learned from observing this lesson is to make sure to include the whole class and to have a positive and encouraging attitude. I also learned to take words that other people may say and use it as a chance to teach something new. Always looking for an opportunity to teach, even if it is not something that was planned in the lesson originally, is another important thing that I will want to use in teaching.