Time Celebration/Struggle/Question:
5:30 Engaged the students by defining
the objectives and relating the
lesson to real-world instances.
7:00 Two students were not
engaged/paying attention.
8:10 Reiterated 4th grade benchmarks
and how they are relevant to this
lesson.
8:30 Begin “Explore” phase.
10:00 Three students are not engaged.
10:37 Called on student “Y” to capture
his attention
11:07 – 21:30 Students are engaged in the
exploration phase.
22:31 Another student “J” from the
adjacent class walked into the
room.
23:00 – 32:00 Used attention getters for
classroom behavior management,
thanked students for using proper
classroom norms, observed and
corrected student behavior.
35:25 Gave students “time to think”
before raising hands to answer a
question.
Claim about teaching practice
Communicating with students
and establishing relevancy.
(Domain 3a)
Must scan and observe the
classroom with more frequency.
Connecting with student
knowledge and experience.
(Domain 3a)
Circulating the room and asking
questions without clarifying to
allow the students to use
thinking techniques to try to
solve problems. (Domain 3c)
Must scan and observe the
classroom with more frequency.
Redirection.
Circulating the room and asking
questions without clarifying to
allow the students to use
thinking techniques to try to
solve problems. (Domain 3c)
I did not even notice because I
have encountered this issue
with this student on so many
occasions, I have become almost
immune to his interruptions.
Modeled positive reinforcement
of proper behavior by thanking
students.
Promoted conceptual
understanding through
questioning and pacing.
(Domain 3c)