CO #1 Margot Mooney

Date/Time: 06/24 1:00pm

Topic/Skill: Speaking

Teacher Presentation: Professor Olivia James discussed the schedule for the class at the beginning of the meeting. She explained that the class would break out into small groups to discuss a TedTalk they had watched in a previous session. She provided the groups with a Google Doc of questions they would answer as a group. One student would be selected as a leader and the other to would be reporters who presented the answers to the main group. Professor James also took time to go over some mistakes from the assignment given in a previous class. 

Classroom Management: Professor James started the class by engaging students about their day so far. She kept a remarkably upbeat atmosphere while presenting which was great for keeping students motivated. 

Materials: Computer Device for ZOOM, Alex Hannold videos/transcript, & GoogleDocs.

Student Participation: I participated in one of the small groups discussing questions. It was difficult for me to provide much feedback as I had not seen the TedTalk they were discussing. However, two of the students in my group were very engaged and took the assignment seriously. They debated back and forth on which answers would be best for the question. I was, in fact, able to help out with vocabulary for the students. 

Feedback Provided: Unfortunately, none of the groups finished their answers by the end of the class so I was unable to watch the presentations and see the feedback Professor James would provide. 

Lesson(s) on teaching you learned: I learned that it is important to be flexible with the expectations in a classroom. Professor James saw that the assignment was too advanced to be completed in one class, so adjusted the schedule to allow students more time. It is an important lesson that not only should students engage with the teacher, but the teacher should engage with students as well.