Monday, June 22, 2020

Giovanna CO #1

Date/Time: 06/22 at 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM

Topic/Skill: Reading      

Teacher Presentation:

-        Zoom meeting

-        No PowerPoint was used

-        Used the chat function to relay questions that she asked verbally and to present and define vocabulary she knew would be unfamiliar to the students.

-        Also used the chat function to share the text that students would be reading from the textbook.

-        Used breakout rooms so that students could discuss the reading and the questions she asked.

Classroom Management:

-        No behavioral issues

-        Students logged on a bit late

-        Students were obviously a bit nervous so she consistently encouraged participation and repeatedly asked questions to maintain their participation.

-        At first students did not have their cameras on so she asked if they could turn on video.

Materials: 

-        Zoom

-        Textbook

Student Participation: 

-        Breakout rooms (partner work)

o   One activity was when students were asked to discuss crime in their country and the things their country has done to stop/prevent crime. This discussion topic was related to the reading given later on in the class

o   The other breakout room was for the students to discuss what they understood from the reading (the teacher acknowledged that the reading was a little bit above their skill level).

-        When the students returned from the first breakout room, they were asked what they discussed.

o   After listening to the students’ responses, the teacher discussed some issues with crime in the US to relate it to American culture.

Feedback Provided:

-        Not much feedback was provided.

-        The teacher encouraged students to participate and openly said mistakes were perfectly okay.

-        She only corrected pronunciation when students asked for it.

Lesson(s) on teaching you learned:

-        Always make an effort to maintain student engagement/participation

-        Speak slowly and clearly using accessible language

-        Relate the content of the lesson to what students know to maintain their interest.

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