In class we generally do lecturing,

Have you had a favorite

Disregarding factors like
worksheets, labs, gallery walks,
How does the class format impact what
class or memory from this
sleepiness and being
reviewing homework, quizzes,
Does adding in breaks between What effects does having the pauses and you can do as a student in Chemistry?
semester so far? Please
hungry, are you generally
group activities, demos, and more. While learning with lecturing, what notes, and doing other activities
changes in activity have on your
Do you find you are gaining more skills
Big Picture, what are your goals Why are you taking Chemistry? describe it and why it was so What has your experience been engaged in class? Why or What helps keep you engaged Please list your engagement with
do you find helps keep you
mixed in help your learning and or experience in class? Do you find you
or learning in a more enduring way
Finally - add any notes or thoughts
at Hogwarts? Why are you here? What are your goals in this class?
memorable.
like in class as a student?
why not?
in class?
each of these below.
engaged?
engagement?
want to learn more?
when we switch between activites?
to Ms.Cohane...
to improve on all of my skills
overall, academically and
athletically. and to find
opportunities for myself to play
hockey at the highest level
possible for my ability. also to to get a high honors grade
get the best education and stuff because i want to take ap bio

to get a great education and

attend a prestigious university

to take advantage of my
education

my goals to achieve at
Hogwarts is to go to a good
college and also because my
cousin attended Hogwarts and
he is my role model so i
followed gis footsteps

i am usually engaged in what

we are learning and i like to be
curious and ask questions
however sometimes i get
distracted very easily and find it
hard to focus on certain tasks

to understand the study of

yes, i really liked burning
chemistry as it may relate to other substances and watch them
subjects i am learning
all change colors
great

to become a better partner

No... havent been in the

class for that long

yes because despite what i

might be acting like in
class (ie not being focused)
i actually aspire to succeed activities that require me to
in this class and fund
think instead of just taking
chemistry to be interesting notes

lecturing- 2
worksheets- 4 with a partner
labs- 5
gallery walks- 5
quiz- 5
group activities- 5
demos- 5

yes, i like chem and the

activitys

i am engaged in all above. i work

my hardest on each but i
sometimes have trouble with
outlines for homework just
the images and videos that keep me
because they are extensive
interested in the material
yes

i am generally engaged, i
bumpy... some good days, some really enjoy the activites
bad ones
we do in class

my experience in class as a
my favorite class from this student has been interesting. i
i am taking chemistry because its semester is capstone
learn new things everyday in
required to and it also seems a lot because i got to do a
class and outside of class on my
more interesting than physics. my research paper and a
own. Although classes have
goals in this class is to get good presentation on a topic that been extremely stressful
grades and understand material interested me
recently
yes

I am taking chemistry because it

is a mandatory class at Hogwarts.
Also, I'm taking chemistry
because it is one of my favorite
subjects. My goals for this class
are to maintain and average
i am at Hogwarts in order to
above 95, and also to be able to
better prepare myself for
better understand chemistry in
college, then eventually the real order to do well enough to be
world. i also want to have fun as placed in AP chemistry, by acing
well.
my final.

i want to get the art award and

get into a college that is good
for me

my favorite class is english

surprisingly and that is
because i like the books we
have read and enjoy
discussing it with my class

partly because its a requirement

and because i like it. i want to
graduate with an average above
90

Because I want to understand

I want to get good grades so to science and prepare myself for
go to a good college
science in the future

My favorite class memory

wad when we used the gas
tubes to see the colors of
certain elements. It was
memorable because it was
really fun to see chemistry
in real life

i like working in labs with

good lab partners. getting
good grades in labs is very
satisfying for me

I really liked just sitting at

extra help and working
collaboratively on
worksheets

my experience has been fairly

successful so far... yet i want to i am generally engaged
stay modest in caee i need help because we constantly
later on
change what were doing

its been pretty good. i feel like

ive learned a lot

I have learned a lot and I feel

like Ive gotten better at study
habits for science

yes because chemistry is

fun and ms cohane has a
good voice for teaching

fun activities

breaks

yes because i feel like it is less

stress for me because it gives me
time to take in the information

i really enjoy class lately

im learning how to become a better

partner/ group member. also this class
helps me be more descriptive and
analytical

youre really energetic during class

which is amazing.

lecturing, worksheets, homework,

and etc are usually straightforward
quizzes can sometimes me more
difficult because before this week,
doing different activities such we've had so many quizzes very
as working in partners or
often. labs are also sometimes
doing labs instead of listening difficult since they have to be very writing notes, filling in the
to a lecture
detailed and are graded harshly. powerpoints

yes but i think its more helpful and

effective to do different activities
yes it also helps us focus more during
for short amount of time
those brief sections

yes, i feel like i am learning more and

its a very effective way of learning

n/a

lecturing- 4.5
worksheets- 5
labs- 5
gallery walks-4
to keep engaged in class, I
homework-4.7
usually take my own notes to quizzes- 5
make sure i dont miss
group activities- 5
anything
demos- 5

what helps me is doing several

examples step by step

they usually have a positive effect

yes, but at times the activities we do seeing that i get time to digest what i
kind of distract me
learned

i think i am learning well with thus

format because there are so many
different ways to understand each topic -more review sessions maybe

videos are good and i like being

able to ask classmates questions

i dont really notice

im kind of neutral about it. like i said i i feel like i am gaining more skills in
dont really notice and it doesnt really outlining chapters and trying to
affect my learning
understand topics

Yes

I like having pauses because it keeps

me engaged

I think that I learn the best when

solving problems not really through
listening to lectures.

Thanks for a fun class!

It makes it more fun to learn and it

helps me from becoming distracted in
class. I do want to learn more after
activities and pauses

I am gaining more skills when we

switch activities. It is more fun that
way

I like all of the activities and labs

and I think we should keep doing
those!!

moving around

Usually, the only time I am

not 100% engaged is when
we take up a long class
block with just taking notes Doing worksheets

out of 5.
lectures 3
wkshts 3
labs 5
gallerys 4
hw 3
quizzes 4
groups 5
demos 5

nothing really does, in all my

clasees i dont enjoy ehen teachers
lecture especially for too long

My favorites are worksheets and

watching demos. I like quizzes but
I do not like the group quizzes. I
think it is hard to review
homework because we don't have
questions to reference because we
don't take our books. I like group
activities and I think the
homework load in good in
general.
When we have notes to fill in.

A lot of the labs were really

fun and memorable, but the
one that was the most
Chemistry is much more
memorable was the color
This class has been different
interesting to me than Physics,
flame lab. It was really cool from others this year, as you go
I want an education that will
and I want to gain a greater
to see how each of the
out of your way to change
prepare me for not only college, understanding of the subject as it different materials reacted to things up with activities and
but also for my life afterwards. truly interests me.
the flame.
labs.

Lecturing - This feels better

because we have things that
makes it easier to follow.
worksheets - These feel more like
filler activities.
labs - These are one the most
Almost always. Like I said, The ease of organization with interesting parts of the class.
this class really does
things such as the power
gallery walk/group activities interest me so I try my best points as well as the different These are fun and break up the
The power point printouts, so I don't
to stay focused every class. activities.
class.
have to focus on taking notes.
Yes.

I've struggled to keep up with

my classmates, but I'm not
giving up. I'm going to keep
coming to extra help sessions
whenever I can, I'm going to
keep studying, and I'm going to
keep trying to get better overall.

Yes, because Ms. Cohane

brings in really positive
energy during each class
and keeps things
interesting.

I like how we have an activity

in which we are being active from most engagement to leastor standing up every 15
labs, worksheets, group activities,
minutes or so. It helps me
demos, gallery walks, lecturing,
Yes. It makes me remember things
regain focus and to stretch out. reviewing homework
Breaks in between slides and videos more and makes me more engaged

1 (worst) to 5 (best)
lecturing (4)
worksheets (4)
labs (5)
gallery walks (5)
It may seem a little strange,
hw review (3)
but the fact that the
quizzes (4)
powerpoints are in color really group activities (usually a 4,
helps me focus.
depending on my partner)

my goals at Hogwarts is to get

good grades so that i can move
on to a good college and have
fun in the process

my favorite class this

im taking chemistry to increase semester has been chinese
my knowledge on the subject and because the teacher is really
hopefully take a higher level class into it and makes it really
in the future
fun and interesting

it has definitely been different

from my previous school as the yes because i normally find
teachers are much more engaged the classes interesting and i normally if i take my own
and willing to help in and
really try to concentrate
personal notes i listen more
outside of the classroom
during the classes
carefully

i want to get a strong liberal

education in an environment
that stresses college level
independence
also i like the dining hall food

i am taking chemistry because i

want to complete four years of
science at Hogwarts
i would like to finish this last
semester with at least an 87

To do well in school and get a

better education than from
home. I am most interested in
photography and art and they
have a great program here.

I am taking it because it is
required; however, I do find it
interesting. I like science a lot
and I hope to do well in the
upcoming final months of the
year.

for the great education and to

play college hockey

i am taking chemistry because i when winston and arron try

i am engaged but get a little
like science and it is a lab science to sing against eachother
tired of
group work and moving
that is required
while doing labs
it had been fun but challenging. lectures
around

i meant to say funny in the last

one sorry
i like this class because i feel
like muss cohane cares deeply
i loved the electron dancing about our sucess and really
activity, i thought it was
wants to do whatever she can to
really gunny
help us do well

Probably when we use fire

and make it look different
colors, that was cool.

it changes the mood i become more

engaged

i am gaining more skills

Yes. I am typically always

engaged in class because I
am interested in the
material that we are
learning.

I really liked when we went

outside earlier this year and
played the game where we'd
close our eyes and our
partner would change
something about themselves
and we had to figure it out.
It wasn't necessarily directly
related to Chemistry, but I
think it was a good exercise
in being observant, and it
was fun too. It was also
good icebreaker for a class
of people who don't all
know each other very well.

gaining skills because it teaches us how

to adapt to the new activity quicker
good job keep up the good work

it serves me more as a reliever than a

want to learn more. always nice to just
take a break, which then makes me
yes, theyre very helpful transitions more excited for class.

lecturing- typically bored

worksheets, labs, demos, group
act - really fun
when we do group work in the homework, quizzes, gallery
back of the room
walks- a good self time

I am enjoying the second

semester more this year. It is
I am taking chemistry because it easier to me and makes a lot
is my favorite science. I really
more sense to me than the
my goals are to become more enjoy it. My goal is to learn more first semester did. I really
educated as a whole person. i
about chemistry and to create a enjoy all of the labs and
I really like this class and the
am here to learn more and to
better understanding of it for
activities/worksheets that
people in it. I have had a really
create an experience for myself myself.
we do.
good experience in this class.

Somehow, I made it through

physics, and growing up I always
I want to get the type of
thought chemistry (and science in
education that I wouldn't have general) was cool. This is, in part,
gotten in a New York SHS like due to being a huge fan of
Brooklyn Tech, and I want to Dexter's Lab when I was little
have fun while I do it. I also
and thinking it would be cool if I
thought that Hogwarts would be could do all the stuff he did.
a nice place to meet new people, Today, I still think Science is
try new things, and figure out cool. Even though I'm struggling
more about myself. It also
I'm really trying because this is
seemed like a good way to
actually really fun (compared to
become more independent,
physics) and I want to do well in
which is a valuable character
Chemistry. It might be cool to
trait in my city.
study chemistry when I'm older.

yes because once i have taken in the

info given i understand it better which
makes me more excited and willing to
learn

i usually am, and when i do

space out its because i get
frustrated easily when
things get difficult
i like the videos and the music
it is my fault, not that of the because its more interactive
class
that way

It has been challenging because

many aspects of chemistry are Yes, I think the difference
foreign to me; however, it has in the activities in class
Food, getting up, practice
been very interesting, as well. help me to stay focused.
problems, and demos.

Ms Cohnae's energy and the

colorful slideshow. Also, the
videos.

quizzes group activities

if i take my own notes i stay more
worksheets demos labs review hw engages

Definitely.

n/a

We get to learn more about what we are

learning in specialized scenarios.
It keeps it fresh and new. Yes.

I really like how class is going. You

seem to have settled into your style
and it's working out great.

If the teacher lectured nonstop without

breaks, i wouldn't really have time to
I think I'm learning in a more enduring
process the information they were
way when we switch between
giving me.I'd also get a bit bored
activities.

I really like your teaching style, and

I appreciate the time and effort that
you put into each lesson. Thank
you!

sometimes but when the activity

isnt related it doesnt normally help it usually helps me want to learn

i find that during chemistry i amgaining

more skills on how to learn
none

lecturing: 3-4
worksheets: 4-5
labs: 5
Hw: 4-5
quizzes: 4-5
group activities: 3-5
( on a scale of 1-5)

occasional practice problems in the

powerpoints
yes, quite a bit

i do want to learn well so i can do well i like the format as it keeps me on my

on tests
toes

thank you for the cookies! i like the

class a lot!

lecturing: 4
worksheets: 8
labs: 8
gallery walks: 6
reviewing homework: 7
quizzes: 8
group activities: 8
demos: 8

when examples are given and

explained in more depth

it makes me collect myself and realize

what i need to do to be more engaged yes, the way ms. cohane teaches is
and take a mental break because school different from other teachers i know,
is tough and overwhelming at times
which i like a lot.

she can go into more depth about

certain things and give more
examples. however, she puts in a lot
of effort and shows that she cares

2 lectures 4 labs 3 gallaty 3

homework 4 quizzes 5 group

lecturing is vague. we do it in every

class at this school soca little
yes. doing notes upon notes gets
change would be nice
long

yes! very much so

i think more group and kess lecture.

lectures get old and they are boring we you are a good teacher just lectures
it keeps us involved and more interested learn better by doing
get long and repetative

to get a better education and be

given chances that i would not
have at any other school I could
go to.

my goals in this class are be able

to have a great understanding of
chemistry so it will help me lots
jn the future

i really like looking through

those black boxes and
looking at the light. i thiught
that was fun and exciting
it has been good

my goals in this class are to

prepare myself for the future, as
at Hogwarts, i hope to achieve chemistry is something that i find this first semester was really
academic success and move on very interesting. when my
fun. a memorable class was
to bigger and better things in
grandfather attended Hogwarts, one math class when my
life. in addition, Hogwarts is
he got the chemistry award for his teacher demonstrated the
very helpful for me socially as i class, so i hope to uphold the
idea of inertia in a way that
am able to interact with friends importance of chemistry that he was really funny and
on an hourly basis
held when he was here.
entertaining
The reason that I chose to come
to Hogwarts was to challenge
myself both mentally and
For the most part, I'm only taking
physically. I feel that at my old chemistry because it looks good
school, I did not give my best to have taken the core 3 science
effort, and I think that has to do classes before going to college.
with the lackadaisical attitude of I'm not really a science person, so
the student body.
it doesn't interest me much either.

i am here because i want to

learn and gain experience.
Hogwarts is hard. i think just
being here is preparing me for
the futurue

to enhance my athletic,
academic and social skills for
whatever lies in the future

I need this class to become a

doctor. It's also fun. To learn it
properly and use it later with my
job.
I have always been a science
lover, my goal is to be able to
truly understand the material

to understand chemistry better

and i want to understand basic
ideas so if i need my knowledge
to learn a lot and get into a good of chemistry jn the future i can
college
use it.

yes i am because we do a
variety of things

I've enjoyed my time at

Hogwarts and have had a great Yes, but I do have a
experience.
tendency to zone out.

I really like the way American

education is applied to students,
it is more efficient than Slovak
system.

the colored fire with the

bunsen burners was great

i think i have been able to get to

know people that i probably
i think i am because the
would not have outside the
material is interesting and
classroom
fun to learn

i am required to take it but also it some of the labs becuase it

to do better in school in a better helps me understand other things is fun to be able to do hands
enviroment
in science
on stuff
not much other than classes

yes i like doing different things to learn yes i beleive i learn better and have a I really love this class and ms
different topics becuase it helps me
better understanding when i am doing a cohane always makes it lots of fun
remeber better
hands on activity
while still always teaching

if i use the notes effectiviely

yes very much so

yes i definitely look forward to class

more

Having to fill in the powerpoint

YES! Very much so

It helps me stay engaged and interested I think I retain the info better

thank you for not just lecturing at us

yes but too many can somewhat

drive my focus away from the
material

It depends on the material most of the

time. I dont mind lectures they are just Yes. I think it impacts seeing exactly
not as fun
what youre learning

I think youre doing great

3. I prefer to do something where i

am physically required to do
somsthing. I do enjoy partner
quizzes though. Really Fun !
Videos

lecturing-5 i love that!

labs-2 i dont like lol
reviewing hw- 5

Movement and activities

Scale 1-5, lecturing 3, worksheets

5, labs 4, reviewing homework 3,
quizzes 5, group 4, demos 4
videos
Lecturing-4
worksheets-5
labs-5
gallery walks-5
reviewing homework-4 (helping
peers understand what they did
right or wrong rather than review
my own homework)
quizzes-5
group activities-5
Pictures and real-life examples.
i think i am best engaged with labs i fond it hard to engage because
and group work. i am least
some of the lectures are a bit
engaged with lectures and
confusing and we move through
homework
them too fast

videos, worksheets and labs

i am engaged with group

actuvities and homework review
yes because the material is
the most, demos and quizzes are
interesting and we do
changing actuvities and group harder when it comes to
different things all the time work
maintaining focus
yes because i find it
interesting

yes it helps a ton

you and the music!

Yes. I have already a lot of

experience with chemistry
and it's interesting to relearn it in a different way
from a different
perspective.
Labs.

The light spectrum lab,

where we were able to see
the different colors of the
chemicals' flames.

yes i enjoyed the lab we did

with the varying colors of it has been good i enjoy class
flames
and the activities we do

lecturing: 3
worksheets:4
gallery walks:5
homework:4
quizzes:5
group activities:4

Yes, I like the alternative

way of going about the
class, it makes it more fun The different activities we do All except quizzes i really like
and helps me stay engaged in class
doing

I have enjoyed my experience. I Yes. The class usually

find chemistry a lot more
involves doing things that
interesting then my science class require you to move around
last year. I enjoy the activites
and i enjoy that. I like
Treats! They are a great
and interactive aspect of it .
being hands on
motivation.

i enjoy every class. the

music and activities make it
i want to become a doctor, in this so much more enjoyable and pretty positive all the way
class i want to do well
stress free
around

My favorite classes are

I look to become a better person My goal in this class is to fully
when we do labs like the
in my everyday life and go to a understand Chemistry and be able one we did last week with
good college.
to use it in the real world.
the fire.

To gain a good education, get to

college, become involved in
medicine, either as a doctor or
cure developer and help people.

being a student in chemistry has

entailed a lot of required focus,
but at the same time it has
yes i am usually engaged as
pushed me to think really hard class is usually interesting when everyone else is
and deeply
and different
engaged

My favorite memory from

this class was when we
acted like different parts of At first I didn't like chemistry,
the atom because it got us but now that I'm getting it, I
all together
really enjoy it.

No. Not a specific memory

but I have enjoyed the many
Because it is important to know activites and treats that
College. I strive to learn, grow about the chemical reactions that motivate me to do well in
and enhance my learning in
go on around you. My goal in this the class while learning ad
order to be prepared for college class is to understand that clearly. having fun.

i am very engaged when we do

labs and move around the room
yes i am engaged when we
but im not a big fan of just doing
do activities around the
packets and watching the slide
room and labs
doing labs and moving around show
taking breaks to do activities

hands on experiments

havjng a powerpoint handout helps

alot!!
yes

writing on the board and a video

occasionally to show a different
pwrspective

3 or 4, 4, 5, 4, 3-5, 3, 5, 4 or 5, 4, practice problems

yes, it helps me see chem as an

interesting topic

she is very fun and straight forward

yes because then we break it up

i like it and i find i learn more because i

can refocus.
i like the class alot!

yes i find it very helpful

yes, i also find it very helpful

I find switching activities keeps me

engaged

yes.

I don't loose my focus if it switches

between activities. Yes.

It makes the class more interesting, not

monotone. Yes.
I love you :D

yes, it keeps us active by doing

different thimgs

it just helps me stay focused

i think sometimes we jump around to

much and to quickly between learning
things. this makes it hard to remember -

yes

they keep me wngaged and i am able to yes because they provide changing
very fun in class cares a lot about
focus for longer periods of time
perspectives and help to keep my focus teaching

yes

it keeps me engaged

it keeps me interested and paging

attention

nothing

i do not feel like doing the chapter

outlines help with my
understanding of the chapter at all