Video&Observation&

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Observers&name:&Lindsey&Hancock&&& &

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Lesson&observed:&Graphing&Lesson&&

Purpose:&&To#provide#a#framework#for#reflection#and#collaborative#conversations#about#teaching#and#learning.#
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Directions:##Read#over#the#guiding#questions#below.##As#you#view#the#video,#jot#down#notes#about#what#you#see#
and#hear.#Note#any#examples#or#evidence#to#support#answers#to#the#questions.#
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Student&Engagement/Classroom&Involvement&
Notes&
1. #How#are#students#involved#in#the#lesson?###
o Interactive#by#making#a#graph#together#as#a#class#
What#is#the#extent#of#student#
o Having#the#students#be#the#ones#that#collect#the#
involvement?#
data#
o Students#respond#very#well#to#the#engagement#

2. Were#there#opportunities#for#students#to##
ask#questions?##What#kinds#of#questions##
were#they#asking?##
How#did#the#teacher#help#students#make#
connections#to#what#they#were#learning?#

o Clarification#on#data#collection.#They#had#to#
collect#the#data#a#few#times#to#make#sure#
everyone#voted.#She#had#the#students#come#up#
and#draw#the#bar#graph#at#the#front#of#the#class.#
She#took#something#they#knew#like#specials#
classes#and#had#them#relate#it#to#math.#

3. Describe#the#interaction#in#the#classroom.#

Student&Learning&
1. What#evidence#do#you#see#that#indicates#
student#learning?##
2. Was#the#learning#outcome#explicitly#
conveyed#to#the#students?#
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o The#students#were#very#well#behaved#and#quiet#
listening#to#her#at#all#times.#They#all#had#their#
hands#raised#and#wanted#to#participate#in#drawing#
the#graph.#
Notes&
They#would#respond#aloud#to#her#questions.#How#many#
more#people#liked#Library#than#STEAM?#the#student#
would#then#raise#their#hands#and#respond#to#the#
question.#There#was#a#lot#of#student#interaction#with#the#
teacher#as#well#as#with#each#other#when#it#was#
appropriate.##

3. What#evidence#did#you#see#that#the#
learning#goals#were#achieved?#
4. How#did#the#teacher#monitor#student#
progress?#
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Instruction&
1. What#is#the#teacher#doing?##(Facilitating,#
lecturing,#coSlearning,#etc.)#
2. How#was#content/concepts#presented#to#
students?#Was#there#adequate#
explanation#of#the#concepts#to#ensure#
student#learning?#

The#students#understood#the#information#that#was#
presented#because#they#would#get#the#correct#answers#
and#then#she#would#explain#the#reasoning#behind#their#
answers.#She#would#have#the#students#hold#a#thumbs#up#
or#1,#2,#or#3#fingers#to#show#if#they#understood#what#was#
being#taught#in#the#lesson.##

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The#teacher#is#facilitator#of#the#information.#She#was#
guiding#the#students#learning#by#having#them#interact#
with#one#another#and#with#her.#The#graph#was#displayed#
on#a#large#piece#of#chart#paper#on#board.#

3. #What#kinds#of#questions#did#the#teacher#
ask?###
What#questions#provided#
opportunities#for#students#to#
explain,#defend,#compare,#
evaluate?###
Did#the#teacher#wait#for#responses?##
Probe#for#deeper#understanding?#

The#teacher#asked#the#several#questions#prompting#the#
students#to#share#their#thinking#and#defend#their#
answers.#She#would#always#ask#why#they#got#that#
number#and#how#they#came#to#that#conclusion.#The#
teacher#would#wait#for#all#of#her#students#to#have#a#
response#before#asking#someone#to#share#their#answer#
with#the#whole#class.##

4. What#tasks#are#students#doing?#Did#the#
students#have#the#opportunity#to#practice#
their#new#knowledge#or#skill?#Did#the#
practice#help#support#the#learning#
outcome?#
5. How#did#the#teacher#manage#the#learning#
environment?#(Procedures,#securing#
attention,#time#on#task,#etc)#

The#students#were#creating#a#bar#graph#together#during#
the#teaching#portion.#After#labeling#the#graph#
appropriately#with#all#of#the#correct#titles#and#axiss,#the#
students#were#able#to#work#with#their#table#groups#to#
graph#their#own#data#on#chart#paper.#The#teacher#did#a#
great#job#at#making#sure#the#students#were#always#on#
task.#The#students#were#very#well#behaved#throughout#
the#entire#lesson.##

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3&Affirmations&based&on&the&observations&and&evidences&above&
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Great&classroom&management!&
Collecting&data&as&a&class&was&a&great&way&to&get&the&students&involved&&
Creative&practice&allowing&the&students&to&work&on&a&similar&problem&with&their&table&
groups&
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2&Questions&for&Consideration&
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How&could&you&solve&the&data&collection&issue&at&the&beginning&of&the&lesson?&
What&could&have&been&done&to&give&the&students&more&of&an&opportunity&to&
communicate&as&a&class&throughout&the&lesson?&
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1&Recommendation&&
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Maybe&go&into&more&detail&about&the&importance&of&labeling&the&graphs.&&