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Burgess was amazing with questioning while watching a video. It kept the kiddos engaged. She continually would pause and talk about the segment they just watched and then question them. Cabe had established so many routines with her students. It was awesome to see them just respond in certain ways since they had been trained to do so. I also liked how she had them do individual practice and then paired them up for another activity. Collins technology was amazing. Using the iPad kept her mobile in the classroom, not tied to the board. She was able to walk around the entire time to guide and redirect students. I loved it! I will definitely have to figure this out for next year.

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I liked how Crystal Atkins reminded her students that their phone could be put to good use in statistics, and that they had a set of norms for when to use it and when to use a different application depending on the problem they were trying to solve. We use phones in my class often in lieu of laptops, and I'd like to implement a better set of guidelines for how to use it in a classroom setting with confidence students will not get distracted or pulled away doing other things that aren't on task.

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I liked the deconstruction of a paragraph into sentence strips then students are to put them together in a complete order. This is a way to break down a larger task into smaller more approachable parts. I would use this when we are starting to write essays, so they can piece together a paragraph.

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Algebra II

I enjoyed seeing teacher/ student interaction, how the teacher kept students on task and also on pace by telling the class what question they should be on.

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I really enjoyed getting to pop into classrooms I never see, and getting to see how facilitation was similar and different, some using a traditional method of talking with students and others incorporating group talk and technology as a supplement. Interesting!

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I really enjoyed how Ms. Cabe used technology in the classroom learning environment.  You could see the students were engaged and motivated to learn and be challenged.  I also liked how this learning platform also provided immediate feedback to the students.
Technology is always a good learning tool because it can be fun, self paced, and the games provide great opportunities for visuals in addition to text.

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I liked seeing how Ms Weems got student input in solving problems in Algebra by walking around the room and motioning for students to answer. Mr. Patterson had a timer on the SmartBoard, kids wrote some answers, and then he asked questions about what they were reading and writing. Students were engaged because of the processing time. Then KAP Chem with Ms. Wells was engaging, and all the kids were talking about the video they had just watched and helping each other answer the qujestions. Some hands were quietly raised, and teacher was walking around answering questions. I have observed Ms. Cabe before, and like how she has games with vocabulary words they have learned ready to play and review when students are finished with their work. THS teachers rock!

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Biology

In Mr. Campbell's class, the students were supportive of each other and really collaborated. I loved hearing them explain concepts and clarify ideas for one another. I plan to use more group questioning strategies to help promote that same culture in my classroom.

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World Geo

I saw several things I enjoyed. I liked the partner reviews for a coming test. I also saw a great group discussion in another class rather straight lecture making the learning more meaningful. I also saw excellent time management in another class where obvious procedures were in place for students to follow.

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English II KAP

Today was a great mix of strategies. If you have not heard of the SPY activity, the students were very engaged in analysis. The history department was busy today. I enjoyed the setup of the rooms and the feedback given to the students over assessments. We ended the tour observing technology use in the geometry classroom. Very helpful!

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I observed effective classroom management strategies. In the U.S. History classroom the teacher did a great job of actively monitoring. This allowed him to keep students on task and easily see where students were struggling. In the science classroom we visited she did a good job of keeping the students actively engaged by probing them with questions as they watched a video clip of a science experiment.

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I really enjoyed the create a brochure guided reading/notes activity and can’t wait to incorporate that into class.
Seeing so many management strategies being used (and reminded that those behaviors took practice), with creative implementation of Kagan strategies.
Also using the iPad. I love how it allows you to be mobile and respond on the fly.

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I loved how Collins was using the IPad to write on. Her back was never turned to the class. She showed students 2 ways to find the answer… algebra tiles or some figured out the ‘shortcut’. She called on distracted , sleeping student. He immediately sat up and participated.

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Liked “ impact of 3rd party” countdown clock and sort of a “ flipped “ idea!
Loved the “ saturated solution “ video  and  explaination.
Saw great interaction with students and students engaged!
All 3 classes made “learning “ fun!!!

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Love the idea on making short countdowns clocks with short paragraphs and short answers.

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Algebraic Reasoning / College Prep Math

I observed lots of great teacher-student interaction in each classroom I visited today. The teachers had a great rapport with their students, and the students were participating and actively engaged in learning. I really liked Ms. Dachniwsky's interactive use of the padlet with the Smartboard, and would like to get that set up for use in my classes. Mrs. Mixon's close-up video demonstration of a chemistry lab was great...I liked how she would pause the video and interject with comments and check for comprehension before proceeding to the next segment of the video. Great job by all!!

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In the classrooms I visited today the students were very focused and well behaved. In the biology class I went to students were clearly well introduced to routines and procedures. The teacher constantly walked around to keep students on track and used lots of prompts to have students switch between tasks. This is something I can definitely implement. In the English II class I observed it was a very different vibe. The class was very loud, but in a good way. Students were having great discussions about the learning topic and the teacher would hop in and out of discussions to keep them on topic. It was a very fun atmosphere to learn in, although I can see how for some students it would be good to mix in more calm activities as well.

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ICS  Eng I, Eng II

I enjoyed getting to see other teachers motivating students through various activities, and specific feedback during an assessment review.

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Mr. Wyatt’s STAAR prep activity was solid. Rationalizing and working through answer choices with the class in order to check for confidence is crucial. He gets immediate feedback and is able to see where improvement is necessary. Looking around his room, he also has a March Madness bracket that integrated with English. This helps reach a different set of students and can raise engagement to a higher level.

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I loved how APUSH had some students working on one activity in the hall, while other students were working on a different activity in the classroom.  I thought that was a great way to manage the engagement of the students (as well as the noise level!) in the hall.  It was also impressive to see the level of work the students achieved on the activity, and it gave me ideas for something similar in my class.  I probably won't be able to try this until after STAAR, because, you know, STAAR.  But I'm marinating on trying something like this with Animal Farm.

I also like the relationships I saw between students and teachers in all of the rooms we visited. It was obvious that each teacher created a safe environment where students felt comfortable taking risks. I've found that especially challenging this year, and I love seeing others being successful with this!

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Academic statistics.

I saw some great classroom interactions between teacher and students. Two of the classes were quite but also engaged with the lesson. We saw a class where the lesson was a little chaotic but the students were still engaged on the task at hand. One thing I would like to implement is getting a padlet so I’m not stuck on the board. Also practice restating my norms everyday so students know what I expect out of them.

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One teacher had break out group discussions that were lively, which told me it was something practiced. Having time for group discussions on provocative questions works to garner deeper engagement. I’m not sure how to incorporate that into English 1 academic when a lot of focus is put into behavior management and preventing side conversations during class. I think it would have to be something regularly done with some sort of grade behind it to motivate students to discuss appropriately.

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English I

I really enjoyed seeing Brandy Cabe's class using Booklet to review material learned. Students were very engaged and competitive with one another, cheering as they got answers correct.

I plan to use this to review for our final exams in May. Great resource Brandy!

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I observed the use of timers in two of the classes we visited. This is obviously an effective way to pace a lesson. There have been times that I struggled with pacing my lessons, so the use of timers is something I’ll work on implementing.

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I really liked seeing the use of timers and reviewing strategies to work with students to make sure the topics they discussed were understood and that they were able to make connections to previous knowledge.

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I saw two methods of interacting with the students to enhance their knowledge of the subject that I particularly liked. A poster project in AP US History that allowed kids the opportunity to add and to learn from other students' thinking. I also like the instant feedback in World History that was also data driven. Student discussion and review after an assessment is definitely a great way to improve student skills. KAP Geometry had a great use of technology.

I can see myself implementing both of these things especially the APUSH strategy. The student feedback session is a little more challenging due to the number of absences. I am not as likely to incorporate the technology usage, but I definitely see the benefit.