The lesson began with 4 students seated at their desks, facing the SmartBoard. Ms. Rogic handed out copies of “Scholastic News” and put the article up on the SmartBoard. She explained to the class that they were going to learn about summarizing, but that they were going to review some of the things they learned in their last class from the scholastic news article they read. Ms. Rogic then displayed a picture of a mudskipper on the SmartBoard. One student, Malik, raised his hand and immediately called out that the picture was a mudskipper. Mrs. Rogic told Malik he was correct and then asked the class if anyone could remember a fact about the mudskipper. Malik and Jake raised their hands. Malik was called on and recalled that mudskippers “can be left on land.” Ms Rogic told him, “Good! So what is special about the mudskipper?” Malik shouted, “Amphibians!” Ms. Rogic
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Ms. Rogic had a worksheet on the board and helped the class to fill it in. She then had them copy the work on the board onto their own paper with the same template. As students worked, Ms. Rogic walked around the room and checked their work.
Planning and Preparation:
Ms. Rogic utilized highly effecting planning in her lesson. She had prepared Powerpoint presentations prior to the class, and had worksheets and Scholastic Newspapers ready for her students prior to their arrival. Her SmartBoard and ELMO were ready for use before the class began, and her transitions from one activity to the next went quickly.
Environment:
Ms. Rogic has created a classroom environment where all students feel comfortable with answering questions and participating in the lesson, if they feel motivated to do so. Students who struggled seemed to be comfortable taking risks and not worrying about getting answers wrong. Ms. Rogic used effective follow-up questions with her students that led to more thoughtful answers from her
Ms. Rogic had a worksheet on the board and helped the class to fill it in. She then had them copy the work on the board onto their own paper with the same template. As students worked, Ms. Rogic walked around the room and checked their work.
Planning and Preparation:
Ms. Rogic utilized highly effecting planning in her lesson. She had prepared Powerpoint presentations prior to the class, and had worksheets and Scholastic Newspapers ready for her students prior to their arrival. Her SmartBoard and ELMO were ready for use before the class began, and her transitions from one activity to the next went quickly.
Environment:
Ms. Rogic has created a classroom environment where all students feel comfortable with answering questions and participating in the lesson, if they feel motivated to do so. Students who struggled seemed to be comfortable taking risks and not worrying about getting answers wrong. Ms. Rogic used effective follow-up questions with her students that led to more thoughtful answers from her