Jessica

Observations week 1 College - Philosophy class and power teaching (whole brain teaching) What tools for engagement do you observe? -He uses "check with partner", "ten finger woo" and other mimicking methods. What strategy for encoding does he use most? He ask students to repeat back what they are being taught. I also like how he says their name in advance so that they know they are being prepped to answer a question.

College – Aristotle’s Four Causes What do you perceive to be one of the essentials of power teaching from observing this clip? -engaging the classroom through repitition and gestures. You can't help but notice that one essential element is engaging students or rather getting them to engage with the teacher and witht their peers.

High School Math on Slope Make two more observations about the “essentials of power teaching” -constantly checking in with students (checking for understanding). And another essential element of power teaching seems to be invloving the kinesthetic by having students using body movement to go along with answering the teacher, or responding to their peers.

6th Grade Math Class Operations How long does she talk before she expects the Ss to review? -about 30 second intervals What role does positive reinforcement play here? -motivates the students to do better. For example when the get a "dextra point" for not using hand motions they are motivated to get an extra credit point by using more motions.

4/5th Grade Teacher is 11 years old here How does she outline “expectations” or “standards” for participation? -She clearly states at the being that the class will beginning that the class will receive "extra credit" for showing enthusiasm and hand motions and that "dextra credit" will be given for low enthusiasm and no hand motions. How does she keep the discussion open ended? -After asking a question and then calling on a student, she never agrees or disagrees she just keeps the discussion moving by calling on another student, which allows the students to play off of one another and which also leads to more ideas about the topic.

College Instruction on the Basics of Power Teaching What Role do these elements play in this lesson? -Humor: By having humor in the lesson it engages students and is a motivator for them to listen to what else might be funny. It also just makes the lesson more fun!-Gestures: Helps to remember what is being taught. Helps students to be more attentive cause you don't know what will happen next. Makes learning fun and engaging.-Refocusing: They go from crazy to being so focused. By micro-lecturing it helps students pay attention for the short time and then they are allowed to release some of their own energy.

Classroom Rules Compare and contrast the ways he presents the rules. What do you see? -For the younger students he has pictures to go along with the rules that are very colorful whereas for older students there are no pictures just blue block letters. One thing that does not change no matter the age is the gestures that go along with the set rules.

Smart Board and Mr. Howard Where can you find one of the boards to learn how to use them? Look for activboard or smart boards in washoe county. I have actually seen these used at manogue and it was amazing to watch. They would definitely be amazing to have in the classroom.

Another Lesson in Power Teaching What does this method do for his enthusiasm and creativity? -It is so attention grabbing! This method allows the teacher to use his creativity by creating a "variety" of attention-getters. You can use this for whatever you want and have a fun time coming up with new gestures and voices to use.

Teaching is Amazing: Youtube.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KftQowcOcYk -several quotes to inspire teachers -be the medium for amazement -teachers should awaken joy in knowledge -be an influential teacher because you are capable of changing lives

One person can make a Difference: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xou8Ns0pXQ&NR=1 -Begins with story of boy throwing back starfish, when he is told one person can't make a difference -story provides various statistics with children disappearing according to the statistic given. -really puts it into perspective how important one person is and how we as teachers need to remember that all of our students have worth

Week 2

What kind of Teacher will you be Today? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHOdiSUHjEc&feature=related -shows many pics asking what kind of teacher you will be and how will you get your point across. Will you cry, yell, be silly, beg...etc -this does no good for teacher or students. You have to find out what works best for you and your class and get over your fears. -Students know if you are not being your true self. Figured it out and decide how to teach and discipline in a positive way.

Boldly Go Where no Teacher has Gone Before: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6cRDE_YwJ4&feature=related -Teachers act as guide for students, much like explorers searching for new worlds -We need to make sure we have strategies in our "guide's toolkit" -it's ok to try many strategies at a time because we need to learn for ourselves what works and what doesn't -"simply begin simply" - 'nuff said

Bloom's Taxonomy and Lesson Planning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrKmM1cEffU&feature=related -Anderson took nouns like knowledge and instead created verbs like remembering and understanding -Should we just be teaching? No, we should find a balance of teaching and then having them create -Surface learning is short term, we need to make sure that we go deeper than teaching something that students will forget shortly after leaving class.

Vela's 12 Principle's of Good teaching: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFYI_Qo8wpY&feature=related -There were many principles that spoke out to me personally but my favorite because I think it is so important is to make sure you have a safe learning environment for you students -develop good relationships with your students -make sure to link theory that you are teaching with practice -show respect to your students, they deserve too and I feel that sometimes this is forgotten


 * Week 3**

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 * Martin Luther King Jr. Lesson Plans﻿**

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 * Teaching, Writing, and Books: How to make a lesson plan book for teachers**

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 * 1) “Collaborating with your students has value…giving the unit a name should be done in collaboration with your students” pg. 61


 * 1) “The students can begin their study into the concept of culture with a teacher’s broad overview of ways culture is reflected” pg 62


 * 1) “After focusing on guiding questions and learning experiences, team members can work together to schedule dates, coordinate topics, avoid duplication, and identify activities in a logical sequence” pg 67


 * 1) “After developing focus questions to guide the study, you will be interested in planning and selecting learning experiences and activities for meaningful understanding” pg 67


 * 1) “Few topics can mean narrow scope, and that many topics means a wider scope for the unit, however in some units you might want to indicate that the few topics covered in your itu actually means a wider scope of study for your students” pg 62

Week Four Kahn Academy -Not able to find an English video so I watched U.S. History: Reconstruction to the Great Depression -very informative with a nice little time line -thought it could be very useful since many novels and plays that are read for class either take place during this time or were written by authors living during this time -will help students understand a bit better what was going on and why the author(s) may write they way they do http://www.khanacademy.org/#/video/us-history-overview-2---reconstruction-to-the-great-depression?playlist=History