Monday, August 17, 2015

James CO3

8/13

Today I observed John Doe's lvl 3 reading class.  I really like how he leads his class, very casual and relaxed learning environment.  He also uses the board very well.  I think I learned a lot about how to start a class by just watching him.  He wrote vocabulary words on the board even before the start of class and when a new word would come up, he would stop, write it on the board and give a definition.  He also encouraged class participation by having he students spell the new words first and having them try to explain them.  He explained the "Cornell" note taking strategy, something I had never heard of, and how to take good notes.  His rate of speech was level appropriate and had visual aides to assist in explaining new vocabulary words.  I think I will definitely incorporate some of his techniques into my own teaching lessons.  I also like being able to observe classes like this online. Are there more available?

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