Saturday, January 21, 2017

Daniel Bell - CO#1


Date/Time: January 18, 1:00-1:50PM

Topic/Skill: Speaking, level 4

Teacher Presentation: Ms. Ciapetta’s presentation was remarkably restrained. Because of the level of student she was working with, she did not have to a whole lot. The main emphasis of her involvement was shaping debate and reminding the class of an impending assignment. Other than that, she introduced a prompt that helped start debate, and that was it.

Classroom Management: Again, Ms. Ciapetta served more as an arbiter. She let her students speak, stepping in only to correct errors and focus discussion.

Materials: The only materials she used were handouts for the assignment.

Student Participation: The students responded to her restrained approach quite well. They talked a lot and engaged with each other.

Feedback Provided: As students spoke – in this case a debate about v-chips – she would correct their mistakes as necessary.

Lesson(s) on teaching you learned: I learned that it is important to let your students breath. Ms. Ciapetta embodied the student-centered approach to teaching, which worked extremely well.

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