Laura Buice CO#3

January 19th
11am -11:50am
Reading Class 3A
Olivia James

Professor Olivia began class immediately at 11:00 A.M. She took attendance later after she had gotten the students started on their activity. She wrote down the plan for today's class on the white board with check boxes so students could see what needed to be done and what had been finished. She knew all of the students names, but did give them pieces of paper with their names on them to sit on the desks. She used two different colors so she would be able to tell which students have a better productive abilities and which students have better receptive abilities.

She used the whiteboard to draw pictures to illustrate definitions, and she pulled up videos on youtube to help students visualize things from the reading. She also uses kindle for the readings and whispersync so students can hear the stories and follow along. Students were encouraged to use their phones and computers to help them with vocabulary definitions.

Students were divided into groups and worked well together. They needed very little help from Professor Olivia, but she was walking around the room during the activity. Students were very focused and completed the activity. They were preparing for a test, so they did more productive work than receptive. They read various paragraphs, and wrote sentences using the new vocabulary.

Professor Olivia reviewed their sentences, but didn't collect anything during that class. She didn't use any handouts during that lesson, simply relied on the book.

This class varied from both level 4A and 2A. Level 4A was very student led, they were expected to complete the activity on their own without much help. Level 2A was more teacher led, but students were able to work together on activities. In level 3A, students worked together, but it was more self led. There was not as much help needed from the teacher. Again all of the class time was focused on activities and there was little need for lecture. While overall, the classes were different from what I expected, it was interesting to see how each level handled the same topic. It was interesting to see how they differed from each other and how they were similar. This will help me as I write lesson plans, I'll be able to more accurately assess the difficulty level and what is required for each level.