Fish Bowl

June 8, 2004

What evidence of differentiated teaching techniques do you observe?

Teacher Activities

Divided class FOR TRIAL

Evaluated, guided, clarified during presentations

Assisted individual students

Explained technique

Support, encouraged applauded

Clarified instruction for class

Observed practical applications

Monitored student progress

Put up calendar of events

Questions student presentation

Evaluated presentations

Gave feedback

Answered questions

Asked clarifying questions

Student Activities

Worked on individual assignment

Turned assignments on writing across the curriculum

Engaged in self-governing groups

Peer reading term papers

Presents powerpoints

Worked in pairs

Planned roles for simulation

Took notes

Did peer review to correct errors

Took practice test

Wrote comments for presentations

Solved problems for class

Compared reading passages in small groups

Involved in kinesthetic evaluations

Used rubrics

Environment

Student desks in circle

One-to-one computer-student ratio

Posters and student work on walls

Matching aesthetics with content

Natural and artificial lighting controlled by teacher

Desks were partnered

Desks in 4 or 5

Class divided into 2 groups

Standards posted & scope of work for days

Resources Employed

Examples of term papers

Handouts for presentations

Computers

Novels

Notebooks

Procedural handouts

CAD

4x6 index cards

Posters

Crayons, dice, game pieces

Posted schedules

Student journals stored in classroom

Practice tests

Directions on chalkboard

Clarifying Questions

Do all the computers work?

Changing computer defaults

Can we control the temperature in our classes?

What were the notecards used for?

Probing Questions

Data on temperature affecting student performance?

Shelter-in-place – if we do not control the ventilation how can we have ensure safety?

Reflections

Phenomenal on-task behavior

Enjoyed observing other disciplines

More we do, the better we become in the process

See different strategies employed

See different teachers’ cultures

See various behaviors of students

See own students in other disciplines behave differently

Professional dialoging

Excited about this process

Getting the faculty together

Teacher camaraderie

Educational process involved in community of learners

Mike’s observations

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