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Observation on Oct 5
Question: What evidence if the Eagle Expectations do you observe?
What teachers were doing:
Lecturing Integrating CK
Cross-Curricular Activites
Checking student behavior
Mandating student participation
Asking probing questions
Engagin critically
Traqnslated to foreign language
Writing on board
Modeling note taking
Helped one-on-one
Related core knowledge to experience
Checked for understanding
Asked students to grow
Teacher available for students
Used worksheets
Discussed diversity and ethics
Graphic Organizer
Posed graphing study
Probed deeper
Circulated during quiz
Oversaw two courses in the same room
Demonstrated Venn Diagram
Modeling thesis statement
What students were doing:
Collaborative group work
Exploring core knowledge
Establishing their own
Peer teaching
Questioned – critical thinking
TAs helping teachers
Responded to commands in target language
Peer helping to understand
Took quiz
Presented charts
Computer work
Assisted students in understanding
Writing essay for exam
Used different writing techniques
Took notes on textbook
Communicated effectively through jigsaw
Listened to each other in presentations
Re-worded materials just read
Worked with parent volunteers
Used study guide
Read aloud
Checked homework
On task
Discussed ethical issues
Looked up info in book
Considered culturally diversity
Classroom environment & resources:
Eagle Expectations posted
Clearly defined instructions on board
Quite environment
Posters depicting proper behavior
Student work posted
Political posters
Collaborative group
Daily Agenda posted
Content on board
Used taped for instruction
Students able to meet in small group
Motivational Posters
Homework posted
Career posters specifying discipline
Flash cards
Content Standards posted
Vocab on white boards
Maps
Overhead projector
Graphing calculators
Microscopes
6 whiteboards
Textbooks
Notebooks
Projector & screen
TV & DVD/VHS
Film develpoment
Magazines
Computers
Study guides
Work Samples
Workbooks
Handouts
Rubrics
Musical Instruments
Science Equipment
Paper stuff
Overcrowded
Internet Access
Dictionaries
Community Volunteers
Clarifying Questions:
Who were the community volunteers? Community band volunteers
Are students losing instructional time walking to DO? YES
Why wasn’t the air conditioning turned on? – NO A/C unit
Musical instruments a problem for others? – YES
New building have ability to put up posters? – WORKING
Probing Questions:
Is there a commonly aligned rubrics?
PowerSchool Access for all?