Blog #3 (FS18) - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T14:04:42Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/blog-3-fs18?groupUrl=pedagogy-of-secondary-school&commentId=649749%3AComment%3A1180918&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=no Hi Xochitl, I would like to…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-11-20:649749:Comment:11809182018-11-20T01:47:08.791ZBriana Lopezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/BrianaLopez
<p> Hi Xochitl, I would like to start by saying I really enjoyed the lesson you planned for your heritage learner. In specific, the video you chose was very entertaining and appealing to the eye which will help you and Maria gain the attention of your fellow students. One also appreciates the fact you incorporate a reading activity into your lesson since that will help your heritage learners practice their reading skills. As you mention, it is important to incorporate grammar in one’s lesson,…</p>
<p> Hi Xochitl, I would like to start by saying I really enjoyed the lesson you planned for your heritage learner. In specific, the video you chose was very entertaining and appealing to the eye which will help you and Maria gain the attention of your fellow students. One also appreciates the fact you incorporate a reading activity into your lesson since that will help your heritage learners practice their reading skills. As you mention, it is important to incorporate grammar in one’s lesson, in order for students to improve their grammatical skills. Overall, I believe you and you peer coach Maria were able to achieve your goals of designing a lesson plan for your heritage speakers. (116)</p> Hi Margarita, you and your pe…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-11-20:649749:Comment:11809172018-11-20T01:41:25.651ZBriana Lopezhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/BrianaLopez
<p>Hi Margarita, you and your peer coach Oscar did a terrific job with this teaching slice. One believes you had a challenging topic; however, you and Oscar were able to come up with the perfect activities that were differentiated for your gifted students. One appreciated the fact all the activities were different, especially since you focused on using direct assessment within your activities rather than indirect assessment. This promoted critical thinking which will help challenge your gifted…</p>
<p>Hi Margarita, you and your peer coach Oscar did a terrific job with this teaching slice. One believes you had a challenging topic; however, you and Oscar were able to come up with the perfect activities that were differentiated for your gifted students. One appreciated the fact all the activities were different, especially since you focused on using direct assessment within your activities rather than indirect assessment. This promoted critical thinking which will help challenge your gifted students and give them the chance to be creative with their answers. Additionally, one was able to see the amount of effort and teamwork both you and your peer coach Oscar did. Keep up the good work! (114)</p> Hola Maria,
Your lesson plan…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-11-20:649749:Comment:11809152018-11-20T01:06:55.079ZOscar Bustamantehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/OscarBustamante
<p>Hola Maria,</p>
<p>Your lesson plan addressed for Heritage Language learners (HLL) showed an approach full of reading needed to challenge this type of students. This lesson plan was special to me because its cultural content and sociolinguistic variation was about my home country Peru. The vocabulary part and the reading although a little long, were necessary because it is addressed to HLL students. The video and the names of the local ruins of "El Valle Sagrado" (The Sacred Valley)…</p>
<p>Hola Maria,</p>
<p>Your lesson plan addressed for Heritage Language learners (HLL) showed an approach full of reading needed to challenge this type of students. This lesson plan was special to me because its cultural content and sociolinguistic variation was about my home country Peru. The vocabulary part and the reading although a little long, were necessary because it is addressed to HLL students. The video and the names of the local ruins of "El Valle Sagrado" (The Sacred Valley) demonstrate the advanced content needed for the differentiated HLL. The reading comprehension in the practice phase was impressive. I enjoy your lesson plan. Congratulations Xochitl and Maria!</p>
<p>(104 words)</p> Ciao Maria,
Briana and you di…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-11-20:649749:Comment:11810892018-11-20T00:25:51.500ZOscar Bustamantehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/OscarBustamante
<p>Ciao Maria,</p>
<p>Briana and you did a good job. Your hearing impaired student method using visual cues was the most appropriate approach. In this case, the use of images, which is great to teach the TL to general education students too, is of much significance for this type of Special education students. The indirect method for the assessment test suggested for this lesson plan is also suitable for the hearing impaired students. The dynamics that Briana and you showed working together…</p>
<p>Ciao Maria,</p>
<p>Briana and you did a good job. Your hearing impaired student method using visual cues was the most appropriate approach. In this case, the use of images, which is great to teach the TL to general education students too, is of much significance for this type of Special education students. The indirect method for the assessment test suggested for this lesson plan is also suitable for the hearing impaired students. The dynamics that Briana and you showed working together during the presentation of the lesson plan was fantastic. Briana showed more confidence this time even though Italian is new for her. Well done!</p>
<p>(103 words)</p> Hello Briana,
One must say th…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-11-19:649749:Comment:11809082018-11-19T21:32:53.155ZMargarita Mejia-Ramoshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MargaritaMejiaRamos
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hello Briana,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">One must say that the accommodations that were done for students with hearing impairment was excellently done. One was able to show lots of images for especially…</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hello Briana,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">One must say that the accommodations that were done for students with hearing impairment was excellently done. One was able to show lots of images for especially for students who need them, especially before showing a video. As one knows that before demonstrating a video to students, there is a pre-listening activity and it was well done. As you stated, using the activities that were done for the general education class, was a good idea to continue using them to create differentiation for hearing impairment students.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span> One must not forget that students with hearing impairment need more repetition, and therefore will need a little bit more time when doing each activity.</span> (111 words)</p> Hi David,
The presentation th…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-11-19:649749:Comment:11810812018-11-19T19:28:09.345ZMargarita Mejia-Ramoshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MargaritaMejiaRamos
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hi David,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The presentation that was showed was great. All of the three P’s were included in the lesson, the timing was also great, as it will give students the opportunity time…</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hi David,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; line-height: 200%;"><span style="margin: 0px; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The presentation that was showed was great. All of the three P’s were included in the lesson, the timing was also great, as it will give students the opportunity time to complete all the activities one wanted to present. One should be careful when giving students bad input, such as spelling, especially in a second language. One should also keep in mind the accommodations that are being made since there are many different learning disabilities. One will like to complete you and your peer coach for including culture in your lesson plan. The video that you showed was impressing, and it was very slow paced.<span style="margin: 0px;"> (105 words)</span></span></p> The lesson which you and Glor…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-11-18:649749:Comment:11806552018-11-18T18:01:13.648ZMaria Sciortinohttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MariaSciortino
<p><span>The lesson which you and Gloria created followed each step required by the three Ps. As I already said in class, the only flaw was not specifying which learning disability the teaching slice was created for.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> The reason I point this out is because the activity choice changes according to the disability the teacher is trying to address. Other than that, the lesson was well structured in each part, and the choice of videos was excellent. The…</span></p>
<p><span>The lesson which you and Gloria created followed each step required by the three Ps. As I already said in class, the only flaw was not specifying which learning disability the teaching slice was created for.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> The reason I point this out is because the activity choice changes according to the disability the teacher is trying to address. Other than that, the lesson was well structured in each part, and the choice of videos was excellent. The video was entertaining and informative at the same time. The activities proposed were adequate for both general and special education. Both of you presented the lesson with a lot of enthusiasm. Good job! (110)</span></p> The lesson which you and Marg…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-11-18:649749:Comment:11808032018-11-18T17:51:23.491ZMaria Sciortinohttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/MariaSciortino
<p><span>The lesson which you and Margarita presented was perfect in every aspect. In particular, the activities chosen were clearly adequate for the two distinct situations. For the general education class the activities were indirect assessment, hence it created an easier task for students to develop. For the gifted and talented, the activities were open questions, direct assessment, hence more difficult compared to the general education tasks. The choice was a good demonstration since it was…</span></p>
<p><span>The lesson which you and Margarita presented was perfect in every aspect. In particular, the activities chosen were clearly adequate for the two distinct situations. For the general education class the activities were indirect assessment, hence it created an easier task for students to develop. For the gifted and talented, the activities were open questions, direct assessment, hence more difficult compared to the general education tasks. The choice was a good demonstration since it was your targeted focus to address gifted and talented students who needed more challenges compared to general students. Each activity proposed reached the target for both students. The gifted and talented had the possibility to use creativity to respond to different questions posed and certainly it was a good experience since the gifted and talented can get bored if the activity level is not high enough to peak their interest. Simple activities such as fill the blanks or true/false would have been too bland for their expertise. (162)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> You and Maria’s lesson center…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-11-17:649749:Comment:11807912018-11-17T20:25:55.091ZGloria Paynehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/GloriaPayne
<p>You and Maria’s lesson centered on teaching students with special physical needs was wonderful. Your advanced understanding of students with physical needs as well as accommodations they must have for a productive learning environment was apparent not only to me but to the rest of the class as well. Your idea of creating two one day lessons: one for general education students and one for hearing-impaired students was inspired and well executed. Your use of visual aids paired with specific…</p>
<p>You and Maria’s lesson centered on teaching students with special physical needs was wonderful. Your advanced understanding of students with physical needs as well as accommodations they must have for a productive learning environment was apparent not only to me but to the rest of the class as well. Your idea of creating two one day lessons: one for general education students and one for hearing-impaired students was inspired and well executed. Your use of visual aids paired with specific vocabulary words was a great way for students who were hearing-impaired to follow easily along with the lesson while making them feel included in the lesson. If I had to make one critique, it would be to add more visual aid options throughout the presentation. Other than that nice job! (word count 130)</p> You and Margarita did a fanta…tag:www.classroom20.com,2018-11-17:649749:Comment:11807612018-11-17T19:57:20.026ZGloria Paynehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/GloriaPayne
<p>You and Margarita did a fantastic job creating a lesson centered around teaching generally educated students and gifted/ talented students. It was apparent to me that you both had a vast understanding of the material. Your lesson was easy to understand and also fascinating. Your visual aid was lively and increased the overall value of your presentation. It was obvious that you both worked well together on the lesson and that this excellent teamwork was displayed positively in your final…</p>
<p>You and Margarita did a fantastic job creating a lesson centered around teaching generally educated students and gifted/ talented students. It was apparent to me that you both had a vast understanding of the material. Your lesson was easy to understand and also fascinating. Your visual aid was lively and increased the overall value of your presentation. It was obvious that you both worked well together on the lesson and that this excellent teamwork was displayed positively in your final lesson. I hope that for future lessons related to this topic you do not forget to help the GE students feel appreciated and wanted in the classroom and not give all the attention solely to the GAT students. Nice work! (word Count 121)</p>