Observation-April 11.

2017
Kyion Roebuck-Ecology

As is customary in most biology classes, students take a quiz at the

beginning of class.

You did an excellent job of reviewing the content from last week and using a
cursory review of the quizzes to provide immediate feedback to your
students.

As you ask your students questions, try to build in wait time. (PRELAB) It
might allow your students more time to think about the question.
Repeat the students statement that you wish to build on.
As students give their responses, affirm their attempts.
It will encourage increased participation.

You move around the classroom well to keep the entire class involved. Your
responses are very conversational and non-threatening. Are all students able
to hear you when you travel to opposite ends of the room.

Is everyone familiar with genotype? Can someone please explain it to make

sure we are all on the same page.
I appreciate your method of confirming student understanding of the
content and definitions. You keep your students involved.
It might be helpful to determine how you might get more of your
students involved.
Love your quiz hints! You need to know what a Phylogenetic tree is.
You might very well see it on the quiz next week. Student response:
students write down the definitions

Present Lab objectives and PostLab anticipated areas of mastery.

Why do some students sit together in groups of 2-3 and others alone? (After
the lab began, you did ask one student to partner with the student working
alone)

As students began the lab, you followed back up with those who had
difficulties with the graphs. Fantastic! Your students seem quite comfortable
with you and your class. They feel free to ask questions and seek
clarifications.

Your examples of convergent (hyrax) and divergent (koala) expression truly

put a face on the concepts for your students.
Having the capacity to walk around and answer questions with mobile
technology is helpful.

Your response to the gaps in your students knowledge is helpful and

attentive. You are not afraid to stop, change, and revise your lesson to
benefit the needs of your students. Excellent! It shows your flexibility and
capacity as an excellent instructor.

The bulk of the students seem very confused about what is to be submitted
on one of their assignments. It might be helpful to also have a written list of
what needs to be submitted so that they might record it and check it off.
Even if you said it, the adult learning theory tells us that they will only
remember about 20% of what is said to them.