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LessonandTeachingReflections:

1.Articulatewhatstudentslearnedasaresultofthislesson.
Studentslearnedhowworktogethertoproblemsolvethrough
discussionandtrial/error.
Studentslearnedhowtoproperlyusecommasandsemicolons.
Studentslearnedwhatabiographyiscomposedofandwhatthe
properformattingistowriteone.
Studentslearned/reviewedunit5vocabulary.

2.Explainyourclassroommanagementstrategiesusedduringthelesson.
Imadesureeachpersonhadachecklistsotheyknewand
rememberedtheexpectationateachstation.
Icheckedinoneachgroupevery5-10minutestocheckforclarifying
questionsandensuretheywereworkingonthematerialpresentedinthat
station.
Iallowedformovementwithinthelessonsincetheyweresittingfor
PARCCtestingin2hourblocks.
Onestationwasafunstationtoallowforabrainbreakandhandson
activity.

3.Relatetheinstructiontothedisciplineand/orcontextsoutsidethe
school.Whatarethereal-life/cross-curricularconnections?
StudentsgottheopportunitytoplaythegameTABOOusingtheir
unit5vocabwords.
StudentslearnedaboutNikolaTesla,andhowhisinventionshave
shapedoursocietytoday.Theyalsowereabletomimiconeofhis
experimentsonasmallerscale.ThisalsoincludedscienceinourELAlesson.

4.Howdidyouassessstudentsonwhattheylearnedduringtheinstruction?
Howdoesthisdatasupportyourlessonsmeasurableobjectives?
Ihadarubricforthebiography,achecklisttokeeptrackofwork
completed,andascoresheetfortheTABOOgame.

5.Makesuggestionsforrevisionstothelesson,ifyouweretoteachit
again.
Imightincludeanotherassignmentfortheconventionsgroup.They
seemedtofinishtoquickly.Icouldalsoalsohavethemdopeergradingand
editinginboththeconventionsandbiographywritingstations.


6.Discusssomeinequitiesinthelessonand/ormakesuggestionstoimprove
thoseinequities.
Somestudentshadahardertimethanotherswhilecompletingthe
conventionsactivity.Havingalternateassignmentswouldhavehelpedwith
thosefinishingearlyandthosestruggling.
StationsweresetupwithIEPsanddifferentiationinmind,therefore,
Ireachedouttothevarietyoflearnersandbehaviorsintheclassroom.

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