Sarah CO #3

Date/Time: 8 May / 1:00 - 1:50PM

Topic/Skill: (3B Speaking class) Agenda: Finished sharing student PowerPoint presentations on social media sites and apps i.e. Timed Speaking

Teacher Presentation: N/A  - The class apparently picked up where they left off last class so there wasn't a formal introduction on anything new.

Classroom Management: It was quite clear from the beginning of class that the instructor has built a quality rapport with her students. She facilitated class discussion by encouraging the students to ask questions to the presenting student if anything was unclear.

Materials: Whiteboard, computer/internet access, PowerPoint, overhead projector, timer  

Student Participation: During each of the presentations, the instructor had the other students write at least two sentences - one thing they thought each presenter did well and one thing they thought each presenter could improve on - which was to be turned in after class. Additionally, she had them break into groups of four during the last few minutes of the class to discuss a question she had prepared for them: "How has social media improved or enhanced communication or how has it deteriorated communication or made communication worse?"  Finally, they shared their opinions collectively. I especially enjoyed this part of the class because everyone seemed eager to share their ideas and the responses were interesting to say the least.

Feedback Provided: As each of the students presented, the instructor took notes on their performance using her laptop. She offered plenty of both positive and negative feedback.

Lesson(s) on teaching you learned: Ms Felicia Ciappetta let me glance over the rubric she had prepared for the speaking assignment. It focused on organization, language use, delivery, and completeness of the task. I thought it was quite helpful to see the rubric in use. I can understand how critical it is to have a fairly specific and detailed rubric to simplify grading as well as help the students understand why they got the grade they did.