Observation

Instructional Lesson
Classroom: Patriots STEM
Grade: Third
Curriculum Area: Reading
What I notice

This is the first lesson of IMB.

Students are engaged in peer

discussion.

Observer: Brian Barrows

Date: 3/4/2015
Time: 9:00
Thoughts, Questions, Connections to
Methods Classes

My teacher has a strong

command of the content she is
teaching.

How does she keep the student

engaged during peer to peer
talking?

Do the reading groups change

over the course of the year?

From where has she gathered

these resources?

How can I integrate these

teaching methods into my
lesson?

The topic of the lesson is close

reading strategies.

Specific examples are discussed

then explained directly by the
teacher for students to learn
before practice.

Groups meet with cooperating

teacher and are divided by high,
middle, and low reading levels.

Students not engaged in groups

are given secondary tasks to
complete.

The amount of resources my

teacher has gathered is
incredible.