Running Head: Last name_ Journal Assignment M5_Topic

Instructions for Journal Assignment

 Steps for Columns
o Observation Column: Make observation notes in this form related to a teaching
video uploaded in Edthena
 Identify/describe 3 to 5 observations that relate to this week’s journal
topic
o Meaning Column: Review the observation notes and write your thoughts about
what you observed. In other words, what does what you saw and wrote make
you think of?
o Research Column: Note the research that confirms or refutes your thinking,
using APA in text citations for each thought comment and/or observation, e.g.
(Author, date, pg.)

Teaching video name: Teaching Video A Date: 01/01/16

Observation
5:00: Teacher observes that
her students are having
difficulty recalling short /e/ need to go back and review
9:27: The teacher uses many
different ways for students to
interact and recall
information.
16:19: Teacher incorporates
movement to student lesson
Meaning Research
This shows through my quick “One solution to this problem is
formative assessments that I the use of total participation
techniques, which provide
teachers with evidence of active
this concept to ensure full participation and cognitive
understanding from my engagement from all students at
students. the same time. These
techniques function as formative
assessments that help teachers
accurately monitor progress,
provide feedback, and modify
instruction. Compared with the
traditional question-and-answer
scenario, they give teachers a
lot more bang for their buck”
(Himmele, 2012)
I want my students to use “The first is obvious: All
multiple modalities to recall students need to actively
participate in the activity. The
this information. They will
second may not be so obvious:
need to use it for decoding Ideally, all students should be
and encoding, and I want to immersed in activities that rely
present that to them each on higher-order thinking.
Although teachers may spend
and every day. time in each of the four
quadrants pictured in Figure 1,
it's crucial that activities
throughout the day revisit
Quadrant 4, in which both high
cognition and high participation
take place.” (Himmele, 2012)
I like providing movement “But it's worth the work. Total
whenever I can, which participation techniques provide
includes providing motions for simple and effective ways to
Running Head: Last name_ Journal Assignment M5_Topic

to engage the students in her
class into the content.
the letter sounds. It is
interesting for them and helps
them recall the information.
cognitively engage students and
assess the depths of their
understandings, enabling the
teacher to modify instruction and
deliver targeted feedback”

Summary:
In a 500 word summary, use the components of the above table to create 3 well written
paragraphs.
 Describe what you observed and your own thoughts about what you saw.
 Synthesize the research (articles and/or webinars) you’ve read on the topic this week by
comparing and contrasting it as it relates to your observations and your own thoughts.
 Finally, describe how your thinking has changed and what changes you will make in your
teaching because of what you have learned.