Anthony J.

Zarate Science Term III Observations (December 11, 2012) Note-Taker: Porscheoy Brice (Secondary English TEP) watched through video What I Saw Calls attention ago/amay Reviews expectations brings up a past time when he worked with them and they went crazy in the hallway. It is the same strike system, but instead of three strikes he brought it down to two. Shows the paper with the expectations. Explains that today they will be looking at microscopes, next time they will do the cheekcell activity. Asks them to review qualitative and quantitative most students forgot it. They struggled answering the sheet. He gave them hints saying quality and quantity. He brought up an example saying, thinking about looking for a car. What do you look for in a quality? They start getting sidetracked and then bring up a song about cells. He asks them to share what they put in for qualitative and quantitative. They share their answers, but they did not answer the question. He reminds them of five senses and how much? Jamal comes back from the bathroom he is acting silly, distracts students. He uses ago/amay and they are back on task. He is going over the definition again and asking students to write down the definition. The students are talking out loud and the boys Enforce the consequences you are too nice! Good concrete way to help them remember. Good way to tell them now that I know your story. Comments I like the way you call attention these students. Good that you did this and brought a previous experience.

Looks like they were struggling. I like how you are trying to help them by giving some clues or access point that might trigger a memory.

Not the best example.

You should have asked them about the song.

You explained the expectation, enforce the consequences.

are laughing. He talks to Kyle about being talkative and sending him back upstairs for being chatty. Calls quantitative Jenaya qualitative Kyle He is about to show them videos about cells and their characteristics reviews the directions: 1) Look at the video 2) Then write down what you see I should hear silence they are all talking at the same time. Amauri comes back from the bathroom. Explains directions. They are looking at the cells. They are reacting to the cell. Amauri is unclear about the directions. Be clear the first time so they dont have to ask you while the task is being done. They start to feel invested here. There we go!

Qualitative Anthony goes around the table for their answers, so they all have to participate Jamal says, shape but Anthony is asking Good way to clarify answers here. him question to clarify. He asks him to be more specific. Anthony moves on to the second cell they seem very focused when they are watching the video. Goes back halfway so they can rewatch the video. I should not be hearing anything. Changes the way of getting answers - I want 2 hands telling me quantitative and qualitative characteristics When Anthony shows them the white blood cell, they seem very interested. They ate the bacteria?

Im gonna play it again, you should be writing notes down. They are asking a bunch of questions regarding You should entertain these questions. I know the cell. you feel pressed to time, but they will feel more invested if you give them some answers. Nucleus city hall controls the cell; Anthony asks them to expand it Interesting way for them to make those connections Cytoplasm people of the city its community; holds organelles together Based on all observation, what is the cell? What is the definition of the cell? Think first and then well talk it about it Cells are made up of organelles He ended up giving the definition that it is the smallest unit. Jamal joking around They are about to transition into pairs for rotated work. They are all slides they are at each stations for 3 minutes Rotating 2 microscopes, 1 video When they get to Anthonys station, then he explains to them about the cheek cell. After all the observations are over, he brings them together and then talks about the cheek cell activity. Calls student out for being disruptive. Asks students to fill out exit ticket about what is qual and quant, examples and what is the cell? Consequence. Good way to see if they learned anything through your lesson. They were so interested in this, I hope youll be able to do it one day. Consequence based on your expectations he would be upstairs right now.