Teachers

1/18/12 How do you analyze your notes?
 * Journal
 * Keywords

Student Purpose
 * I wonder...
 * I agree/disagree with...
 * How come...
 * What if...
 * Why would...
 * Tis is cool....
 * I never knew...
 * A connection made...
 * I am confused by...
 * I am surprised by...
 * I never knew...
 * A connection I made...
 * I am confused by...
 * Create your own prompt

Teacher purpose
 * 2 column notes
 * Turn headings into questions
 * Graphic organizers
 * 5 h's and the how
 * Cause and effect

Reading strategies
 * connect
 * Predict
 * Evaluate
 * Questions
 * Visualize

9/19/11

Today I was able to see the high school teachers and they were able to see me teach as well. Not much seems to have changed, and the technology seems to be used as the dry erase boards always have, only now the teachers are able to pull up worksheets on the boards... I was also amazed by the amount of time teachers spent reviewing homework, and how little time was spent on new material. Students did a great deal of listening and very little talking or practice. It was nice to see one teacher who really focused on vocabulary! It w also interesting to me to be in an intervention class were kids were telling me that they would not be able to go to college because of being in that class...the most frustrating part was the kids felt they really knew the material because they were one with the daily work often 15-20 minutes into the hour and were allowed to chat for the remaind of the hour. It will be interesting to have the teachers talk to me about my room...