Isaac CO#1

For my first classroom observation, I had the opportunity to sit in on Candace Walters' listening class. The first thing I noticed was her writing the daily schedule on the white board for the whole class to see. She also put the schedule up through the projector.  The second thing that stuck out to me was Ms. Walters' pace of speech. She spoke slowly and clearly, using intonation to help her students understand what she was asking of them.  Ms. Walters began her lesson with a warm-up video, it was a ted-talk that was probably just above her students' level. She would stop the video to explain new vocabulary and jokes, which I think was an interesting way to incorporate culture into the lesson. After the video she asked a few comprehension questions to gage how well the students understood what happened. At this point, she felt a dictation assignment would be beneficial.  She asked a couple response questions to see how the students felt about the idea presented in the video. The video was about virtual thieves that steal money online, she used herself as an example, and one of the students had been robbed online, so the video was both interesting and relevant. I felt like I learned a lot about class control and holding students attention throughout the lesson. Ms. Walters was very organized and enthusiastic.