Blogging Task #6: Rich Descriptions of my Teaching

Rich Descriptions of my Teaching 

One of my colleagues very kindly observed me teaching writing. This was our second writing lesson where the learners were beginning to plan their ideas. 

 Observation notes

What are my strengths? 

- Modelling an example that all learners can access
- Co constructing a success criteria
- Extending higher learners

What are my areas for development? 

- giving lows a list with relevant vocabulary to help with the fluency
- Allow time for learners to talk about their ideas first help them with developing ideas 
- provide a template help provide more structure

What are my learners doing when they are not with me? 
They are getting on with the task but it is not clear what they do when they have finished. At the moment they require support from me to extend their learning.

What are the opportunities for - vocabulary building? - to give feedback? 
- Opportunities to build vocab were given during the whole class model and in the modelling book. I think this is an area that could be developed further for those kids that are struggling with ideas when it comes to independent writing.
- There were opportunities for verbal feedback and I marked the writing once completed. Could this be more explicit throughout the lessons?

When do kids lose interest/engagement? Why? 
Kids are mostly engaged during the learning. Lower abilities kids did tend to lose interest sooner during the whole class model. They do not have a clear idea of what to do when they have finished the task .


Do they have engaging learning to continue with if finished/ready to move on?
No, they all came to me when they had finished the task.


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