4.4 Middle School Observations

Middle School 1 = Mrs. Patterson

Something You Learned = Greatest Takeaway

• Thing 1: The first thing I enjoyed about Mrs. Patterson's teaching skills was that she explained things to her students very well and was very descriptive.
• Thing 2: The second thing I enjoyed a lot was that she was always walking around the class to make sure the students understood everything and that she was there if any student needed help with anything.

Greatest takeaway: My greatest takeaway was to always be open with communication with your students. As a future teacher I should always try to communicate with my students to the dest of my ability or even over communicate to make sure they fully understand.

Middle School 1 = Mrs. Barker

Something You Learned = Greatest Takeaway

• Thing 1: I enjoyed how much she used group discussion I the class. I think it is smart to let the class speak out when they can especially since they are at a younger age therefore they are going to walk to talk even more. Mrs.Barker lets the students share there ideas with the other students or with the class. This helps the students to not interrupt her when she is teaching.
• Thing 2: My second greatest takeaway is the use of highlighters. I love how she makes the students highlight there answers or important parts of passages. This helps the students stay more focused or even get a little more excited about the lesson because they get to use color.

Greatest takeaway: The greatest takeaway would be to always find things that interest the students. Then try to find something that involves that interest that the students have but that also benefits them or their learning.