It was only the third lesson I have been involved with during this unit.
I started going through the anchor problem and one student answered my questions. What I should have done instead was to group the students and have them work out the problems in the group.
I was able to sit with a few students to have them explain how they think through the problems. This included one who didn't have any quizzes completed.
I forgot to record the lesson so I could give them a summary, but the lesson is on video anyway.
I noticed a few things in this lesson:
• students need to be taught early to allow other students a chance to answer
• teachers need to be intentional about grouping
• I need to update the pacing guide to show pass/try again instead of simply "done".
One other thing to note is that students need to understand that they are taking responsibility for their learning. This means they need to work to really understand what they are learning.
When I was reflecting with the math teacher, she suggested that students should be asked to do all the assignments posted.
I like that idea, but I am not sure that is teaching them to think about what they need for themselves. I wonder if another way would be to do more tests along the way. I would make the tests "redo-able" (maybe this would be less awkward if I wrote "I would allow students to retake tests"). I would like to allow students to try to recognize what they need help with.