The first class I observed was Michele Downie's IN-HI Grammar class last Tuesday. She did a lot of the things that we talked about in class. Downie wrote on the board the plan for the class that day and then asked if students had any questions about vocabulary that they had heard over the weekend. She gave precise time limits for each activity. THe students were split up in to small groups and then she explained what the lesson (complex prepositions) would be today. She did an example with them first and then answered each of their questions verbally and visually, which helped the students immensely. Downie walked around to answer questions and to make sure they were on task as the groups discussed and did the activity. She then went over the answers with the students, having different students answer each questions. Downie ended the class by writing the homework assignment on the board that would be due for tomorrow. She left about 3 minutes at the end of class for questions that they might have had.
Overall, she did what I would consider to a perfect job of teaching that class. I could, "Hey! We learned about that in class!" almost after everything she did. Not only did she do things by the book, she did things on a more personal and fun level.
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