Today I observed Michele Downie's grammar class. This class began at 9:00 in the morning. Due to the obstacle of being the first class in the morning, Michele had great energy to greet the students. As the students entered the room. Michele greeted them and told them the page she was going to be teaching from and asked them to begin to look over it. She also had the plan for the day written on the board and told them as they sat down that if they had any questions regarding where to begin they could reference the plan on the board.
Today Michele was teaching infinitives. I was happy I had chosen to monitor today because infinitives can sometimes be difficult. It was quite obvious to me that Michele had been teaching for quite some time. She sailed through the lesson giving great examples and thoroughly answering any questions the students had. She did not spend much time teaching in front of the class. She spent the majority of her time allowing the students to work in groups and spending time with each group to make sure they remained on task and understood their assignment.
She was very open to having someone observe her class. She made me feel very welcome. She introduced me to the class and encouraged me to walk around and help the students that needed help. She was grateful to have the extra hands and I can see that she is a great resource.
I would definitely suggest sitting in one of her classes.
Great involvement and observations! Sounds like some good model teaching as well.
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