The objectives for the class were posted on her slides and she went over each of them with the class. A couple of them were more so the review for the class but some were new to the students. The objectives for the class are tied to the Biology Keystone Exam that every tenth grader has to take.
The class began with five retrieval questions posted on the board. These questions were closely related to content that was covered in previous class sessions. Students had about five minutes to answer the questions, then Ms. Brooks went over them with the class. I thought this was a great way to see where students are with the content. These questions will also be on the Keystone exam, so students are able to become familiar with the questions beforehand. She mentioned that a lot of her class time, if not most, goes to preparing for the keystone.
From what I observe there was a lot of variability in the class. The outline of the class was:
- Retrieval Questions
- Review/Lecture
- Independent
- Video/Discussion
- Independent work
- Class discussion
All the students were engaged in the class and participated. Ms. Brook showed a lot of enthusiasm in the content and the students responded well. The class size was relatively small with eight students, but that gave Ms. Brook the ability to check in with each student progress.
Overall Ms. Brooks is an awesome teacher and it's clear she has a passion for teaching and biology!
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