Three Examples of How My Cooperating Teacher Engages Learners:
1. When reviewing multiplication facts, my cooperating teacher would split the class into teams. She would have one member from each team come up at a time. She would write all of the answers on the board, and have the students turn their back to it. Then, my teacher would say a multiplication fact, like "4 times 6". As soon as she said it, the students would turn around. Whoever touched "24" on the board first won that round.
2. When she was doing reading groups, my cooperating teacher would have the members of the group discuss what they thought would happen next in the book. She sometimes also asked them questions about what they liked, what they learned, and allowed each student to respond to the question. She required that each student respectfully listen to the others.
3. When going over the spelling list of the week, my cooperating teacher would allow students to offer sentences that include the words. For example, the word might be "work". She would then let a student offer the example sentence, "My mom goes to work at a hospital". This was engaging because they were able to apply their real-life experiences to what they were learning.
An Instance That Was Not Engaging and How to Change It:
One instance that was not engaging was when we were doing reading groups, and the group who was not reading or on the computer would sit at their desk. They were supposed to be working on spelling, but most of the students ended up straying away from the task. I think one method that would have helped this activity to be more engaging would have been allowing them to study as a group. Whether they filled out the spelling assignment together or played a fun review game, working together instead of sitting silently at their desks would be more engaging.
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