Reviewer S Name: Breanna Barker

Reviewer’s Name: Breanna Barker

EDU 327: Teaching to the Standards

Review of Learning Experience: Warm and Cool Comments

February 9, 2012

Title of Learning Experience: Measuring to the Nearest ¼ Inch

Author: Shannon Weber Warm Comments Cool Comments 1) Relation to the Standards 1) Relation to the Standards  The entire lesson follows the standard and  Is the NYS Standard really just Math? performance indicator exactly. Doesn’t it usually start with the “Student  The Congruency chart is clear and easy to will…”? follow.  Does this lesson connect to any of the science standards? Also are there any technology standards (I’m not sure)? 2) Intellectual Challenge 2) Intellectual Challenge  Progression of student involvement  I would have included one or two word throughout the lesson is excellent. problems on the independent work to  Anticipatory set is great in the fact that it challenge the students a bit more. This allows the students to recall and review would add some ELA in the lesson too, prior knowledge from a previous lesson. which is always a good thing.  Allowing a student to come to the board  How are all measurements comparisons? during the guided practice makes those Not much about this in your lesson, students build confidence and the students although it stated at the beginning of it. really enjoy going up there.

3) Assessment Plan 3) Assessment Plan  I like the idea of self-assessment, as long as  How is the score on the rubric used in the the students understand it. context of the other semester grades?  Very nice rubric and well stated  Explain to the students the importance of performance levels. self-assessment and what they should be  Seems quick and easy! looking for when they are done writing their scores down on the center worksheet. It is important that they don’t just turn it in after they are done taking the test. They need to understand what the scores mean.  You should discuss your student work better from the graph using statistics (mean, mode, and median). 4) Engagement 4) Engagement  I like the idea of having students come up  Could have had them compare different to the board. items they measured.  The academic computer game is a great  They could have worked in groups at one and engaging center that reinforces this point throughout the lesson, even if it was lesson. just comparing the measurements they  This whole lesson is engaging and hands- got. on. Individual paper rulers were absolutely essential in this lesson. 5) Adaptability 5) Adaptability  The enlarged ruler was a great idea.  You could have had one or two word  I like that fact that you had them label their problems involving measurements on the rulers and you didn’t just give them an independent work to challenge them already labeled one. more. It seemed to be the same kind of problem throughout the lesson (measuring a picture).  Are there any students in your class who need additional assistance for this lesson? 6) Technology Integration 6) Technology Integration  I love the fact that the technology math  Instead of the overhead, is there a center is an educational game. Smartboard in your classroom?  The self-assessment was a good idea for a  The types of questions asked on the center like this. Good idea in order to keep website and whether the students were track of their comprehension of this lesson able to see the correct answers or not as well. when they got them wrong would have been nice to know in the description of the technology.  I do not see the PowerPoint?