Case Study: Mr. Smith

Description

Read the following case study to complete the assignment.

Teacher: Mr. Smith

Teacher Experience: 20 Years

Grade: 10

Subject: On Level Biology

Upon entering the classroom, you observe students at individual desks, seated in rows, facing the front of the room. You do not observe any disruptive behavior during the observation. For the full 10 minutes you are in the room, Mr. Smith is presenting material about the parts of the cell using a PowerPoint. He is instructing from the front of the room (because that is where the computer is) and his presentation is concise, yet thorough and informative. There are multiple pictures, diagrams, etc. included in the presentation. Most students are taking notes on their own paper. During the presentation, there are a couple of students that ask clarifying questions about the material.

Write a 500-750 word reflection to include:

1. Three to five assumptions you have made about what is happening in the classroom.
2. Three to five open-ended questions you would ask the teacher about the class and lesson in order to test your assumptions and gain a better understanding of what you observed.
3. A time in your professional practice in which an administrator made assumptions about your classroom situation during an informal observation or walk-through and how you addressed this situation.

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