1/25/2017 PlayPosit Name: Date: Francisco Gonzalez Light 1. In what ways does Mr. Gonzalez monitor student progress? 2. Notice that Mr. Gonzalez has a firm understanding of the challenges of his content area. He recognizes that comparisons or connections to something familiar must be made in order to ensure understanding. 3. In what ways is Mr. Gonzalez using music in his lesson? 4. Take note how Mr. Gonzalez maximizes instructional time by gathering and passing out materials while students are engaged in academic conversations with their peers. Also watch for how he regains their attention. 5. Mr. Gonzalez has demonstrated several ways of regaining student attention following peer collaboration. Explain how Mr. Gonzalez' attention getting strategies are implemented and why they are effective. 6. How has Mr. Gonzalez significantly increased the cognitive level at which his students are working? 7. Watch for Mr. Gonzalez' reference to vocabulary commonly used on the state assessment and how he relates the term to a topic outside of the topic of light. 8. Here Mr. Gonzalez addresses common misconceptions and provides real-time, immediate examples to illustrate his point. 9. How has Mr. Gonzalez extended the learning for his students? 10. Think back over the entire lesson. Describe the many ways Mr. Gonzalez has maintained student engagement throughout his lesson. 11. What just happened here? Why is it significant? 12. Consider the part of the lesson cycle. Did Mr. Gonzalez include all of the necessary lesson components in today's lesson? Explain. 13. Effective teachers always reflect on the lesson, and lesson outcomes. Go back to the beginning of the video and rewatch Mr. Gonzalez' reflection. Listen as the he reflects on this lesson, and compare it to the responses you have written on the observation worksheet. Use both the teacher’s reflections and your own observation when writing your overall observational reflection. CLASSROOM OBSERVATION: Francisco Gonzales is a science teacher who uses music to teach his science concepts. He is working in a high poverty, bilingual school. Watch as he gains student attention, uses strategies to increase critical thinking, and keeps students engaged by working together to complete a challenging activity.  TASK- View video and complete observation reflection Effective teachers always reflect on the lesson, and lesson outcomes.  Listen as the teacher reflects on this lesson, and compare it to the responses you have written on the observation worksheet. Use both the teacher’s reflections and your own observation when writing your overall observational reflection. *****RECORD YOUR ANSWERS ON THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT – OBSERVATIONAL REFLECTION >>>>> VIEW VIDEO HERE ...

1. 1/25/2017 PlayPosit
Name: Date:
Francisco Gonzalez
Light
1. In what ways does Mr. Gonzalez monitor student progress?
2. Notice that Mr. Gonzalez has a firm understanding of the
challenges of his content area. He recognizes that comparisons
or connections to something familiar must be made in order to
ensure understanding.
3. In what ways is Mr. Gonzalez using music in his lesson?
4. Take note how Mr. Gonzalez maximizes instructional time by
gathering and passing out materials while students are engaged
in academic conversations with their peers.
Also watch for how he regains their attention.

2. 5. Mr. Gonzalez has demonstrated several ways of regaining
student attention following peer collaboration. Explain how Mr.
Gonzalez' attention getting strategies are implemented and why
they are effective.
6. How has Mr. Gonzalez significantly increased the cognitive
level at which his students are working?
7. Watch for Mr. Gonzalez' reference to vocabulary commonly
used on the state assessment and how he relates the term to a
topic outside of the topic of light.
8. Here Mr. Gonzalez addresses common misconceptions and
provides real-time, immediate examples to illustrate his point.
9. How has Mr. Gonzalez extended the learning for his
students?
10. Think back over the entire lesson. Describe the many ways
Mr. Gonzalez has maintained student engagement throughout
his lesson.

3. 11. What just happened here? Why is it significant?
12. Consider the part of the lesson cycle. Did Mr. Gonzalez
include all of the necessary lesson components in today's
lesson? Explain.
13. Effective teachers always reflect on the lesson, and lesson
outcomes. Go back to the beginning of the video and rewatch
Mr. Gonzalez' reflection. Listen as the he reflects on this
lesson, and compare it to the responses you have written on the
observation worksheet. Use both the teacher’s reflections and
your own observation when writing your overall observational
reflection.
CLASSROOM OBSERVATION:
Francisco Gonzales is a science teacher who uses music to teach
his science concepts. He is working in a high poverty, bilingual
school. Watch as he gains student attention, uses strategies to
increase critical thinking, and keeps students engaged by
working together to complete a challenging activity.
TASK- View video and complete observation reflection
Effective teachers always reflect on the lesson, and lesson
outcomes. Listen as the teacher reflects on this lesson, and
compare it to the responses you have written on the observation
worksheet. Use both the teacher’s reflections and your own
observation when writing your overall observational reflection.

4. *****RECORD YOUR ANSWERS ON THE ATTACHED
DOCUMENT – OBSERVATIONAL REFLECTION
>>>>> VIEW VIDEO HERE