Mentor Program Teacher Observation Caitlin Piper Date: 3/9/2012, period 2 Class Observed: Math, CP Geometry Students: 18 students,

freshmen and sophomores Observation Objective: Note examples of pa e and rapport to apply similar te hni!ues in my lassroom" Class Notes # $%on&t pi ' on her" (t&s )etter to )e an o*era hie*er than an undera hie*er"+ # tea her (rapport) Class )e,ins, )ell rin,s and tea her is passin, out papers" # $(t -as *ery e*ident that a fe- of you did not use my re ommendation to not use a al ulator on this assi,nment and its all fine and all ,ood that you still used the formals, )ut your understandin, -ithout a al ulator -ill sho- on !ui." /ou must ,et pra ti e -ithout a al ulator"+ # $/es dear+ (rapport) # tea her&s *oi e is loud and lear # tea her ,oes o*er -or'sheet -ith students # $Num)er one""" you ready0+ #tea her $yes+ # students (pace) # tea her ir ulates throu,hout room # tea her reads ans-ers to pro)lems aloud, lassroom is silent as students he ' -or' # student -al's in late, $is that my friend 1*a0 oh no it&s Peter+ # tea her $( -as do-nstairs+ # Peter # tea her ontinues to read ans-ers # 1*a arri*es late, tea her does not say anythin, to her (rapport) # tea her pro2e ts -or'sheet -ith do ument pro2e tor # $%oes e*eryone see ho- ( did that !ui 'ly0+ (pace) # tea her -al's throu,h ho- to sol*e pro)lem # tea her uses arms to help explain ans-er # tea her has students shout out ans-ers to !uestions (chec ing !or understanding" pace) # student points out tea her&s error in pro)lem # $1ndre-, than' you for 'eepin, me on the strai,ht and narro-+ (rapport) # tea her&s *oi e is animated, has ,ood eye onta t -ith students (rapport) # $( li'e ho- you do that !ui 'ly"+ # 3ea her (rapport) # $1dd em all to,ether )in,, )am, )oom ,you should ,et 40+ # tea her (humor" rapport) # $( hate my life+ # student, $/ou don&t really hate your life"+ # tea her (rapport) # $(&ll ta'e those please" ( -ant to add to the notes you too' lately"+ # tea her # some students lea*e room for s hedulin, # $%on&t stay do-n there and 2i))er2a)" Come ri,ht )a '"+ # tea her # $5et&s add to please the notes you too' yesterday+ # tea her # $(&ll tal' to you in a se ond a)out it+ # tea her (rapport) # room is noisy students mo*e around to hand in papers # students settle

# tea her tells students math 2o'e and ,o throu,h pro)lems (humor" rapport) # $6hat ( spell -ron, the other day0+ # tea her (rapport) # $May)e ( should 2ust do these one at time"+ # tea her # $3his is -here many of you ha*e to )e areful )e ause you&re messin, up your )ase formula"+ # 3ea her ,oes throu,h pro)lems on )oard, students respond to her !uestions # 8788 1M 3ea her hands out home-or' # students )e,in home-or', room is noisy # tea her ir ulates throu,hout room ans-erin, students& !uestions # $( -as 'ind of disappointed that some of you did not ,et this pro)lem orre t" 3hat 'ind of annoys me"+ # tea her # $(f you ha*e !uestions on the pin' sheet let me 'no-"+ # tea her (pace and rapport) # students -or' on home-or', some hat, some help one another, tea her ans-er students& !uestions" (rapport) # students start to hat -ith me, ( tell them to ,et )a ' to -or', tea her raises *oi e and tells students to omplete home-or' and that she ould ,o on to the next se tion if they are not -or'in,, students ,et )a ' to -or' # tea her sympathi.es -ith student frustration -ith ha*in, to do home-or'" $%o you thin' ( li'e to ,i*e home-or'0 No ( don&t, )ut it&s part of my 2o)"+ # tea her (rapport) # at the end of lass a student as's to erase the )oard #apport Strategies Observed # humor # pointin, out mista'es # positi*e reinfor ement # sympathy # a 'no-led,in, omments made )y students # relaxed en*ironment9ex7 students ome in late to lass, tea her lau,hs and is relaxed -ith students, students are free to hat, students ha*e semi#unstru tured -or' time at the end of lass: # expe tations # students appear to )e happy and en,a,ed -ith ourse -or' Pace Strategies Observed # he 'in, in for students to )e ready # )rea'in, do-n pro)lems # -aitin, for students to hand in papers # he 'in, for understandin, -ith students indi*idually