Observation #2

          For my second observation, I watched the class and tried to take note of the teacher's lesson plan.  I decided to take note of what the students and the teacher were doing and how long they were doing it.  For this class, everyone went to the library to work on their powerpoint projects. 

This was the breakdown:
9:44am-11:10am - All student groups work on powerpoint using the computers
                     10:17a-10:28a - Group 1 practiced presentation for the teacher
                     10:58a-11:05a - Group 2 practiced presentation for the teacher 
11:05a-11:10a - All students save work and prepare to leave class

All extra time was spent on students working on their powerpoints and the teacher talking to students, correcting behaviors and constructively criticizing presentations.

It is clear that the students are preparing for their final presentations next week, and it is difficult to have students do this type of work at home/on their own time.  This project/lesson is the end of the unit, which explains the emphasis on the cumulative project.  

This lesson encompasses the following teacher standards:
ISTE 2 - Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
ISTE 3 - Model Digital Age Work and Learning

And the following student standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.11-12.1 - Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grades 11-12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL11-12.5 - Make strategic use of digital media in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.