Deborah Schaffer

Were you satisfied with the collaborative roles and responsibilities?
We don’t have enough time to plan. We share the prep tasks. K I prepare the overhead tasks. This is my first year with second grade.
Cathy has been teaching second grade for a long time.
Kamae supports a lot with poems and songs. They do it in both classes. (They discussed how helpful it is to have two professionals preparing materials and providing the instruction.)


What will you do the same and what will you do differently if you do this lesson again?

We could possibly identify the pictures before hand. We could use fewer picture so the checking didn’t take so long, but they discussed the benefits of the additional practice. (I suggested that having all students repeat would help them remain attentive the those sharing and provide even more practice.

Do you have any questions you’d like to ask me?
They asked for my feedback, and we discussed the ideas in the comments. We also discussed whether it would have been easier to keep them at their desks prior to working on their logs. However, with the new students coming in, it is problematic.
They have been experimenting with various seating arrangements and use of space and will continue to evaluate what works the best.


Feedback from the teacher to observer
What did I do that was useful for you, and was there anything I did that got in the way of your learning or thinking?
I encouraged them to email me if they had suggestions because our time was up.