Domain V: Methodology
11:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Elaboration:
Today during math, the students were working on fractions. Mrs. Brown used the marker board and had the children come up and write on it. At the beginning of math class they did a fact practice, then they moved on to the fractions. Mrs. Brown had the students raise their hands when they agreed or disagreed with something. She also asked the students for the reasoning behind their answers. They continued to go over the lesson until it seemed that the majority of students understood the difference between the numerator and denominator. After, they did the homework practice side A for Saxon as a class.

Analysis:
I think that in watching this particular math lesson, I was noticing the importance of formative assessment. So many times, when following a schedule it seems that teachers just move on whether the students are ready or not. I want to make sure as I go through this semester, especially with the Saxon program, that I don’t get ahead of the students for the sake of time. However, I know that you can’t continue to do the same lesson forever if there are just a few students not getting something. How do I know when to stop re-teaching something and move on when I don’t want to leave the students behind?