Video 0094: Video Analysis

Video 0094-Subject: Science, the teacher did well at managing the time in his classroom. In the video there are two parts to how the class interacts; small groups leading into a whole class discussion. During the small groups, the teacher walks around the classroom observing and answering questions in each group. You can see the positive energy that he is displaying as he checks for understanding and cooperative working. The students are engaged and on task. I liked that he checked to see how the groups were doing before he gave the signal that a transition was about to happen. The teacher gives a transition warning so that the students have time to wrap up their activities before returning to their seats. Once there, the whole group discussion