[Intentional Focused Observation] IFO5 (Made 2024 Fall Semester)

My knowledge of how to adjust and coordinate instruction has been VERY validated as I have gone through 2 shortenings and alterations of my lesson plan. My lesson plan now has to fit within 45 minutes because it’s a short day, so I have had to make heavy alterations and that has proven to me my knowledge of how to alter lesson plans with relative speed. I have also seen Mr. Earle alter his lesson plans day of and create lesson plans day of, which has squared with my belief that one must be flexible as a teacher and make alterations as necessary to assist their students and help them succeed. I am sadly not seeing enough direct instruction from Mr. Earle this week to square anything with his explaining and modeling of content, but I do enjoy the movie he has picked even if I feel it is age inappropriate.

I am still asking questions about what the proper amount of preparation is for a class. Further, I am still asking many questions about what would be the best way to proceed with my lesson plan since it currently has like 20-25 minutes straight of lecture, but I hope I can figure out a way to break it up somewhat even if just with general class discussion before moving on. How can I stop from rambling on far too long?

I am observing Mr. Earle alter his lesson plans and I can use that both as an example of what I don’t want to do and an example of what is effective or what strategies can help me succeed. I am also observing how his students react to the alterations he makes. As far as modeling content, I haven’t seen much of that this week, but he has picked a good movie to peak his students’ interests, and that is a good base for some ways I may get my students involved in their own education.

HERE’S WHAT? What did I notice in the classroom?	SO WHAT? Implications for my teaching practice and the learning of my students?	NOW WHAT? What are my next steps? Next Day / Next Week / Next Month
Mr. Earle. regularly goes into lessons with little pre-planning and is able to alter his course well.	I might want to lower the amount of pre-planning I do in order to be able to alter my course better, though not as much as he does.	Take notes of what he prepares and what he doesn’t and attempt to figure out what would work for me and what wouldn’t.