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Samantha Eselby

Video Analysis of 3/4B


One thing I noticed during my video analysis was that I have given students opportunity

to participate by providing more wait time than I used to. At the beginning of teaching, I was

struggling waiting for students to respond, but I have learned it is important for them to process

the information I am giving or question I am asking. I give them time to talk at their tables if I

realize the students are not willing to provide answers during discussion right away.

Another thing I have realized is that it is normal to send students to talk at their tables

while I try to think about where to pivot to in the next part of the lesson. I can pose a question

and think about how to get them to understand the next concept. I also have been working on not

repeating what the students say verbatim because it enforces the idea that they should be

listening to their peers and not relying on me repeating what the student said.

I noticed in my analysis that I included students to write on the board and draw their

diagrams. I also noticed that I check in a lot during the lesson to see if we need to go back a

couple of steps or if we can move on. I think this has helped me tremendously to make sure all

students are keeping up with the lesson and material. It can be hard to gauge this without some

type of action from the students, so I ask them to give a thumbs up, thumbs in the middle or

thumbs down depending on how they feel. When students give a thumbs down, I go back and

rethink how to give the directions or ideas in a different manner that might help them better

understand. I did this in my video, which has never happened before. This was a good point for

me to think about different ways to present the materials in the lesson.

I noticed that my pacing was a little slow at times. I think this varies with different groups

of students, depending on where they are at in their abilities and understanding. Going slower

helps students stay on track, but if they get off task it can be hard to reel it back in because I feel

as though I must go a little slower for some students.


Below are a few pictures of my notes for the lesson. During the lesson I keep my notebook with

these brief notes close by for reference to make sure I touch on everything I want to cover for the

day. I also have my laptop open with specific questions for the lesson that helps me guide

discussion better. During my video, I noticed I don’t check my questions on my laptop as much

as I check the flow of the lesson. This is proving to me that I know what to ask and when,

because it comes up naturally in the flow of discussion.

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