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DPM2: Historical & Cultural Influences on Best Practice

Observation Table Note: You are not limited by the space below. The table will expand as you fill out each section. Video 1: Notice and Wonder

Video 2: Living and Nonliving Factors in Ecosystems

Video 3: Creating Digital Stories

Level (i.e., elementary school, middle school, high school)

2nd Grade Elementary School, public school

6th Grade Middle School, public school

High School, public school

Setting (i.e., rural, urban, suburban)

Rural setting

Urban setting

Suburban setting

Cultural and linguistic diversity

The percentage of English learners is unknown, student demographics are 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black and 3% Asian

6% of students are English learners. 40% Asian, 28% white, 21% Hispanic and 8% Black

The percentage of English learners is unknown. Student demographics are 62% White, 16% Hispanic, 14% Asian and 4% Black

Socio-economic status (SES), including environmental observations related to SES

24% of students are from low income families. The teacher let each student say their notice or wonder. She did ask one student to stop what he was doing in a polite way. One student did not agree with another on their answer, this was brought to attention in a casual way and done so appropriately.

56% of families are low income families. The classroom is accessorized with age appropriate detail. There are supplies on each table. Classroom bulletin boards with photos of the class in the classroom. Decorations seem to be gender neutral

13% are low income families. The classroom is set up with tables for groups with office chairs on wheels. I feel as if this is a relaxed learning environment for the high school age students. Some historical heroes are posted around the classroom.

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Instructional topic or content of the lesson

Strategic thinking. Allowing class to create their own math questions and reviewing why they chose those numbers. Notice and Wonder

Analyzing data. Explain activity. Making predictions of a graph and then comparing predictions to real data.

Conveying what the students believe the American Creed is. Class creating digital stories to show their view on the American Creed

Technology use, including examples of how technology is used in the classroom

Interactive whiteboard, screen projector with stylus pen.

Screen projector

Laptop used to create digital slide shows

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