Jully CO #1

Classroom Observation #1

January 22, 2020

Grammar

Group 3B

Dr. Angel Rios

Today, I observed Dr. Rios's Grammar class. They started the class by going over the schedule for the next few days, as well as the quiz that is coming up soon. He went over what will be tested and providing study activities they can use such as Kahoot.

Then, they reviewed what was taught yesterday on defining and non-defining adjective clauses. Dr. Rios walked around as he was asking the students what the differences are between the two. While some of the students were able to state some differences in one, they were having a hard time with the other. He provided some simple questions to guide them into the answer. As he was doing this, he complimented the students even though they weren't sure of their answers and instead of just calling on a student to answer, he will ask if "someone" or  "anyone" could answer the question. 

Afterward, he put up some practice exercises. As the students work on the questions, Dr. Rios would walk around and look at the students' work. If he sees any mistakes, he'll first compliment them on trying, but still, point of the mistake without telling them what is wrong. This way, the students are able to figure it out by themselves, but if they are having a hard time, he'll point out some clues. He also made sure to back to the students who were having a hard time and making sure they have revised their mistakes.

After everyone is finished, he would have everyone read their sentences aloud, stating that some of them are good and some have little mistakes that they can discuss as a class. Through this, he stresses the importance of using past lessons into use. He also wrote students' mistakes on the board just so everyone can see what was wrong with the sentence.

I really enjoyed observing this class, since it really let me see how an instructor can provide the scaffolding theory into a teaching method. It also helped me see how one can correct mistakes without just pointing them out, but providing questions to lead them into the correct answer.