Group 3- Direct Instruction

Group 3 had good classroom/ behavior management techniques. The students were to raise the red planet if they don't understand something, blue planet if they somewhat understand, and green planet if they understand. this group also had a guided note sheet and on each slide was a pencil symbol which meant when the students should be adding the info onto their sheet. The group transitioned from each planet by having a “text” come in from Annie, this is when they students can turn and talk to answer the question.The students loved the teacher vs student game and I think it really helped them manage the students during the lesson. The group did a great job using technology during the lesson by getting a text from "Astronaut Annie" and letting the students come up and interact with Vortex. Each group went up one at a time, and drag the planet they think it is into the vortex, if it's correct it will get sucked in, if it's incorrect, it will get spit out. At the end of the lesson I liked how the students had a sticky note and had to write one question they still have and place it on red planet on the planet chart, one thing that still confused about on blue planet, one new thing learned on green planet. I don't think each person in the group had an equal time for talking towards the end of the lesson but when everyone did speak, they spoke nice and loud.