Student engaged assessments videos

I really enjoyed watching some of these videos because its nice to see what other teacher's do and what works and doesn't work. This way you can learn from their successes or failures and see how you can implement similar ideas in your own classroom. Its nice to learn from others because it really does take a lot of stress away and allows you to think of how you can improve or put your own spin on things that work.
 I liked the First and Last 5 Minute video because I think these are the most important time slots in the classroom. It sets up the foundation for learning for that day and get kids thinking and engaged the minute they walk through the door, so there is no time wasted. Entrance and exit tickets can be great for having children reflect and make the next steps clear. I liked in the video where the teacher had they write down any important advice or steps to help them tomorrow. This helps them remember and write future notes to themselves which is something I like because I do it with myself and my own learning. The First 5 Minutes allows to think of previous knowledge or building off ideas they learned the day before and I think takes a lot of stress and pressure off students by giving them a warm up they may receive participation points for but isn't being graded in dept. The exit ticket allows them to reflect on information learned that day and tests for the knowledge they gained from the lesson and whether they grasped the information or not. These are both activities I plan on using in my future classroom!

The second video I enjoyed watching was the interview with a 4th grade teacher. I liked learning how she created a class culture and had all of her students what was needed on their own. She set up her students for success by giving them the skills and rules they need to be independent. They talked about how they wanted their classroom to look (organized, safe and clean) and help the students responsible for this. By giving students responsibilities they felt more independent and were acting more mature because of this. I liked that she doesn't have class jobs because everyone show help everyone all the time. If someone sees something not being done they will do it instead of thinking it is someone else's job or responsibly. And I also took away from the video how she uses her quiet voice to get the attention of the students. Because if they see her mouth moving but can't hear her they will listen instead of speaking. This also sets the tone of the class, of talking quietly and calmly and will help the students learn to act accordingly.