4 Minute Walk Through

INFORMAL CLASSROOM VISITS

(4 minute walk through)

Date:     17.5.16                              Teacher:  Helen Taege                                Room: 8
Walk the Walls Classroom environment Virtual environment (blog)	SOLO maps and rubrics displayed Te Reo resources displayed A range of art works displayed Written language posters and resources to help children
Student Orientation Engagement On / off task behaviour	Children are independently working on a range of reading tasks and follow ups Children working with you are engaged and responding to your instructions, questions and prompts
Curriculum Decisions WALTs & SC Differentiation IT usage / purpose	Children are doing a variety of IT tasks including Study Ladder and found posters on ipads. Reading tumble is clearly displayed for each group on the whiteboard Learning intentions are clearly displayed for each reading group on the whiteboard
Instructional Decisions SOLO Numeracy Project Jolly Phonics Teacher aides	Prompting -”Is it a cool place to live?”What kind of place?” (a good place to live) Correction for words wrong Linking back to children -”Does your arm fall off when you pull it?”
Respectful Relationships Classroom management Routines	Tumble organised, with IT opportunities (computer and ipads) Positive praise for good reading “well done” “Tamaraki ma, freeze” children respond to the instructions quickly
Target Children Teaching as Inquiry	N/A
Health & Safety	Children are using devices on tables
Reflective Questions
RTC Links 3) 10)You used Te Reo to instruct 6) 11) You have resources that match the levels in your class