Observation

Tomorrow I am being observed by my GSU advisor. It will be during my 3rd class, which is the quickest class. They aren't always the most involved, and not always the best behaved, but the class always finishes.

I am teaching the students about the government of Israel.

First we will have a short discussion, asking them why it is important to understand the governments of other countries. I have a slide show, which will loop, with pictures of President Obama and Vice President Biden in Israel and meeting with Israeli officials.

Then they will have a Scavenger Hunt. Each student will be given a fact about the government of Israel, and the students will get to get up and move around, finding all of the facts.

I have prizes for the first students to finish in each class.

Then, we will sit back down to discuss what they found, and I have a handout which puts the information into concise paragraphs.

Finally, we they will make a graphic organizer, showing what they have learned.

I hope it all goes as planned.