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Gina Peebles
November 7, 2019
STEP STANDARD SEVEN 2
Within my lesson I noticed that I could have had what my mentor calls a pregnant pause.
This is something that she uses often and especially when she is differentiating a lesson for
diverse populations of students. I believe that I could have utilized the technology more than I
did. I paused the video several times to explain what was happening and ask questions. I feel
after watching it, I could have allowed the video to keep playing and then ask questions
afterwards. I interrupted their learning process. Lastly, I feel like when I was planning this unit, I
was not able to easily recognize the difference between different depth of knowledge (DOK)
questions. I often mix up DOK two and three levels. I have since printed out a colored sheet of
1. Pause more when asking students questions. Practice each day with the students.
2. Develop and recognize strategies to use that Focus on different populations and
subpopulations of students.
apply to a science classroom and engage Observe other veteran teachers and
research their strategies to put into
learners. practice.
Insert uses of technology in lessons where
possible.