A lesson looking at the works of Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King.
Brian Conant, Junior American literature class
Video  (Length: 50 minutes)

What you will see:
-use of free-writing, game, group work
-facilitating group work
-using higher-level questioning of students
-managing active students
 

Higher-level questioning
Suzie Thetard, Junior AP English literature class
Video (Length: 47 minutes)

What you will see:
-class discussing Huck Finn
-instructor facilitating higher-level questions

-Instructor's  method of developing higher-level questions     Post-video (Length:  1:02)
-Instructor's  method of grading classroom discussion         Post-video (Length:  1:03)
 

Vocabulary Review
Karen Potter, Freshman/Sophomore Spanish 2 class
Video  (Length: 29 minutes)

What you will see:
-strategy for eliciting student participation
-a variety of activities
-stimulus variation
 

Facilitating group work in the math classroom (full lesson)
Dirk Smid, Sophomore Algebra 1 class
Video (Length: 23:48 minutes)

What you will see:
-the instructor moving from small group to small group, facilitating student work
-students using manipulatives (Algebra tiles) to help learn a concept
-group problem solving
 

A chemistry class creates "gloop" and "slime" in the lab.
Janeice Ives, Sophomore chemistry class
Pre-video (Length:  3:29 minutes)  Instructor discusses considerations for lesson plans involving science labs.
Video      (Length: 50 minutes)

What you will see:
-providing clear class directions
-stressing safety
-managing  chemicals
-monitoring groups
-interacting with students
-cleaning up after the lab
-"wrapping up" class
 

Discussion of World War II in Europe
Jim Kinsella, Sophomore US studies class
Pre-video  (Length:  3:44 minutes)  The instructor discusses the unit prior to the lesson.
Video       (Length:  51 minutes)

What you will see:
-extended set induction
-technology integration
-guided discussion
-working with text to assess understanding

Instructor discusses classroom management.     Post-video  (Length:  1:32 minutes)
 

Introduction and organization of a new unit
Peggy Scott , Sophomore US studies class
Pre-video (Length: 1:26 minutes)  Instructor discusses objectives of this lesson.
Video      (Length: 25 minutes)

What you will see:
-student prep for an upcoming unit on World War II
-going over the assignment worksheet
-overview of upcoming movies
-introduction to unit work to complete

Instructor discusses organization via study guide, scheduling, & randomizing group selection.   
Post-video   (Length:  2:26 minutes)
Instructor discusses the importance of permission forms with minor students.                          
Post-video   (Length:  1:04 minutes)
 

A Government Studies class debates the merits of a military draft.
Jim Kelly, Junior Government studies class
Pre-video (Length:  2:47 minutes)  Instructor outlines expectations of this lesson.
Video       (Length:  41  minutes)

What you will see:
-student debate for and against the military draft
-assessment set up to award points for each answer, with additional points for source citation
-lesson designed to elicit full class participation

Instructor evaluates how the lesson went.             Post-video  (Length:  2:28 minutes)
 

A round-table discussion with Advanced Placement students.
Peggy Scott, Junior AP US history class
Pre-video (Length: 1:05 minutes)  Instructor discusses lesson expectations
Video (Length: 48 minutes)

What you will see:
-structuring for open discussion
-posing leading questions
-student driven discussion

Instructor evaluates how the overall lesson went.                                      Post-video (Length:  2:24)
Instructor discusses encouraging student involvement in a discussion.  Post-video (Length:  1 minute)
 

A contained-classroom lesson on insurance featuring three students who are hearing-impaired
Nancy Schenk, Junior/Senior Consumer Ec class

What you will see:
-Instructor speaks and signs simultaneously
-oral and signed reading of real world texts by students
-vocabulary reinforcement
-questioning
-stimulus variation

A contained-classroom lesson (English/literature) with two students who are hearing-impaired
Nancy Schenk, self-contained English IV

What you will see:
-instructor speaks and signs simultaneously
-students practice oral and signed reading of a literary text
-vocabulary reinforcement
-signed discussion
-questioning