Elle CO-#2

 Date/Time: Tuesday March 10, 2:00–2:50 

Topic/Skill: Listening: Podcast about AI art

Teacher Presentation: Teacher introduced the lesson by connecting the podcast topic to students' personal backgrounds. New vocabulary and acronyms encountered in the podcast were explained and analyzed as they arose. 

Classroom Management: Teacher paused the podcast every 30 seconds to one minute to check comprehension. When students were unable to answer the teacher moved on to keep the pace going.

Student Participation: Students took notes while listening and were questioned after each interval to confirm understanding. Discussion extended to current events and real-world connections, including comparisons between students' home countries and the U.S. 

Feedback Provided: Teacher provided immediate comprehension checks after each listening segment and clarified vocabulary and content in the moment. Student responses were built upon to deepen discussion rather than simply confirmed or corrected. 

Lesson(s) on Teaching Learned: How breaking up a listening activity into short intervals with targeted questions maintains student engagement and allows the teacher to scaffold in real time.

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