DataGatheringTool:WaitTime

VideoUsedforDataGathering:
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/professionaldevelopmentteacherevaluation

Video TeacherQuestion WaitTime Response
Time inSeconds TorS
Stamp

3:35 Howdowesolvethisfirstone? 7 S

4:19 Whatisxtimesx? 7 S

4:31 Doyouagree? 0 T

4:33 SoitisxsquaredandIaskwhy? 3 S

4:44 Whatdoyouthinkaboutthatresponse? 0 T

4:55 DidIdrawitright?YesorNoandWhy 7 T

5:12 Doesitsymbolizesomekindofshape? 3 S

5:23 Whatkindofshapewillitrepresent 1 T

5:40 Shabat,whatdoyouthinkxtimes3willbe? 8 S

6:00 Why? 1 S

6:33 CanIcombinethesetwoterms?Whatdoyouthink 4 S
Samantha? (Astudentotherthan
Samanthaanswered)

6:50 Whydontyouthinktheyarealike? 5 T

7:30 Soshouldthatbesquared? 1 T

15:30 Howareyougettingthatvalue? 2 S

15:54 Whyisit9? 5 S

16:15 Sowhats3squared? 2 S

16:34 HowwouldplanCbeinmybestinterest? 3 S

17:20 Whichplanwouldyouwanttoinvestinandwhy? 3 S

Reflection:

Whentheeverythingintheroomispositionedinawaytoencourageconversations,studentswillbe
morewillingtocommunicatewitheachother.Ithinkthatthereiscertainlyavalueinstudentssittingtogetherin
pairsaswellworkingingroupsof4.Itwasinterestingtoseethedifferencebetweenfirstobservationwhere
studentsweresittinginpairsandthesecondobservationwherestudentsweresittingingroupsof4.When
studentsarearrangedingroupsof3or4,theteacherneedstomodelhowtointeractwithpeerssostudentsare
awareofwhatisexpected.Asamathcoach,Ineedtodiscusswaystomodelgroupdiscussionswhen
suggestinganewseatingarrangementinaclassroom.Manystudentsareusedtosittingaloneinrowsandthey
donotknowwhatisexpectedfromthemwhentheysitingroupsoffours.
Theideaofaskingdivergentquestionsreallystruckmeandthatisagreatwaytogetteacherstothink
abouthigherorderquestions.Ifaquestionhasonesinglecorrectanswer,itisnottrulyahigherorderquestion.
Theideaofconvergentvsdivergentquestionissomethingamathteachercanconnecttoanditsagreat
starttochangewhatquestionsarebeingasked.Noeverydivergentquestionisahigherorderquestion,butit
encouragesaconversationandlookingatsolutionsfromvariousviewpoints.Inoticedthatduringthesecond
observation,theteacheraskastudentthefollowingquestion:Canyourepeatthatforeveryonetohear?.
Whenteachersaskquestionslikethis,itencouragestudentstoactasacommunityoflearnerswhereeveryone
listenstoeachother.Whenworkingwithteacherasamathcoach,Iwouldcertainlyutilizetheideaof
divergentvsconvergentquestions.Iwouldevenconsideraddingacolumntothewaittimedatagathering
toolinordertoidentifyeachquestionasDivergent(D)orConvergent(C).