Mark's First Class: Second Visit

September 3, 2009
First Class: Mark was again very organized in his approach, although not as much as Robin. His use of the smart screen really facilitated his students’ understanding of the material. The class was still making agents … no problems except for the difficulty from the school district network, to which the students must save their work. Alex came up with the temporary solution of having the students save the project folder to the desktop at the beginning of class, and then return it to the network at the end of class. This appears to solve the problem, but is cumbersome for the students because they are not used to doing it and so it takes more time away from their instruction.

Second Class: Again Mark remarks that this class goes smoother than the first. This class as well as the other one were still excited and engaged. The abundance of color and creativity was wonderful. I am again impressed with Mark’s class. His organization that is mixed with the flexibility to adjust to his students’ abilities. He is also able to problem-solve solutions and problems occurring during class and is not afraid to use his own mistakes as learning lessons for his students.