Mrs. Popich's Dance In The Classroom

Mrs.Popich is a Spanish I teacher at Infinity Early College High School. Mrs.Popich made her students say “present” in Spanish in order for her to take attendance. The teacher questioned students that arrived late to her classroom that did not have a pass. Before Mrs.Popich stared class, she made her students read the objectives and agenda from the whiteboard that were in Spanish. The lesson for that day consisted of learning about the culture of Brazil. Mrs.Popich mentioned a man named Milton Nascimento that was a musician from Brazil. She showed her students pictures of famous monuments, traditions, and music styles they have in Brazil. She played a video over the dances that can be found in Brazil such as Samba. Mrs.Popich showed the video over how to …show more content…
Since it was early in the morning, the teacher made her students dance Samba in order to wake up. She encouraged her students to dance Samba with her to get them energized. The students were required to fill out a piece of paper and take a pass if they desired to go to the restroom. By taking the restroom pass, Mrs.Popich was able to know who left the room. Students were required to go to the restroom one at a time, so that multiple students would not be roaming the hallways and slacking off. Her students were in 6 tables with 4 students at each table. Mrs.Popich purposely placed native spanish speakers with non-native spanish speakers, so that they could help each other if they had trouble with the language. Classroom Observation: Mrs.Popich
10:20 a.m.- 11:20 a.m. Once the students settled down on their assigned seats after dancing, Mrs.Popich showed pictures of objects and outdoor activities on the projector. Mrs.Popich went to the front of the class and started