Before, During, and After- VanDeWalle

In the Before section, I believe it is important that students understand the problem. This is interesting to me because it is often expected that students automatically understand the problem but there may be many of them in the class who might not. Making sure that students understand the problem would be very beneficial in the classroom. It is more effective to have your students on the same level rather than on different ones. A simple action that teachers can take to make sure their students are understanding the problem is to spend some extra time going over the instructions and the problem at hand. If possible, one-on-one time with students who may be struggling will be beneficial as well.

In the During section, I like the idea of observing and assessing students' thinking without necessarily teaching. I find this very interesting because at times it is difficult to sit back and watch your students making progress on their own. Sometimes you just want to jump in and give them the correct answers! This process would be very beneficial to your classroom because it is very important for students to form their own concepts and ways of doing things and then going from there rather than making them do everything your way. An action that teachers can take is to simply sit back and observe how the students are processing their thinking. You might ask them guiding questions rather than giving them the correct answers. This provides for more lightbulb moments!

Finally, in the After section, I like the idea of summarizing main ideas and identifying problems for future exploration. This is interesting to me because connecting ideas from previous to future lessons is extremely effective and beneficial to your classroom. Continuous connection of these ideas allow your students to make connections as well and better remember the material they learned in previous lessons. Teachers can effectively achieve this connection by simply making connections in their previous lessons to the next lesson. Be sure to look ahead and make effective connections!