Evaluating Teacher's Performance through an Educator Lens

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* Using your educator lens, what did you see and hear? 
The video presents an educator teaching young learners. The learners are seated on the floor, each having a small whiteboard and marker for their illustrations. The instructor's board is covered with learning materials, including charts that aid the learning. The educator also has a whiteboard and a marker which she uses to give illustrations to the learners. Besides the board attached to the wall, the educator has a table to place her learning and teaching materials. This indicates an equipped learning environment
* How did the teacher apply a developmentally appropriate practice?
The educator is sensitive to the learners' age and uses an approach that fits their age bracket. She is jovial, wearing a friendly face to avoid scaring the learners. This makes learners free to engage the educator, especially when answering asking and answering questions. It is also a developmentally appropriate practice because it helps gain the trust of the young learners who have not explored more environments beyond the comfort of their parents and siblings.
* How did the teacher engage with students?
The teacher actively engages students throughout the learning session. When the lesson starts, she asks the learners to put down their markers to attract their attention. The educator politely commands her students while smiling and introducing a new concept that diverts their attention to the lesson's content. The educator uses an image of grasshoppers and asks questions that students answer, thus engaging students. She also calls students by their names, asking them to contribute to questions on the boards. These questions jog the learners thinking as they try to remember certain concepts the teacher asks.
* How did the teacher scaffold students' wonders and thinking?
The teacher scaffolds the students thinking in various ways. First, she presents them with a grasshopper picture and asks the learners what they see. Second, she uses sticker papers to break down sentences which students contr...