Back to School: #ObserveMe and Quadrilaterals

Rather than sharing my experience via blog post, I wanted to do something different. In the name of vulnerability and wanting to improve, I am sharing a condensed version of a lesson I taught recently. Here are the details:

• Integrated Math 1 (mostly freshmen)
• Review of the properties of quadrilaterals
• Teacher wanted to see Peardeck in action
• Teacher wanted to have students talking in class with more focus
• Approximately 37 students in the class
• Here is the slide deck
• Inspired by this, shared from Venetia Ricchio
• The first few minutes of class were dedicated to getting their notes out, writing down the things that they would need, etc.
• We started with a Desmos Polygraph that sparked some really good conversations

And with that, here's the video:

And now, this is where you come in.

What do you think I could do to improve as an instructor?

How can I spend more time with each group of students to give them the time they deserve?

Did I talk too much? How might I frame the lesson to where I don't need to front-load at all?

Any ideas you can share would be greatly appreciated!