‘Caught in the Act’ spotlights reading teacher at Mading Elementary
A first-grade teacher at Mading Elementary was “Caught in the Act” of delivering great instruction during a recent visit to her classroom. An HISD video crew, along with Elementary Curriculum and Development Officer Lance Menster, surprised Zakiya Martin and her students in the middle of a Literacy By 3 lesson.
Watch the video below to see how Martin uses technology and pointed questions to help her students become better readers and critical thinkers.
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Throughout the 2015–2016 school year, the HISD video team, along with Menster or Chief Secondary Curriculum and Development Officer Annie Wolfe, will be dropping in on classrooms to observe and point out examples of effective instruction based on the six qualities of the Global Graduate profile: adaptable and productive, a leader, a responsible decision-maker, a skilled communicator, a critical thinker, and a college-ready learner.
Teachers can be nominated for the video series by school offices, chiefs, principals, and teacher development specialists. To nominate someone, please send an email to HISDcia@houstonisd.org.
