1. Chris is a new teacher, which means lesson plans and other expectations of teaching may need to be adjusted because of the new standards of teaching. It says that Chris need to focus on assessment, instruction, and student work. This means that Chris should have a area of concentration in the astronomy unit, use it to demonstrate what he wants, and have a project. He should make clear what expectation are demanded, so students know how much work they need to put in to be successful.
2. Since Chris has such a large class, he needs to think of ways where he can instruct the class and be effective. Chris also has to take in mind the five students who have disabilities. I feel Chris should explain the lesson, and then group of the classroom into sections, visiting each section and making sure the group of the class understands what is expected and understand the phases of the moon. Also, he should leave a time where students can approach him with questions.
3. Chris should definitely take advantage of the mobile laptop carts. This way, each of his students will be able to use a program to research and discover the phases of the moon in the astronomy unit. He can also take advantage of the science museum, and maybe schedule a tour on the astronomy unit so his class can be interested and learn something at the same time. I also suggest that Chris makes a diagram with his flashlight to represent the sun, so visual learners will be able to understand more completely.
4. Chris can measure learner knowledge by having a few quizzes to see where his students are at and how much they understand and how capable they are. After a section or a specific area of the astronomy was finished I would give a quiz over the section. Online teaching resources are available for teaching instruction and assessments.
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