Jenna does a great job keeping her class on task.  She had 31 students however she managed to keep everyone moving along. Students knew their  work stations and what skills they needed to work on.  I like the way she intereacted with her students to keep them involved.

I really liked the use of groups, to teach / break down all of the specific skills. However, all of the transitions and behavior control techniques were a lot though... personally, not a huge fan of the rigidity and bells and the focous on college being the end all be all.. 

 I found the video very informative, I liked the way she interacted with the students she was clear direct and precise. the students knew exactly what to do when required. I also liked the way she prompted them thank you for opening your book this is showing me that you are ready to start, this is also reminding other students to do the same if they have not already done so. I can see how it would take a lot of pre-teaching to set up the various stations, so that she could work uninterrupted with one group, but on the positive side this, once taught you could use the skill in other areas.

Very informative and helpful. Jenna did an excellent job of modeling the skill, strategy, or workstations with her students. I liked the fact that she waited to implement guided reading until students were able to work independently and demonstrated an understanding of the entire guided reading process.

Are the work stations set up as a free-choice or do groups rotate through the different work stations? I really liked how you roll out different work stations throughout the year and add more to meet student needs.