Monitoring, correcting progress, and feedback routines

• Use micro-conferences: 60–90 seconds per group to check understanding, correct misconceptions, and push higher-order thinking (Why did that happen? How would you improve it?).
• If you detect systematic errors, break the group work briefly and:
  • Address whole class (if everyone has same error), or
  • Pull aside specific groups for a quick focused reteach (2–4 min).
• Keep correction constructive: describe the issue, model the fix, and ask a student to try the corrected step.
• Record formative observations in a short teacher log to adjust next lesson.

Feedback script examples:

• Affirmation + Diagnostic: “Great data recording — your test log is clear. I notice your load dropped suddenly — did the failure start at a joint? Try reinforcing that joint and retest.”
• Socratic prompt: “What variable most likely affected your result? How could you isolate it?”