My thoughts were that it wasn’t terrible; it actually wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be!
Here are my “opps” or opportunities to do better.....
- Be more assertive when students misbehave; I didn’t get worked up but I could have said “let me put your phone on the table and you’ll get it back at the end of class.” I just need to be confident in implementing my consequences.
- Clarity: I could be clearer and more concise when stating my objectives and directions for activities.
Here are the "gems" of my lesson.....
- I was positive!!!
- I was enthusiastic!!!
I was starting to channel what I learned from The Energy Bus!!
Sara,
ReplyDeleteI believe enthusiasm is a huge part of getting the attention of your students.Showing enthusiasm is something that I personally have to work on. I'm very glad to see that enthusiasm is one of your gems!
Thank you Rachel! It'll come with time; I'm surprised I was as enthusiastic as I was. Also because enthusiasm was one of my opps from our RTLs the first week of classes!
DeleteConfidence in implementing consequences is important. It lets students know you mean business. What did you you use as an activity? Were your directions projected and not just spoken so that you have the potential of reaching both visual and auditory learners?
ReplyDeleteI was trying to do a type of scavenger hunt for notecards with my procedures, expectations and consequences on them. I had minimal directions posted on my power point slide as I was trying to prevent myself from reading from the slide all the time (which still didnt prevent me from reading word for word). I wasn't as clear as I had hoped to be in my spoken instructions for this activity. I can send you my power point and lesson plan if you would like (I don't think I have sent them, I'm not sure).
DeleteYou sent them, so I saw them, but I want you think of a global audience potential for your blog. It may not be just your virtual mentors, college professors and classmates who are seeing your blog post. A brief summary of the activity might help someone who stumbles across your blog or sees it on Twitter have a context for what the lesson was.
DeleteSometimes reading word for word and then leaving the slide up as reference is a solid idea. I use it often.
Thank you! That is a great idea. I think where I run into another problem is that I try not to put too many words on slides so I can't read word for word (because you know that can get so wordy). I guess I just need to find that balance of the right amount of words and when.
DeleteSara,
ReplyDeleteI need you dig deeper on these posts.
What make a gem a gem? What makes an opp an opp?
What will you specifically do differently in future teaching episodes?
You can do it - Keep trying.
I would love to hear about a time that you were positive and enthusiastic, what was a good example? I feel like teaching you have to be your "best professional self;" show your personality but in a way that is respectful to your students and other faculty.
ReplyDeleteOverall, I think I was pretty positive and enthusiastic throughout the entire lesson. I think a specific example would be when the students (my cohort acting out their roles)would say comments to bring things down or even with the technology student. Even though I should have been more strict with her, I think I stayed positive and didn't let the fact that she wasn't paying attention get me down.
DeleteRemember to try "putting yourself in student shoes" whenever you can. See it/hear it from their perspective. Does it make sense? Does it sound interesting? Does it sound fun? Do I know why I'm being asked to do x,y,z?
ReplyDeleteThank you! That is something that I've told myself and heard I should do but didn't. I will definitely have to start doing that! Thanks!
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