Academic Literacy Reflection

My reaction to Methods and Materials for Academic Literacy has been a positive one so far. I have enjoy preparing lesson plans that I will be able to utilize in my future classroom. It is very beneficial in my opinion since they will be useful later. I have not had much practice presenting a lesson or in my content area which is math. Also, being able to receive feedback on my lesson plan presentations has helped me. Before taking this class, I had not had much practice at writing a lesson plan. I like the Hunter Lesson Plan Method because it is relatively simple. I took one class a couple semesters ago which required me to write two lesson plans. My professor didn't discuss how to do this and the template he provided what difficult to use. I like the Hunter …show more content…
I am becoming more confident and less nervous about getting up in front of a class of students. I know that it will be a different experience when the audience is middle or high school students who have not already learned or been exposed to the material I am teaching. Each presentation I prepare for in this class requires me to think about my future students and how I should plan to teach them a topic. I believe I am thinking more like an educator by the experiences in this class.
Another factor that has influenced my positive reaction to Methods and Materials for Academic Literacy is getting feedback from the other future teachers and my professor. I can reflect on the reactions and questions asked by them to improve my teaching. It has stuck with me that teaching is Iike giving a speech as Mr. Wonder has pointed out. I took speech online a couple semesters ago which unfortunately didn't give me the experience I needed. Taking Methods and Materials for Academic Literacy is like the speech class I never took. I am able to practice what I will be doing in the