Field Work Placement Reflection

In this paper, I will be addressing my planned sequential lessons, the lesson I implemented, and my plan of action. I will discuss why I chose to implement the lesson in the way I did and how the students were not only supported but challenged and benefitted from the lesson as well. Through a deeper look at the theoretical perspectives behind my thinking, I hope to improve my future teaching endeavors.
My field work placement classroom is a mixture of 5th and 6th graders. Sometimes they learn all together and other times the classroom is split up with different teachers. Typically, the classroom instruction includes some questions on the board, art work, reading, math, etc. The teacher frequently has students construct items out of paper that are shown in their book or he has them draw what they are …show more content…
This group of students enjoy group work (I know this based off of my own experiences with them), they don't like reading long texts, and many of them do not enjoy presenting in front of the class. I wanted to have rapport with my students and make sure they had the opportunity to feel positive about the lesson and that it was accommodated to their comfort levels. To accommodate the different students, I used groups in my lesson plans to help students explore the material together. These groups were not randomly selected but instead formed based on previous academic performance. I tried to pair a strong student with and average student and a student who sometimes struggles with applying their knowledge. Furthermore, I kept any texts on the shorter side, about one or two short paragraphs to accommodate the students who do not enjoy informational reading. I also included a video to allow for a different type of input for the students that wouldn't be as taxing as reading and may possibly be more enjoyable. Lastly, for my implementation I chose for students to create a poster and do a gallery walk instead