When analyzing my two personal teaching episodes a lot of things stick out immediately. In my first episode I seemed nervous and was lacking confidence when speaking to my students; which is a given considering it was a first …show more content…
I went from episode 1 being extremely uncomfortable and nervous teaching to episode 2 being more comfortable and passionate about the topic I am teaching. The overall enthusiasm between the two is very different. The way I speak in video 1 to 2 is way more confident and way less of the scripted feel. Looking forward into my teaching career I think there are still many things I need to work on. One being my ability to work with kids that are not physically literate/ kids who do not know certain things that my classmates that I have been teaching know. Another thing to keep in mind looking forward is my confidence and passion in the teacher role as the episodes showed growth in this area there is always room to improve. Feeling confident and passionate really helps set the tone in your classroom, your students knowing you care and love your career re assures them to trust you along their education path. I feel that the use of the videos is a great way to document your progress and analyze yourself to improve. This idea is something I will keep practicing throughout my 4 year journey so I can see my growth and pick apart my weak points. This assignment has really showed the progress I have made in just one semester in the teaching role and makes me hopeful for the future as I dive deeper into my journey of becoming a