Assignment Three
Reflecting as a Teacher
1. What went well today and why?
2. What could have gone better and why?
3. What do I want to remember for the future?
4. How do I know that students achieved the intended learning outcomes for the lesson?
5. What else do I need to teach to convey this content?
6. What would I do differently the next time I teach the lesson?
What Makes a Good Reflection?
THE CHALLENGE
Reflections are hard because of a variety of different reasons – overreacting to something, it’s hard to know where to start, being unsure what went wrong, not knowing how to fix an issue, and allowing other issues to take precedence. Every time I have written a reflection I tell myself to start at the beginning. But where …show more content…
During breakfast was not an opportune time to teach a lesson on respect and engage the students in a discussion about it. In addition to that there were a few interruptions from announcements which distracted their thoughts and derailed discussion quickly. Instead of simply having them discuss the questions with their shoulder partners, it would have been better to have them move around the classroom and discuss with other students. This would have allowed them to have another students point of view and got them moving at the same time.
In the future when doing this I would have them alternate with their shoulder partners and a random classmate to give them perspective. In addition, I would like to note, if all students had been on track when announcements came on it would have not derailed the discussion so easily. The best way to overcome that when teaching students during a meal time would to be having them move and by practicing what they are discussing.
Students achieved the standard through informal assessment. I listened to their conversation, had them discuss in a classroom group, and even had several give excellent examples of each. On Thursday the class was able to welcome a new student and use what they had learned. By the end of the day, although the new student was still finding his way in a new school he was part of the
Reflecting as a Teacher
1. What went well today and why?
2. What could have gone better and why?
3. What do I want to remember for the future?
4. How do I know that students achieved the intended learning outcomes for the lesson?
5. What else do I need to teach to convey this content?
6. What would I do differently the next time I teach the lesson?
What Makes a Good Reflection?
THE CHALLENGE
Reflections are hard because of a variety of different reasons – overreacting to something, it’s hard to know where to start, being unsure what went wrong, not knowing how to fix an issue, and allowing other issues to take precedence. Every time I have written a reflection I tell myself to start at the beginning. But where …show more content…
During breakfast was not an opportune time to teach a lesson on respect and engage the students in a discussion about it. In addition to that there were a few interruptions from announcements which distracted their thoughts and derailed discussion quickly. Instead of simply having them discuss the questions with their shoulder partners, it would have been better to have them move around the classroom and discuss with other students. This would have allowed them to have another students point of view and got them moving at the same time.
In the future when doing this I would have them alternate with their shoulder partners and a random classmate to give them perspective. In addition, I would like to note, if all students had been on track when announcements came on it would have not derailed the discussion so easily. The best way to overcome that when teaching students during a meal time would to be having them move and by practicing what they are discussing.
Students achieved the standard through informal assessment. I listened to their conversation, had them discuss in a classroom group, and even had several give excellent examples of each. On Thursday the class was able to welcome a new student and use what they had learned. By the end of the day, although the new student was still finding his way in a new school he was part of the