Internship is as much of a learning experience as it is the first real taste of being a teacher. The theories and mock-lesson plans learned and created at the college level are truly put to the test when facing twenty to twenty-five real students within the classroom. For me, nerves have never really been an issue, stuttering or rambling within the classroom has not been a problem either. Instead, planning and sticking to the plan has been the main area of focus. The first lesson I taught was during the last week of August, when both the classroom and the students were still very new to me. I wanted the first lesson I ever taught to be one where I truly had nothing but my plan to rely on. Student names were still unfamiliar, and the dynamic
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The Kahoot game focused on the differences between the Federalist and Anti-federalist, and the various amendments that make up the Bill of Rights. While some confusion did exist for the amendments between five and eight, the majority of the class did very well with the game. Additionally, as my supervising teacher pointed out, and something I have seen throughout my internship, the Bill of Rights has come into play well beyond my lesson. Meaning, that the content covered during my lesson has continued to be reviewed. The four part of my lesson entailed a quick review of question missed during the Kahoot, followed by a discussion of what was learned, though, only one of the three Government classes had enough time at the end of the game to take part in this part of the lesson. Even still, after the first class did not have enough time to reach part four of the lesson plan, I made an adjustment to the lesson. During the Kahoot game, when students missed a question I ensured I explained why the answer(s) selected were incorrect, this way I could clear up any confusion before moving onto the next question. In the end, I was happy with this adjustment, though I still believe if I had waited until I was more familiar with the students before doing the lesson that I may have been able to better plan for the correct allotment of instruction
The Kahoot game focused on the differences between the Federalist and Anti-federalist, and the various amendments that make up the Bill of Rights. While some confusion did exist for the amendments between five and eight, the majority of the class did very well with the game. Additionally, as my supervising teacher pointed out, and something I have seen throughout my internship, the Bill of Rights has come into play well beyond my lesson. Meaning, that the content covered during my lesson has continued to be reviewed. The four part of my lesson entailed a quick review of question missed during the Kahoot, followed by a discussion of what was learned, though, only one of the three Government classes had enough time at the end of the game to take part in this part of the lesson. Even still, after the first class did not have enough time to reach part four of the lesson plan, I made an adjustment to the lesson. During the Kahoot game, when students missed a question I ensured I explained why the answer(s) selected were incorrect, this way I could clear up any confusion before moving onto the next question. In the end, I was happy with this adjustment, though I still believe if I had waited until I was more familiar with the students before doing the lesson that I may have been able to better plan for the correct allotment of instruction