What?
When I picked my topic for Lab A I was a little nervous
about having to come up with an Instant activity that related to my topic.
After some meditation I remembered that I had taken a self-defense class and I
felt a lot better. My first crack at Lab A I thought went smoothly but still
had a couple bumps in the road. One mistake that I had was that I used the phrase
“Um” frequently. I knew that it was something that I was doing but it was kind
of hard to break that habit. My first instant activity, even though it was
related to the topic, took too long to explain so it wasn’t so “instant”. My
second lab A I felt more confident about the task at hand. My instant activity
was good and got the heart rate up and the students involved right away. I did
feel that I was speaking too fast and might have lost some of my students, so
that is something that I would have to work on for Lab B.
Gut
I felt that my second time doing lab A went much better because
I knew what I needed to do better and I definitely felt that I accomplished that.
My instant activity, even though it was just a simple tag game, related more to
my topic of Self-defense. I felt that I had more confidence going into this as well.
I had a lot more eye contact with my students and just all-around felt good. I
still feel like I could have done better but practice makes perfect. Also, the feedbacks
from the TAs and Dr. B and my peers really did have an impact on how I did and
how I will be.
So What?
I know that practice makes perfect so I’m not going to beat
myself up too much for the mistakes that I made. We are all learning and this
may be some of our first times doing something like this. I know that with more
experiences like this I will get better as a student teacher and an instructor
when I get a job. The cool thing about this job is that it is very fun and innovative
so we can do so much things with it that I know that I will get better.
Now What?
For next I have to be more prepared for the Lab. I was prepared
for Lab A but maybe not as prepared as I should have been. Speaking slower, and
using the phrase “um” was a big part of my criticism and now that I know what
to work on I can just get better form here. 
Showing the students my signal for Attention which is "If you can hear me Clap once, If you can hear me Clap twice."
Watch my video of me teaching Lab A for the second time
Hi John,
ReplyDeleteYour reflection shows that indeed, practice needs time and you should not be angry or sad, you should embrace it. Without mistakes we would not learn anything. You share your strengths and your weaknesses you experience. Your GUT section needs more of you talking about how it felt. What does it mean to feel overall good? Within your So what section, I want you to back up your reasons with research or literature. Like using your book as a reference for example. Focus on the students and find ways to improve their learning through your teaching.
John,
ReplyDeleteOne thing I noticed in your writing is that I can tell that you want to get better at teaching and that excites me. The desire to become a better teacher will benefit you as long as you keep that desire. In your lesson I thought you had great vocabulary in your words but was a little fast. This will happen over time as you have more experiences teaching. One criticism I have is in your "so what" section. What are you going to do to become more prepared for next time? Also, in your lesson make sure you set boundaries for safety when doing something so close to the wall.