REFLECTION ON LESSON ONE
My formal lesson presentation was something I really enjoyed doing. I had taught and given lessons before, but this lesson was unlike any other one. I was a little nervous before giving the lesson, because I feared that I was going to forget the details of my lesson. I kept thinking that I was going to stumble over my words, and possibly get stuck and not know what to say. Overall, I didn’t think I was going to do as well as I did.
As soon as I started my lesson, I felt very comfortable, a feeling I didn’t think I would have. I felt very much in the zone, and the nerves quickly went away. The biggest thing I was worried about was having two professionals watch me giving my lesson, which intimidated me and didn’t make me feel any better. It is always a lot easier giving a lesson when people are not watching you, because you don’t have to worry about others criticizing you or judging you. I thought I was going to have this intimidating feeling while giving my lesson, which would alter the way I delivered my lesson. However, as soon as I got into it, I quickly forgot about anyone who was watching me.
Planning my lesson was a little stressful. I knew exactly what I wanted to do, but to actually have everything that I wanted to say written down in detail made me uneasy, because I felt like I had to memorize everything that I wrote down. This is what was making me a little scared, because I didn’t want to miss any important questions or comments. To help me out, I made a few index cards so I made sure that I wouldn’t forget any essential information I needed to tell the students.
Overall, I think my lesson went extremely well. I had a lot of control over the class, and I thought my behavior management was a success. The students were super attentive, which made everything so much easier. I had so much fun during my lesson. I think everything went as planned and I said all of the essential things to get my lesson across to the students. I might have not completely stuck to the way my lesson plan was written out, but I all of the information was there.
My favorite part of the lesson was teaching to the students on the rug. I feel like it is so much more personal then when the students are at their desks. They were very engaged, and they all wanted to participate. This gave me a positive energy, because it showed me that they were interested.
I don’t think I would change many things about my lesson. I would change is allowing the students to talk about their illustrations they drew on an important place in their community. I also thought I rushed the lesson a little bit, but I think that had a little to do with being nervous.
I learned a lot by doing my lesson. I was really surprised to feel as comfortable as I did. I actually felt like a teacher, and that it was my own classroom. It just made me realize that these are the moments I should cherish, because it makes me aware of just how much I truly want to be a teacher.
As soon as I started my lesson, I felt very comfortable, a feeling I didn’t think I would have. I felt very much in the zone, and the nerves quickly went away. The biggest thing I was worried about was having two professionals watch me giving my lesson, which intimidated me and didn’t make me feel any better. It is always a lot easier giving a lesson when people are not watching you, because you don’t have to worry about others criticizing you or judging you. I thought I was going to have this intimidating feeling while giving my lesson, which would alter the way I delivered my lesson. However, as soon as I got into it, I quickly forgot about anyone who was watching me.
Planning my lesson was a little stressful. I knew exactly what I wanted to do, but to actually have everything that I wanted to say written down in detail made me uneasy, because I felt like I had to memorize everything that I wrote down. This is what was making me a little scared, because I didn’t want to miss any important questions or comments. To help me out, I made a few index cards so I made sure that I wouldn’t forget any essential information I needed to tell the students.
Overall, I think my lesson went extremely well. I had a lot of control over the class, and I thought my behavior management was a success. The students were super attentive, which made everything so much easier. I had so much fun during my lesson. I think everything went as planned and I said all of the essential things to get my lesson across to the students. I might have not completely stuck to the way my lesson plan was written out, but I all of the information was there.
My favorite part of the lesson was teaching to the students on the rug. I feel like it is so much more personal then when the students are at their desks. They were very engaged, and they all wanted to participate. This gave me a positive energy, because it showed me that they were interested.
I don’t think I would change many things about my lesson. I would change is allowing the students to talk about their illustrations they drew on an important place in their community. I also thought I rushed the lesson a little bit, but I think that had a little to do with being nervous.
I learned a lot by doing my lesson. I was really surprised to feel as comfortable as I did. I actually felt like a teacher, and that it was my own classroom. It just made me realize that these are the moments I should cherish, because it makes me aware of just how much I truly want to be a teacher.
