Substitute Worthy Lab
This week in lab we had a "special" lab. We were instructed to make substitute worthy lesson plans. After completing the making of our lesson, we were to teach them in our lab. The special part was that we were asked to switch lesson plans and teach off one of our peers lesson plans. This lab was actually quite exciting and fun! At first I really was quite nervous. For the person teaching off of my lesson plan as well as the one I had to teach off of.
After completing this lab, I realized there was no reason to be nervous. It was entertaining to watch my classmates each take their own teaching style and incorporate it into a different plan of teaching. It was also really fun for me to be able to do as well. I know after watching my lesson plan be done by someone else that it could easily be done in many different ways. When it was taught by my peer in class it definitely was not done how I would of done it but she still taught it very well and in a way that as successful to students learning. I then realized that I most likely taught my lesson totally different than how it was originally planned as well.
This was a great lesson to keep in mind for my future classroom. There are going to be days that I will have to miss for one reason or another and I need to remember to keep the lesson plan short and sweet that day. It must be easy for the substitute to understand and complete. I also need to remember to be understanding as long as it gets taught or gone over to where students learned it should be considered successful even if it isn't how I would of done it. Overall, this lab was not only fun and exciting but a great learning experience as well.
After completing this lab, I realized there was no reason to be nervous. It was entertaining to watch my classmates each take their own teaching style and incorporate it into a different plan of teaching. It was also really fun for me to be able to do as well. I know after watching my lesson plan be done by someone else that it could easily be done in many different ways. When it was taught by my peer in class it definitely was not done how I would of done it but she still taught it very well and in a way that as successful to students learning. I then realized that I most likely taught my lesson totally different than how it was originally planned as well. This was a great lesson to keep in mind for my future classroom. There are going to be days that I will have to miss for one reason or another and I need to remember to keep the lesson plan short and sweet that day. It must be easy for the substitute to understand and complete. I also need to remember to be understanding as long as it gets taught or gone over to where students learned it should be considered successful even if it isn't how I would of done it. Overall, this lab was not only fun and exciting but a great learning experience as well.
Brooke, thank you for sharing your experience and takeaways from the surprise lab. I am glad that you found value in this lab, and that you enjoyed it! Your reflection doesn't include a clear reflection of your gems, opps, and what you would do to turn your opps into gems for next time. Could you please include these in a comment?
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