Micro Teacing Reflection

I completed my micro teaching at Bald Eagle Area High School. The class I was teaching was a mixed aged of animal science. At the time, they were focusing on reproduction so that is the area that I was asked to teach around. Not knowing the students and what level they were at I decided to take a more unique approach and teach a lesson on animal reproduction success adaptations. My first day was a little rough as we had to get the background knowledge so most of the class was based on lecture. I definitely knew this would not be super exciting but I needed to make sure they had an understanding of our topic. I am glad I planned this day as the students did not have as much knowledge of this topic as I thought they would. The second day, we completed an activity. I broke the students into small groups where they rotated through stations working with their teams. Each station had a different animal and explanation and the students needed to identify which reproductive success adaptation belonged to which animal. The students really got engaged in this activity and seemed to really have a fun time with it! At the end, we went over each animal and discussed why we chose certain answers for each. I did not get to teach a third day du to a snow storm, but my plan for that day is for the students to complete a mini research project and present it to the class. I also planned to wrap up with a short quiz.

Overall, I thought this lesson went very well for being my first time teaching in front of any students! The one thing I believe I need to improve on is timing. My lessons were a few minutes short each day. I think with practice this is something that I will learn to predict better. My class did get chatty at times but after grabbing their attention again they were not misbehaved. One other thing I would change was my grouping. I let them pick groups and then they all got very confused. Next time, I will just count them off and assign them to a station. I believe for my first time I did very well! Add some more practice and the confidence will come with it and I can only get better.