Fieldwork Week 2!
What a relief it is being done with teaching!! It is nice to sit in the back, relax, and watch the next group of teacher candidates teach the class. Even though I do miss the direct interaction with the students, it is a lot less stressful and overwhelming knowing our group has completed our part of the teaching. Group 2 did a great job with both lessons. Their first lesson was a direct instruction lesson on sedimentary and igneous rocks, and the second one was an inquiry lesson on these types of rocks. The use of white boards was a great idea for the first lesson. The second lesson was very unique and the students loved it. They used play doh to make their choice of a sedimentary or igneous rock. The students would then each get a popsicle stick with a number on it and would observe a different rock and try to use what they have just learned to figure out wether the rock they have is a sedimentary or igneous rock. This was a very interesting and engaging activity that I would even consider to use in my future classroom! The teacher candidates all seemed very comfortable speaking in front of the class. Their lessons were very organized and flowed smoothly. I learned a lot from just simply observing the teacher candidates teach and being able to give them suggestions that will help everyone improve their teaching skills. Giving each other positive and negative feedback is really important because you don't want to discourage them, but at the same time you want to help them improve and be a better teacher. It is important to have an equal balance of great and not so great things each teacher or the group does because it is not an easy task at all and we are under a lot of pressure. I am excited for next class to see what group 3 will do for their lesson!!
What a relief it is being done with teaching!! It is nice to sit in the back, relax, and watch the next group of teacher candidates teach the class. Even though I do miss the direct interaction with the students, it is a lot less stressful and overwhelming knowing our group has completed our part of the teaching. Group 2 did a great job with both lessons. Their first lesson was a direct instruction lesson on sedimentary and igneous rocks, and the second one was an inquiry lesson on these types of rocks. The use of white boards was a great idea for the first lesson. The second lesson was very unique and the students loved it. They used play doh to make their choice of a sedimentary or igneous rock. The students would then each get a popsicle stick with a number on it and would observe a different rock and try to use what they have just learned to figure out wether the rock they have is a sedimentary or igneous rock. This was a very interesting and engaging activity that I would even consider to use in my future classroom! The teacher candidates all seemed very comfortable speaking in front of the class. Their lessons were very organized and flowed smoothly. I learned a lot from just simply observing the teacher candidates teach and being able to give them suggestions that will help everyone improve their teaching skills. Giving each other positive and negative feedback is really important because you don't want to discourage them, but at the same time you want to help them improve and be a better teacher. It is important to have an equal balance of great and not so great things each teacher or the group does because it is not an easy task at all and we are under a lot of pressure. I am excited for next class to see what group 3 will do for their lesson!!
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