Sunday, September 20, 2009

Summary of peers' evaluations of my micro teaching assignment on Breath Of Fire in Kundalini Yoga

Colleagues in my group: Amelia, Nathan, Ror, Sam

Checklist (were these elements present?) and Comments:


Learning & possibly teaching objectives clear?
Amelia: Yes, to learn the breath of fire.
Nathan: Yes, great introduction to breath of fire, as well as benefits of it.
Rory: Very clear, I liked how you gave a use for this wake up purpose instead of coffee.
Sam: Clear. Discussed motivation for the exercise.

Bridge/intro?
Amelia: Yes, Mina discussed a bit about yoga, asked if we wanted to feel less tired.
Nathan: Well formed, made applicable.
Rory: Great intro, see above.
Sam: Very good. Motivated by desire to avoid coffee.

Pretest of prior knowledge?
Amelia: Yes, asked if ayone had practiced breath of fire.
Nathan: Yes, history of past yoga involvement/knowledge.
Rory: Well done asking if anyone had done the activity before.
Sam: Asked about prior yoga experience.

Participatory activity?
Amelia: Yes, we all sat in yoga position, practiced breath of fire.
Nathan: Great breathing exercise I can take away and use.
Rory: Great participation. You made yoga in a hallway feel easy.
Sam: Good instructions.

Post-test/check-in on learning?
Amelia: Yes, asked us what Kundalini yoga affects.
Nathan: Yes, a review of the topic and checking.
Rory: Great chekcing on how we felt each round.
Sam: Checked to ensure instructions were understood.

Summary/conclusion?
Amelia: Yes, told us what we might build on next time.
Nathan: Yes, a good closing.
Rory: Very nice activity. Good involvement with everyone.
Sam: Linked to other topics/areas of yoga.

What were the strengths of this lesson?
Amelia: Great demonstration of breath of fire, good participatory activity, informational, good intro!
Nathan: Great participation, great use of time and topic, great opening energy.
Rory: Great activity, great explanations of benefits, great display presentation, very clear and good time use,
enjoyable.
Sam: Clear instructions, good time management, strong intro.

What areas need further work and development?
Amelia: Maybe define the steps more clearly in the learning objectives of breath of fire.
Nathan: Makes us want further lessons from Mina! Need more time!
Rory: Excellent use of BOOPPPS. For a 10 min. intro session, I can only imagine a more comfortable room which was beyond your
control.
Sam: Some minor discrepancies near end with 4 main areas breath of fire aids. Overall, highly enjoyable.

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