Thursday, October 15, 2009

Assignment #2b: Group microteaching feedback and reflection

Feedback

Clarity
Structure was clear - 4.14
Verbal & Visual were clear - 4.07
Math ideas were clear - 4.14

Active Learning
I was engaged in learning - 3.57
A variety of activities offered - 3.64
Instructors showed engagement was valued - 3.93
Offered activities connected to other math areas - 3.93
Connected to other areas of life and culture - 3.43

Some comments included: good classroom management, very engaging, clear instructions, good humor, clear review, concise, fun activity,good easy examples, it's good to have a real life problem at the end, very well organized.

Also on the not so positive: bit much time in review, short on time, the board was blocked (couldn't see), wait for students to respond, little long and drawn out, the pace is too fast, needed examples of geometric series at first, define terms clearly, relax when speaking.


Reflections
I felt a bit of planning and practicing with the group prior to our teaching would have proven instrumental. Just as any group activity/project, communication, planning, coordination, and practice are essential. We did not get a chance to do this because of scheduling conflicts and due to the sheer amount of work for other classes.

I liked the interaction and question/answer session with the students during the review session. This allows for the teacher to touch basis with the students and find out what and how much they remember from the last class/topic (arithmetic sequences/series) before moving on to introducing the new topic (geometric sequences/series in this case).

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