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Lesson #3 Reflection

 

 Lesson #3 Reflection

Standard 4: Professional Growth and Responsibilities

Component 4.1: Reflecting on Practice

Performance Indicators: RIPTS 3,9,10, INTASC 9, CEC 6

WHAT?

This was the first lesson where we had all four students present and able to participate. I enjoyed meeting one of our students for the first time, since he was absent for the first two lessons. Our community building activity went well, the students enjoyed counting up their votes and seeing who won. I found that the vocabulary in this lesson was heavy and it was difficult to keep the students attention for that many terms and definitions. One student was unable to keep up with the pace we were going, while another student was going ahead and getting bored. Next time, I want to find different ways to incorporate the students in repetitive activities, such as learning new vocabulary words. We were also unable to get to the video on Maine lawmaking because the vocabulary review took longer than planned.

     The branches of government game was the student’s favorite part of the lesson. It was easy for them to follow, got them up and moving, and reviewed the branches of government in an engaging way. Incorporating more movement breaks will definitely be something we will include going forward. Of the SLOs, the students were able to identify and describe the three branches of government and describe their roles as democratic citizens. None of the students scored 80% or higher on the Blooket review game. None of the students exceeded expectations.

Student Blooket Scores:

SO WHAT?

From this experience, I learned that I need to incorporate more movement into the lessons going forward. I also learned that keeping the students attention for too long with no breaks causes them to get bored and distracted. I will find and implement different ways to keep students engaged throughout the lesson.

NOW WHAT?

This experience will influence how I plan in the future because I will understand that some things may take longer than planned and I will include movement breaks into my lessons going forward. It can be easy to get caught up in the content, that you lose track of time or don’t stop for breaks. I will keep an eye on the clock and have the students take a quick stretching break halfway through the lesson. This will hopefully break up the content into smaller chunks and increase student attention.

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