Hey Colleen, I found your blog. I have to say, I liked the topic you chose for your microteaching. Even now, I still struggle with adverbs, always thinking they are adjectives, but your lesson actual made sense to me, as a student. It really helped with that study guide worksheet, where you posed questions to help us understand what an adverb is doing. However, I felt like maybe if the students had an opportunity to fill out the study guide on their own, first, to see how much they already know about adverbs, and then go over it together to make sure they had the right answers. This way, your not just giving the students the answers, they are applying their own knowledge to it. I did like the second worksheet, though, where the students had to identify the adverb, what word it was modifying, and what type of word the adverb was modifying. The way we went over it together went well, too, where you were calling on students randomly to let everyone participate and also the way you supported student arguments for explaining their reasoning was a nice way of letting students voice their opinion. Great job, Colleen!
What's up Colleen. Your lesson was really cool, and you did it on a topic that i know a lot of people struggle with. There's so many rules to grammar it can get very confusing, so i really enjoyed the refresher course. I also think that your lesson can translate well into an actual classroom. You taught the lesson with confidence and poise, and I definitely saw the teacher in you. Now, i am nitpicking here, because I think you did a stellar job, but perhaps you could use the handout a little differently. As it was part study guide, part assignment, perhaps if you had your students fill out the study guide at home, and then in class you can give the second portion of the handout, with the students working in groups. That way you can see if it was ingrained in their minds over night, and challenge them to complete the handout without the study guide. Again, that is a very minor issue, as I thoroughly enjoyed your lesson.
hey colleen! I'm right there with everyone else. I thought your lesson was a great thing to do. I find that I have no problem speaking and writing, but identifying adverbs like we were is something I am not great at. I too agree that having students do part of the lesson on their own would allow you to assess where they are at with the content. Great job though.
Hey Colleen! I agree with everyone and think your lesson was great! I think that your lesson was relevant and something that many students struggle with. I agree with Ryan and Sarah in that doing the study guide on their own would have helped them learn it a little bit more. I think you were on the right track in means of presenting your lesson, but another worksheet for the students to do on their own or provided more examples in your second worksheet would have helped you. I think the study guide was a great way to make sure your students are not only getting all the information, but also participating in providing the answers. Can't wait to see your next lesson!
Hey Colleen, I found your blog. I have to say, I liked the topic you chose for your microteaching. Even now, I still struggle with adverbs, always thinking they are adjectives, but your lesson actual made sense to me, as a student. It really helped with that study guide worksheet, where you posed questions to help us understand what an adverb is doing. However, I felt like maybe if the students had an opportunity to fill out the study guide on their own, first, to see how much they already know about adverbs, and then go over it together to make sure they had the right answers. This way, your not just giving the students the answers, they are applying their own knowledge to it. I did like the second worksheet, though, where the students had to identify the adverb, what word it was modifying, and what type of word the adverb was modifying. The way we went over it together went well, too, where you were calling on students randomly to let everyone participate and also the way you supported student arguments for explaining their reasoning was a nice way of letting students voice their opinion.
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What's up Colleen. Your lesson was really cool, and you did it on a topic that i know a lot of people struggle with. There's so many rules to grammar it can get very confusing, so i really enjoyed the refresher course. I also think that your lesson can translate well into an actual classroom. You taught the lesson with confidence and poise, and I definitely saw the teacher in you. Now, i am nitpicking here, because I think you did a stellar job, but perhaps you could use the handout a little differently. As it was part study guide, part assignment, perhaps if you had your students fill out the study guide at home, and then in class you can give the second portion of the handout, with the students working in groups. That way you can see if it was ingrained in their minds over night, and challenge them to complete the handout without the study guide. Again, that is a very minor issue, as I thoroughly enjoyed your lesson.
ReplyDeletehey colleen! I'm right there with everyone else. I thought your lesson was a great thing to do. I find that I have no problem speaking and writing, but identifying adverbs like we were is something I am not great at. I too agree that having students do part of the lesson on their own would allow you to assess where they are at with the content. Great job though.
ReplyDeleteHey Colleen! I agree with everyone and think your lesson was great! I think that your lesson was relevant and something that many students struggle with. I agree with Ryan and Sarah in that doing the study guide on their own would have helped them learn it a little bit more. I think you were on the right track in means of presenting your lesson, but another worksheet for the students to do on their own or provided more examples in your second worksheet would have helped you. I think the study guide was a great way to make sure your students are not only getting all the information, but also participating in providing the answers. Can't wait to see your next lesson!
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