Sunday, November 9, 2008

Lab C Analysis



Lab C was a great experience considering, it was my first solo teaching experience so far in the class. Time goes by pretty quickly, and it wasn't difficult to find things to do, but instead quite the opposite; there wasn't enough time to do everything I wanted to get done. Unfortunately, I feel that, after looking at my transcript, I may have digressed with regards to my presentation skills. It could just be the fact that I taught for longer than the first time, but I used a lot more fillers during the lesson. I said alright close to 20 times, I don't remember saying it but after listening to the transcript it was eye-opening. Also, I noticed that I used the word 'guys' a number of times when speaking to the class which is also a big problem while presenting. I will have to make sure that I do not do these things when I teach again in Lab D.
I did an alright job managing time during my lesson. There was zero time spent sitting around waiting for an activity to take place. I was somewhat pleased with my time management when I actually sat down and look at my time coding form. There was a bit too much instruction time, but I think that comes when learning a new and unusual skill or game. Overall, I didn't have much of an issue with my time management, maybe next time I will get them into an activity quicker to cut down on instruction time.
After completing my feedback analysis form, I feel like I did a much better job providing feedback in this lesson than my previous ones. I still think I should provide more feedback, and I think I need to really focus on having the feedback be congruent. I referenced a number of cues from my first Kin ball lesson, rather than focusing on the objectives of my current lesson. Overall, I think that I am making progress in becoming a more effective teacher, and I am looking forward to continue the progression with my next teaching assignment.

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