Phase 2

Phase 2-reflecting on teaching of Micro Lesson 1

1. Instructional Decisions/Teaching: Discuss the implementation process and describe
• What you did and learned from the teaching/facilitating process
• I asked my students (peers) to create a brainstorm web about what they knew regarding Ancient Greece. The brainstorm web turned out to be a great way to access prior knowledge.  Following the brainstorm web, I gave some background knowledge about Ancient Greece.  I learned that I need to have a more clear, simplified, and narrowed plan of what I am going to say about about the topic for the intro lesson. My lesson included way too much information, even I was overwhelmed. 
• How alignment to goals and objectives was maintained
• I checked my goals and objectives and then rechecked them again to ensure that they were aligned.  I also stayed focus on the task and tried not to stray from my set objective. 
• Modifications made for individual needs
• One student was uncomfortable using Glogster so I allowed her to use another program to create her poster.  Another student had trouble seeing the web.  Typically the web would be drawn on a large white board and a student who had trouble seeing would sit in the front so he/she could see. 

2. Assessment of Learning: Describe the evidence you have that indicates
• Your students' level of success in achieving the lessons goals
• My students did very well and achieved the goals I had set for them.  They were able to create a detailed brainstorm web
• The level of success you had in teaching the lesson
• How do your individual reflections support this?
• I thought the lesson went well, but I now know that I need to trim down the material that I am planning to share with the students.  Especially since this lesson was only an introductory lesson. 
• How do the comments from your classmates support this?
• My classmates said that the lesson plan was well thought out and the activities were engaging.  They also liked the idea of the Glogster posters creating a place for notes as well as a study guide for the students to keep. However, they also told me that it was information overload. I need to keep the introductory information to a minimum and divide it up over the course of the unit.