scary movie part II
...another taping of me teaching. It was okay I guess. I'm still saying "okay" at the end of almost every sentence! One student was absent the day I recorded so I am only teaching to one student. The lesson was effective - notes and practice on arithmetic (not the easiest word to say 50 times in an hour by the way...) sequences and series. However, it definitely wasn't interesting and I wasn't very energetic. It would have been helpful to vary up the activities a little more. One thing I think I have been doing well is asking questions. I always have the students explain why they give me a certain answer. Through my questions I have the students discover math.
It will be hard to adjust to having 30-35 students as opposed to 2. I will probably spend most of the period walking around the room and keeping an eye on all of the students. There are so many benefits to building in independent work for the students. It will definitely help me with informal assessments and give me a break from lecturing from the front of the room. I just have to be careful not to spend too much time helping one student or one group. I need to expect the students to be able to learn without me looking over their shoulder the whole time.
