Week Three Goals:
1. When teaching during class, I want to keep the students involved in the lesson.
On Friday when I was teaching, I noticed several students seemed lost when we were going through examples. If I were to have students walk me through what I should do to solve an example, this will help students stay focused and involved in the lesson. I can find students who seem to be struggling with the concepts being taught and have them explain their questions to the class, answer their peers questions, or even come to the front of the class and work out an example with help from the class. This will help me assess the students, and help keep the students involved in the learning process.
2. During teaching, I want to carefully pace myself so students do not fall behind.
During the lesson on Friday, I felt like I was moving too fast through the new material. I was going at a pace that was comfortable for me, but as new material it could have been a little overwhelming. Next time I want to move through the material at a slower pace and continuously check with the class if I need to slow down or if I can move onto the next concept.
One great way to keep students involved is to do pair and share. After introducing a new concept, have students pair up and work on a problem together. We all know that we learn better when we teach something, so it's a great way to reinforce something. Just don't give them too much time so that it becomes more social than instructive.
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