This week has been weird being back in the classroom. It seems like so long since our last discussion. This week we had the first round of the 20 minute STL's. It was nice to see people teach what is closer to a real lesson. It made a big difference in the teaching to have some time to actually set something up. It was also nice this week to get into some class discussions about differenct teaching strategies along with common feedback. It really seems to help me more to see somebody else do something that is considered wrong, rather than somebody tell me after the fact that I did the same thing.
I really enjoyed the activity that David did on thursday. He split the class into two groups and gave a simple, but direct prompt on what each team should act out in sharades. Not only did he bounce back and forth between groups, but he also gave positive feedback and truly listened to what was being discussed.
Tuesday we had a good discussion on what a powerpoint presentation should be. I think it cleared up alot of the questions that I had about it. I really feel like there are some people that rely to heavily on the presentation and it ends up becoming a lessonn on who can read the quote on the board rather than a teacher led discussion. Powerpoints should be used as prompts and a way to emphasis the key points. There is nothing wrong with a picture or short video, but I think as a rule, if there is something written on the presentation it shouldn't be read word for word.
Now I hope that I can come up with a good lesson for Tuesday. Geoff said he only expects each lesson to get better as we go along. (I guess its good mine is no longer the last STL)
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