Hey there Bryan, here are my thoughts on your MicroTeaching I Lesson.
I thought you were very brave to choose a concept from Algebra (Calculus?) to teach. You could have taken the easy way out and taught a much simpler topic, but I respect that you challenged yourself in that regard.
You did a good job introducing the topic, limits, but it would have been cool to demonstrate how this concept is helpful in real life scenarios. That would have given the lesson a new sense of importance. That being said, your example was well taught and explain thoroughly.
Your group and individual practice progressed well, too, and I thought you were very attentive to all of us as we worked through the problems.
All in all, I thought you did an awesome job teaching us all how to do some math!
Hey Bryan, I really enjoyed your lesson on evaluating limits graphically. You did a great job introducing the topic and challenging us with questions. When we were in groups working on the problems you gave us, you came around to each group to check up on their progress, which kept me engaged and on task. Also, you did very well answering questions and explaining the concepts to us, considering we were not actually in a calculus class. Overall, your lesson was done very well and was fluid. The only point of improvement could be to have more extensions for those who finished early.
Hey Bryan, here are my thoughts on your first microteaching lesson.
I think your presence was great. You were dressed professionally, spoke clearly and confidently, and you seemed to have a clear direction.
I personally had some difficulties understanding how to determine limits on a graph, but I think that has more to do with my math abilities than your teaching abilities, because your explanation was clear and concise. Just as a safeguard, though, I would suggest maybe having a way that you could explain things slowly, step by step to students who might be having problems understanding a concept or problem.
I think you were also very helpful during group and individual practice and made sure everyone was doing okay and was on the same page.
I think that maybe making your explanation just a bit more thorough on how to find limits on a graph might have made the lesson a touch better.
Overall, though, great job with a pretty tough subject for your first microteaching.
Hello Bryan! I really enjoyed your teaching, even though (to be honest) I was dreading it. It's no secret that I strongly dislike math and am not very good with it. So when your turn came up and you explained that you were going to teach us something that I'm pretty sure I've never learned at all, I was very nervous.
That said, you handled yourself and your topic beautifully! As I said above, I'd never been taught how to graph non-connected lines before (in high school or college) and you taught it to me. It was all completely new information and you taught it in a way that was easily understandable. Your presence was great and (other than a bit of nervousness) you were very much like a seasoned teacher. Your handout was clear and to the point and well utilized during the practices. I completely agree with Paige's suggestion about connecting the topic to "real life" use. Again, as someone who's always had trouble with math, as a student I always learned something better when I knew that there was a "real life" application. It's not a huge thing, but it might make the lesson more interesting for students in the future. I remember having some trouble with the last problem on your handout, which would have become an issue except that you did such a great job checking on everyone and explaining the topic.
Hey there Bryan, here are my thoughts on your MicroTeaching I Lesson.
ReplyDeleteI thought you were very brave to choose a concept from Algebra (Calculus?) to teach. You could have taken the easy way out and taught a much simpler topic, but I respect that you challenged yourself in that regard.
You did a good job introducing the topic, limits, but it would have been cool to demonstrate how this concept is helpful in real life scenarios. That would have given the lesson a new sense of importance. That being said, your example was well taught and explain thoroughly.
Your group and individual practice progressed well, too, and I thought you were very attentive to all of us as we worked through the problems.
All in all, I thought you did an awesome job teaching us all how to do some math!
Hey Bryan, I really enjoyed your lesson on evaluating limits graphically. You did a great job introducing the topic and challenging us with questions. When we were in groups working on the problems you gave us, you came around to each group to check up on their progress, which kept me engaged and on task. Also, you did very well answering questions and explaining the concepts to us, considering we were not actually in a calculus class.
ReplyDeleteOverall, your lesson was done very well and was fluid. The only point of improvement could be to have more extensions for those who finished early.
Hey Bryan, here are my thoughts on your first microteaching lesson.
ReplyDeleteI think your presence was great. You were dressed professionally, spoke clearly and confidently, and you seemed to have a clear direction.
I personally had some difficulties understanding how to determine limits on a graph, but I think that has more to do with my math abilities than your teaching abilities, because your explanation was clear and concise. Just as a safeguard, though, I would suggest maybe having a way that you could explain things slowly, step by step to students who might be having problems understanding a concept or problem.
I think you were also very helpful during group and individual practice and made sure everyone was doing okay and was on the same page.
I think that maybe making your explanation just a bit more thorough on how to find limits on a graph might have made the lesson a touch better.
Overall, though, great job with a pretty tough subject for your first microteaching.
Hello Bryan! I really enjoyed your teaching, even though (to be honest) I was dreading it. It's no secret that I strongly dislike math and am not very good with it. So when your turn came up and you explained that you were going to teach us something that I'm pretty sure I've never learned at all, I was very nervous.
ReplyDeleteThat said, you handled yourself and your topic beautifully! As I said above, I'd never been taught how to graph non-connected lines before (in high school or college) and you taught it to me. It was all completely new information and you taught it in a way that was easily understandable. Your presence was great and (other than a bit of nervousness) you were very much like a seasoned teacher. Your handout was clear and to the point and well utilized during the practices. I completely agree with Paige's suggestion about connecting the topic to "real life" use. Again, as someone who's always had trouble with math, as a student I always learned something better when I knew that there was a "real life" application. It's not a huge thing, but it might make the lesson more interesting for students in the future. I remember having some trouble with the last problem on your handout, which would have become an issue except that you did such a great job checking on everyone and explaining the topic.
All in all, great job on your lesson!