The observer asked me if including a teacher and student column on my lesson plan helped and I think it has helped me massively, but I still think there are improvements that need to be made. The observer praised me for the lesson plan saying that it was very secure and was greatly improved from the last lesson that she had seen me teach.
I feel the starter worked very well as it got the students moving around and it is a kinaesthetic activity. I made the mistake of giving instructions over low level chit chat and I should have made my boundaries more clear. I tried to use humour with the group which initially didn’t go down to well. Once they became familiar with me it worked brilliantly and I think it help create good relationships with the students. Where noise levels are concerned I try to intervene and target individuals. This is very effective.
I have been criticised for not explicitly stating what type of work I am expecting from the students (individual, pairs, groups). In this lesson I was praised for saying what type of work I was expecting from the students. Now I have to start thinking about timings and how these would help me tighten up the lessons, particularly with a top set as they work very quickly through some tasks and don’t need as much time as I am giving them.
I was very pleased that the different parts of the lesson flowed very well from one part to another as this is something that I have been picked up on in the past. The students gave me some lovely responses during the teacher led discussion and I felt as if I praised them appropriately.
For the next lesson I need to have a signal to make them realise that this is the time when they need to listen to me. In the next lesson I will use a hands up signal.
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