prepping for the STL's. After watching Megan and Anna give their lessons on their STL's i realized that the lesson plan really needs to be planned out and thought about.
They both did a pretty good job especially for being the first to go but i think if i can really plan the stl around the lesson plan and really think about the Why's and So whats, then the lesson wont be just me up their talking.
Lecture is needed in almost every lesson but i know for my personality type i can only go just a few minutes before a lecture starts to bore me and i lose track and interest.
it definitely has to be broken up and maybe even hid within activities or different medias to get the lesson point across.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Timp High
Went to Timp high to observe a Drafting teacher today and also saw a media arts teacher.
The media arts is more interesting to me and i think i would like that kinda class but i noticed that its very easy for a media arts class to get out of control with kids running around everywhere doing something different. With having to do things like the school news its easy to focus on that with the few elect students and let the rest kinda fall by the way side and do whatever.
The teacher was actually pretty good and we did catch him during a busy period but still a dozen students were working and the rest were just goofing off. Ways have to be created either to involve all the students in the news project or at least rotate them through and have other things the rest of the kids can work on .
The drafting teacher was pretty good. Kids seemed to like the class and to pretty well know how to use Autocad and do basic drafting. He had different projects planned for the kids throughout the year to give them some breaks and give them something fun to do. The only thing missing was a good why. Why the students should do their drawings.
When i was in highschool we always had regional and state competitions to submit our drawings projects too. We came in and worked pretty hard because we had an immediate goal for ourselves.
The media arts is more interesting to me and i think i would like that kinda class but i noticed that its very easy for a media arts class to get out of control with kids running around everywhere doing something different. With having to do things like the school news its easy to focus on that with the few elect students and let the rest kinda fall by the way side and do whatever.
The teacher was actually pretty good and we did catch him during a busy period but still a dozen students were working and the rest were just goofing off. Ways have to be created either to involve all the students in the news project or at least rotate them through and have other things the rest of the kids can work on .
The drafting teacher was pretty good. Kids seemed to like the class and to pretty well know how to use Autocad and do basic drafting. He had different projects planned for the kids throughout the year to give them some breaks and give them something fun to do. The only thing missing was a good why. Why the students should do their drawings.
When i was in highschool we always had regional and state competitions to submit our drawings projects too. We came in and worked pretty hard because we had an immediate goal for ourselves.
Payson middle school
Went to Payson and honestly it was a joke. We were there for two class periods and the teacher left his chair for a total of around 10 minutes maybe. Kids were working on 5 or 6 different projects and it was semi organized chaos. Colin and I did more actual teaching than the teacher by walking around and helping the students with their projects.
The thing i did learn was something to be cautious of.
If i dont go into the exact field i want i cant give up and just be complacent with teaching a different field. Also the kids loved the class and im sure he will always be a popular teacher but i cant let having a class that is easily a student favorite convince me that i dont need to teach but simply entertain.
Went to Payson and honestly it was a joke. We were there for two class periods and the teacher left his chair for a total of around 10 minutes maybe. Kids were working on 5 or 6 different projects and it was semi organized chaos. Colin and I did more actual teaching than the teacher by walking around and helping the students with their projects.
The thing i did learn was something to be cautious of.
If i dont go into the exact field i want i cant give up and just be complacent with teaching a different field. Also the kids loved the class and im sure he will always be a popular teacher but i cant let having a class that is easily a student favorite convince me that i dont need to teach but simply entertain.
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