I am throughly enjoying being exposed to 4 different teachers. I have started a resource file, and started writing down in detail how the lesson goes for each one. I starting to get an idea of how I would like to teach.
I have noticed that most times, when beginning the lesson, the lesson objective is written up on the board and a few minutes are spent talking about what the lesson was about, how it fits into the unit and where its going. I need to make sure I do this. I think its a good way to communicate what the outcomes for the lessons. I think it so much of the time, lessons are delivered and students are left wondering, what was that all for? How does it fit into our topic?
Another thing I have noticed is the 'closing the gate' - majority of the lessons, there is time left for a recap on what we just learnt for the last 50 mins. I need to make sure I do this too. It seems to be a good indicator for the teacher to know who has actually got the topic/concepts and who is still a little unsure. It's a good way to see if any learning has occurred.
*Things to take note of for my future lessons:
(1) Always start with Lesson Objectives and Outcomes - have them up on the board/screen and get them to take it down in their books
(2) Close the Gate - I need to make sure I leave enough time to revist what we have done.
These two things need to happen every lesson. It needs to form part of my routine.
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