Throughout the last few weeks watching my fellow students presenting their lesson plans has given me a new insight to teaching. Everyone did a good job and everyone seems to have what it takes to be a teacher, but noticing the different styles and techniques that everyone used was very interesting.
The biggest flaw with my lesson plan (presentation) was the rules.. I completely neglected to read the consequences I had typed out, which meant I couldn't exactly punish a student for misbehaving since I hadn't warned them of the consequences. This made me pick up even more on other student's behavior plans. I LOVED the faces on the board :) :| :( that represented the behavior of each student... I think Gabrielle and Natalie both did this and I that is something that I would definitely use in my classroom.
I also picked up on everyone's presence in front of the classroom. I know that I am usually not thrilled about public speaking, but as soon as I get in "teacher mode" it just clicks for me and I can talk and be completely comfortable with it.
Toni had a great teacher voice. She spoke clearly, explained things slowly, and emphasized certain aspects of her lesson, and just had a great presence in front of the room.
Overall I think that everyone did great. A lot of people used the SmartBoard in an interactive way, having students go up to the board, which I loved. I am going to make myself practice using the Smartboard because I think it is such a great way to get students involved. The whole idea of doing these lesson plans was a great experience and very helpful, and I think that everyone, myself strongly included, benefited greatly from this.
