This week I was immersed into a microteaching experience that has helped my grasp an understanding of how teaching in a high school really feels. To read about my experience check out this blog. One thing I wish I had at the beginning of microteaching is a class roster. This would have helped me learn the names quicker because I would have been able to call on them rather than say "you."3 Connections to Student Teaching
Microteaching was the real deal of working with high school student. I had the opportunity to see a class move from lecture, research, and finally presenting what they had found. I had learned about their interests in just three days which was an awesome experience. Students are not widgets, each need individualized assistance when conducting research. Guidance may also be hard to give if you do not fully understand what they are asking. All of these things connect to student teaching as I will run into the same things at Solanco High School in the spring.
2 Connections to #TeachAgJourney
Throughout the semester we have been preparing for microteaching through our weekly lab demonstration, but it doesn't compare to the real thing. In those settings I felt like we were teaching a college course rather than a high school course. It was a great way to introduce us to the structure of a class, but the experience is different. Another connection is relating back to AEE 413. Mrs. Russell was showing me their tractor restoration project that the students are working on in class, but it connects to the FFA program as they will be taking it to the Farm Show. Seeing the connection of classroom instruction and the FFA was encouraging to know it can really benefit students.
1 Triangular Connection
I read an article about student teaching experiences which can be found here. This article mentioned how a cooperating teacher can encourage the best teacher version of you to come out while student teaching. Microteaching is similar to this because we are still teaching under another teacher. Having Mrs. Russell helped me realize my weak areas that I need to improve upon for the spring.
It sounds like you gained so much from this micro-teaching experience! It's hard to come in and teach a lesson without knowing the students or what they already know. For the research part, some students don't know how to do research. They get bogged down in the first site they check or Wikipedia and aren't able to decipher which information is useful. It's definitely a skill that you will sometimes have to help a student develop (and that isn't always in the lesson plan!)
ReplyDelete