3 Substantial Reflections

I have learned something everyday I go to my PDS but certain aspects of my experience I learned about more than others. My PDS teacher was very helpful in guiding me in my lesson plans and showing me how to control the classroom. On of the first things that I quickly learned is as a teacher you cannot sit up in front of the classroom and just lecture. The students will not reponse to you well and will not pay any attention to what you are saying. As a teacher you must involve all of the students in the class discussions and activities. The second thing that I learned was teachers must always have a back up plan. My first lesson was a little short because the computers in the school were not working so therefore I couldn't show my video clip so I had have an impromtu discussion instead. The last thing that I learned is that if the students do a worksheet or are doing any seat work you want to give them points of most of the things they do , or tell them they must turn in it at the end of the period. You have to do this because if you do not they the students will not do the exercise, they will just sit there and talk with their friends. I learned alot in the my PDS over this semester and I am excited to continue my learning and teaching experience.