What are my strengths:
- Wait time was good
- Involving students in different ways – group answer, raised hands, show your answer on your body, think, pair, share
- I move slow enough that the students can follow a new concept and I hold each student responsible for the new knowledge we just learned
- I walk through each step of our procedure and call on students to check for understanding and questions before they start
Weaknesses:
- Touching my face. Eww and why do I do this? (Maybe I am pondering)
- Wringing hands
- Let’s see… and then I jump right in. Too much prompting at times
- I sound monotone and I seem to over enunciate. Could be all right for student understanding but it bothers me
What areas do I need to improve my instructional delivery?
- Use a stronger delivery voice (could just be I didn’t realize what I sound like)
- Understand and use curriculum terminology
How could I improve my teaching effectiveness?
- I look awkward and nervous in front of the class, not myself. Halfway through I seem more comfortable. I like being able to wander in between the students and when I am in front of our class I feel stuck.
- Overall, I feel my first video went all right. I was nervous because I had to watch myself. I look very stiff in my one spot. The desk arrangement is not too conducive for wandering. The desks somehow magnetically are pulled toward the Smartboard, leaving about two feet of open space in the front. Personally, pods work better for me. I like teaching from different parts of the room. If I have to write and use the Smartboard during a lesson I feel like I am magnetically pulled to it and can’t break away. This was good to see and know for the future. I look boring.
- On the same topic of boring, I sound monotone and squeaky. I never realized that my voice sounds like that or I might try to forget. Either way, when I am giving direct instruction I tend to fall into this lull. Now it makes sense why some kids look like they are nodding off when I give directions.
- When I feel comfortable the kids can sense it and they are comfortable. I still do not feel confident with the curriculum and it shows. And this will take awhile to overcome. Only with time will I become master of curriculum.
