Direct Instruction
Lesson Plan Reflection
Introduction
- Did the video, word cloud, and
pictures activate the students’ prior knowledge and capture their
attention?
- Yes it did. The students were able to look at the
video, word cloud, and pictures and tell us what they already knew about
these images and words. The
students were enthusiastic to share what they already knew.
Development
- Was a Prezi presentation the
best way to present the material?
- I think the Prezi presentation
was a great choice to present the material. The Prezi was more visual than a normal
PowerPoint presentation and it was great that we were able to get the
image of New York as the “home base” for the Prezi.
- Were students able to follow
along and become engaged with the Prezi?
- I think that students were
able to follow along and be engaged with the Prezi. Students participated in the Stop and Ponder sections to share
what information they learned through the presentation. Students were also able to record
information on their graphic organizer.
One thing that I would change in the future is to stop and help
students to learn when to record the information, or provide more clues
on the slides—such as stars or bold print—for information that should be
recorded on the graphic organizer.
- Were the videos and pictures in
the Prezi sufficient for student learning and understanding?
- Yes. The videos were straight forward and
helped to expand upon what we were teaching in the lesson. It was a great tool to use for those
visual and auditory learners. I
think that all of the students enjoyed the videos.
Guided Practice
- Did the vortex, picture, and
video activity allow the students to practice what they just learned?
- Yes. The students loved the vortex activity
and it was great because we were able to have all of the students come up
to the SMARTboard at least once.
Due to the time, we were unable to do the summary at the end of
the vortex and reiterate the important facts from the vortex
activity. The pictures were also
good to sum up student learning.
In the future, I do not think that I would use the video again. Since the video is primarily of the New
York City area, I do not think all students were able to make a
connection with the video.
- Was the student praise and/or
consequence provided lacking, too much, or sufficient enough to contribute
to student confidence and learning?
- I think that student praise
was sufficient throughout the lesson.
I do not recall us using any consequence. When a student provided an incorrect or
off-topic answer, we gave corrective feedback and then asked if anyone
else had an idea to share. We allowed
students to share which I think was beneficial to their learning. We also had students chorally answer
questions which is a great way to allow even shy students to
participate.
Closure
- Did student groups asking other
student groups allow the teacher to assess who really understood the
content and who did not?
- Yes I think it did. The students were very excited about
this activity and were actively engaged.
Students created thoughtful and unique questions to test their
peers. Since students worked in
groups for this activity, it was difficult to tell which individuals did
not fully grasp the content.
However, on a group basis it was clear that the majority of
students understood and grasped the content of the lesson.
Independent Practice
- Was the socrative quiz fun for
the students, as well as provide practice for them?
- Due to time constraints, we
were unable to use the Socrative quiz.
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Did the socrative quiz
allow the teacher to summatively assess the student?
- Due to time constraints, we
were unable to use the Socrative quiz.
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