Group Reflection on Micro teaching

Reflection

Before teaching the lesson special emphasis was placed on developing a detailed lesson plan. This was indeed beneficial because it resulted in teachers having a well organized lesson and having an idea as to when and how to teach specific aspects of the lesson. This also helped with the allocation of time to various tasks and gave us an idea as to how much time it would take students to complete certain tasks and activities. In addition, the delivery and execution of the lesson went extremely well and as planned as the introduction of the lesson flowed nicely into the development part of the lesson. Students generally enjoyed participating in the activities selected for the lesson and this showed that the activities used catered to the interest of most students in the classroom. Also, teachers were well organized; the materials needed for the lesson was prepared and delivered to the students on time and as planned.

Furthermore, we both agreed that the objectives of the lesson were met. Students generally participated in the activities that they were asked to do and most of them completed it within the specific time frame. When asked questions about what they learnt in class they all were able to answer and outline what they learnt about the setting. Upon carrying out the assessment of the lesson students did exceed our expectations as they were able to beautifully complete assessment activity.   

Despite the strengths outlined on the teaching of the lesson, we were faced with a few challenges. The main challenge faced was with classroom management. We ensured that rules were set before we begun to teach for example reminding students they should raise their hands if they have something to say, do not talk while someone else is specking and that they were going to do group work so everyone should participate. However, students had to be constantly reminded to wait their turn, do not speak while others are speaking and stop blurting out answers. This affected the flow of the lesson and disrupted other students who were trying to work.  Furthermore, some students were not engaged enough in their various groups. Some did not contribute to the task that the group had to do and thus, they found other ways to be engaged such at talking to their peers.    

This means that we as teachers need to continue to remind students of the rules and we should have put a reward system in place where the best behaved group would have been rewarded at the end of the class. This would help curb some of the behavioral problems that we faced. Students should have also been reminded of the penalty for breaking class rules. In addition, we believe that in future we have to ensure that every child has a role to play when it comes to group work and we should have informed students that the group leader would take notes about their participation in group activities. Despite these challenges the lesson was meaningful and enjoyable and fun filled to both students and the teachers.