I have 2 goals for this quarter:
1. Teach lessons in which students are engaged with one another and are learning dring the lesson.
2. Teach lessons with confidence
I chose the first goal because I want to impact the students I teach as much as possible. I know that my lessons will be falling in between my mentors lessons and I don't want the lessons to seem as an interruption in the curriculum. Instead I want students to get a lot out of my lessons and hope to interject as seamlessly as possible.
The second goal is personal. In the past I have been nervous teaching in front of mentors or someone who is evaluating my teaching. Usually when I teach to students without being evaluated I don't feel nervous at all. However, I really want feedback from you and my mentor in order to become the best teacher I can be. Therefore my goal is to be less and less nervous when teaching in front of other experienced teachers.
Ashton,
ReplyDeleteThese look great! I'm gonna ask you (after you teach) if #1 occurred--so you'll want to make sure that you're thinking about that during and after your lesson--I think it's a great goal. I'll try to help you with #2 as well--I know it's hard to get used to being observed and evaluated--I think by the end of the year, you'll be extremely used to it. Be encouraged--I'm completely in your corner--working hard to make you a better teacher. And I know that this is the very beginning of the road--you're new at this. The nice thing is that you can reach goal #2 and still be nervous--so we might talk about ways to mask/get over your nerves if you feel like they're affecting you as you teach. I'm looking forward to working with you this quarter,
Sarah