Last friday I taught my last lesson under observation. I wasn’t nervous; I knew what I was going to teach and how we were going to move through the morning: morning routine…science inquiry lesson…activity…. so pleasant, calm but engaging.
I am learning that it is hard for a grade one class to be calm. haha. I expected the lesson to run smoother, I did not expect defiance at 9 am, and I expected the students to respond to the lesson. So, again, I have learned that, have expectations, yes, but role with what the day brings.
During and at the end of the lesson, I felt like I hadn’t really impressed, didn’t really have it together, and didn’t scaffold the students enough to meet success. Not a good feeling at the closure of a lesson.
BUT!!!! that was how I was feeling BEFORE debriefing. Really, it went well. The kids learned, and the kids enjoyed themselves. Isn’t this the point?
Sometimes I am too hard on myself. But I wouldn’t change that, because that is what drives me. I don’t feel like I am too hard on the kids, so that is the main thing. Questions that I need to ask myself:
How did I make the kids feel today? Are they advocated for? Is this space a safe place for them? Is there structure? Security? Do they feel needed? Like they belong? Am I am instrument of Peace? Do they feel listened to? Am I encouraging them? Am I empowering them?
These are things I need to write on my desk.
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