Teach the approved lesson plan from week 2 to the selected small group of 5-6 students. In a 700 word summary reflect upon your experience. Include in your summary; Your satisfaction level of your les

SMALL GROUP LESSON 0

Field Experience B: Small Group Lesson

Babita Mohabir

GCU

SEC 580

June 10, 2020

Small Group Lesson

I am highly satisfied with the lesson plan, particularly because it yielded the desired results proving that it was carefully crafted right from the beginning. My goal at the end of the lesson was to offer a good learning experience to the learners, and I achieved that. I was able to put into perspective all the factors which played a huge role in influencing the learning outcomes of the learners in the small group. I executed the lesson plan effectively. I engaged the learners and strengthened their understanding of the course content. By sharing the lesson plan with the learners through highlighting a visible agenda on the board about what they will be learning and doing during class time, I was able to keep them on track. I made a conscious effort to maintain eye contact in class, and this enhanced the involvement of the learners with the course content. I conveyed the content and instructions in a clear and specific manner so that the learners with poor listening comprehension were not left behind.

When attempting to put a point across in class, I ensured that my voice was loud enough and clear. This, coupled with the developed rules and regulations, enabled me to successfully maintain a degree of order and control in the class, and fully grasped the attention of the learners. Using relevant examples and analogies to demonstrate the mathematical concepts was successful as the learners were able to understand the topic more. I also succeeded in building a rapport with the learners thanks to the warm and friendly class atmosphere that I created. Additionally, I was successful in time management. I did not run out of time as all that I had planned to cover was completed within the stipulated timeline. Using a collaborative approach for teaching also succeeded in boosting involvement among all the learners. In regard to the improvements, apart from winding up the lesson by simply summarizing the main points learned, it would be a good idea to conclude by also previewing the next lesson. This means briefly striking a connection between the finished concept and the next coming concept. A combination of summarizing and previewing would spur the interest of the learners in the coming lesson and enable them to connect the various ideas within a much larger context.

The other improvement would have been establishing strategies to obtain learners’ feedback in order to gather insight into any shortcomings in my teaching technique. The lesson plan was effectively assessed since I had created several productive questions for each learning concept which I was to use to check for understanding, noted down the answers which I expected from the students, then went back to my list of learning objectives to determine whether the responses generated by the students were in line with the learning outcomes. In week 4, I would ensure that I incorporate the use of more visuals in my learning plan as a way of making the class lessons more interesting, as suggested by Clementi and Terrill (2017). 

References

Clementi, D., & Terrill, L. (2017). The keys to planning for learning: Effective curriculum, unit, and lesson design. American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. 700 South Washington Street Suite 210, Alexandria, VA 22314.