Mini Lesson

This was a very effective assignment. It was really good to go through the process prior to teaching the lesson on the computer we would be using so that I could see any differences that might pop up. Maggie did a great job of laying the foundation for the learning. That was great to see as I knew exactly what my role was and what we were going to be learning. It was good to have a framework to work from.

I really enjoyed the process of planning the mini lesson and then teaching it. Having a moment to check for understanding was good. I think if you were doing this for a full classroom it would be a lot different. I would want to go to each student and have them demonstrate the learning and talk them through any difficulties they might have. Giving the class guidance is really important. Letting the class know what we are learning and why, and then telling them how we are going to apply the learning is helpful. The learner needs to know what the expectation is and what the end product is intended to be. That way when they get to the end of the lesson they know when they have been successful.

Having a full class would make this set up a bit more challenging. You would have to have the students grouped very specifically so that you could have the more advanced students help the students that may need it. This would lesson the load on the teacher when managing thirty students. This way the teacher could check on each group and monitor progress that way. Overall this experience was a great start to how to prepare to teach the webquest.