CONSUELO BLAKE



centercenterLesson Plan & Implementation:Level 1 Video Reflection and AnalysisCollege of Education CONSUELO BLAKELINE UP LESSON PLAN/MANAGEMENT ROUTINEeSEPTEMBER 24, 20194TH GRADE CLASS – VETERANS ELEMENTARY centercenterReflection is a critical process for supporting your growth and development as a professional. At the end of each lesson, you should watch the video of your lesson to reflect on the experience and analyze its effectiveness. Use the chart to collect times in your video that represent celebrations, struggles or questions that arise for you. Connect this to a concept you are learning in one of your courses, a claim that you can make about teaching and/or a FEAP that you demonstrated in this moment.Time Celebration/Struggle/Question: ? ? ?Connection to coursework, “what did I learn?” and FEAP demonstrated 0:15- 1:00Struggle: Redirect student’s focus: Matthew S. distracted with bracelet; asked him to put it away for now and that I would fix his bracelet during lunch (which I did).Struggle: When praising Elias for lining up well, he asked, “Don’t I always?” I stumbled and said “Mostly.” I was caught off guard and did not have an authentic/honest answer. Elias usually lags behind as the end of the line, distracted and moving slowly. Here he lined up in a timely fashion in the middle of the line.Most students lined up without distraction, Matthew S, however, was not engaging in the routine and needed to be redirected. This ties into what we learn in EDE4504 about redirecting a student’s attention as we simultaneously manage a whole class made up of individuals, and observing and learning in the classroom environment from CT Madison Johnson. I learned that anything can happen at any moment. FEAP 2a also comes into play in managing the students’ attention and the time, as transferring to specific locations is largely dependent on specific time allotments.With more time with the class will come more familiarity with the students and their habits. I will work with CT Madison Johnson and continue my observations of the students and her teaching methods. I learned that you never know what student will say or how they will react; some like to your buttons.1:15-30Success: Corrected Kaylee to make sure she was walking on the white line.Expectation had been set earlier in the day at previous line ups. (FEAP 2c*). I learned that the teacher works hard to observe all students at all times.2:00-30 Success: Line Leader, Caboose, & Door Holder all did their jobs well. Recognition for a job well done was given as we walked to cafeteria. (FEAP 3i*). I learned that most students want to succeed and be praised.3:00-30Struggle: Make sure to wish the students a good lunch as they enter the cafeteria. I usually do. But during the observation I felt I wasn’t my authentic self and it has bothered me since Tuesday. Work with US Amber MacDonald to overcome nerves/pressure. I am learning how to deal with pressure and how the process of reflection is critical in overcoming fears and moving forward in this journey.* anizes, allocates, and manages the resources of time, space, and attention2b.Manages individual and class behaviors through a well-planned management system2c.Conveys high expectations to all students3i.Support, encourage, and provide immediate and specific feedback to students to promote student achievementReflection Questions: Describe your three (3) biggest take-aways from this lesson. How much time and planning goes into developing a management routine/lesson plan is one of the take-aways I have from this assignment. Understanding that, as this is the first time doing this, it will take a bit more time than in the future, it still shocked me at how many details need to be analyzed. What will the teacher say? What will the students do? What will happen when you forget what to say and the student don’t do what you think or expect them to do? While even the most well -laid lesson plan can go awry, it is critical to take the time to look at all the aspects of the routine. Setting clear expectations and being consistent is also essential. Earlier in the day I stuck to my written lesson plan as we lined up for specials. I reviewed the expectations, asked if they were aware of these expectations, and interacted with the students. Everything went smoothly. For the observation line up, I did not spend the time doing the same thing, and although they went mostly well, seemed “forced” and inauthentic. The students knew we were being observed and I think they felt nervous too. Moving forward I will strive to be consistent. If I had stuck to what I had planned to say, I may have felt more comfortable and relaxed.Working with FEAPS seems daunting at first. It takes time to understand how these management practices “come to life” and to realize how FEAPS plays into our daily lives as educator. This routine management plan fell under FEAPS 2a and 2b: organizing time, resources, and attention plus managing individual and class behaviors through a lesson plan. After a week of looking at FEAPs documents and discussing FEAPs with Samantha Haraf, the purpose of the FEAPs seems clearer. Working through this assignment begins to clarify how to implement FEAPs in the classroom.How did this affect/impact your beliefs about teaching?Overall, this assignment has had positive effects on my teaching beliefs. To take some literary license from the US Army, teaching will truly “be the hardest job I will ever love”. This assignment, and the take-aways from it, just begin to scratch the surface of what a teacher actually does and the implications that our actions have. While lining students up to go to lunch may seem trivial, I learned that indeed it is not. Routines are part of our daily lives, even more so in elementary school for the students are just learning behaviors and rules. My teaching beliefs are in still in development, but I do believe that consistency is key in managing my daily life and the daily lives of students. Often teachers (and the school system) spend more hours in a day with the children in their classrooms than their families do. It is critical, therefore, that children feel safe and that things don’t drastically change every day. Scheduling and time management are essential in this regard. Lining children up is a part of this daily life. We line up and migrate between school areas in a specific way with specific expectations for specific reasons: safety being paramount, followed then by group/social dynamics instruction, and physical activity all in our efforts to promote healthy growth and learning. This assignment solidified for me the importance of safety and order and gave me a sense for managing student behaviors.Authenticity is also critical and has been a focus in education more recently than in the past. Earlier in this assignment I alluded to the fact that I felt “inauthentic” during my observation and that is true. There does not need to be a line drawn in the sand between being authentic and being authoritative. Rather, the two need to go hand in hand for success. Moving forward, my CT has assigned me the lineup tasks each Tuesday. Success will be achieved through practice and repetition coupled with observation and reflection. This will help me develop best practices while working to retain my authenticity as I move into an educator’s more authoritative role.ARTIFACTWRITTEN LESSON PLAN-end CB 9/27/19 ................
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