Curricular Micro Teaching Reflection

The lesson went better than expected. It was a good experience because we had a little set back and had to do some last minute adjustments. We had planned a fun, hands-on activity that would require the students to assemble a 3D object from a net so that they could see how the net is connected to the 3D object. Unfortunately the nets were left behind and we were unable to bring this activity to the students. We had to adjust our plans before going into the presentation by having the students draw out the nets by looking at the 3D object. In addition, we had planned an extra activity for showcasing different nets of the same object and showing what a correct net looks like compared to an incorrect net. This activity was planned to be supplemental in case we had extra time left over after our planned lesson. Although this activity worked out decently well I think letting the students physically hold and try to fold a net would be a better way for them to experience and understand how the nets are related to the object and why some nets do not work. It was a little difficult to figure out how loud to be during the lesson because of the other lesson going on, however I noticed that while teaching the lesson I completely forgot about the other group presenting and was entirely focused on communicating to my "students" and paying attention to my team mates so that we could effectively deliver our lesson and segue well so that the lesson felt cohesive. My main takeaway from this lesson was the importance of preparation. It is a good idea to have a plan for the lesson, have activities/experiences lined up, have extensions in case the lesson goes faster than anticipated and to be prepared to change the plan in case something happens.