For our lesson Matt and I prepared by going over the lesson
a couple nights before hand to make sure we were both on the same page. Our big
thing was making sure we were able to work together and to keep everything
flowing rather smoothly, which can be difficult when working with another
individual. For behaviors we decided before hand that we just discipline
individuals depending on the action being committed, because certain things
stop once they are addressed while others might need stronger punishments or
different approaches. I believe we completed the lesson pretty similar to the
way it was written, which I think had to do with our preparation. I think the
key to being successful in any classroom
set up depends on what you do before hand. My favorite quote for baseball can
also be applied to life as well and that’s “Those who prepare to fail, fail to
prepare”. The main focus of our lesson was to show students that you can enjoy
math and have fun with it, sure sometimes you’re going to have to do problems
and work in a notebook but you can also learn through games and interactions.
The only thing different was to have had the smart board originally used in
lesson rather than have it used because a suggestion from Dr. Luongo. I’m
thankful she did because I think it allowed students to see everything that was
going on. When you’re in front of the class you start to understand which
students understand what’s going on and students who aren’t getting the information
as much. I think the most important thing is notice those things early so you
can help those students out as soon as possible. Overall I enjoyed having that
experience and I’m looking forward to the next time I’m in front of the class.
