First Day of school

Today we did a mock first day of school in 412 lab. I had a lesson prepared to help the students learn each others names and for me to learn theirs, and also we went over the expectations, procedures, and consequences for the classroom.

After reviewing the video of my lesson I have identified two major areas I need to improve in. The first area is my enthusiasm. The second area is my preparation for class overall.

First I need to improve on my enthusiasm in the classroom. Whenever I taught this lesson, I had a tendency to be very quiet and at some points monotone, This is something that I really need to improve looking into the future. I believe I can improve this by finding better ways to engage the students, and also including music something else that is fun into the class.

The second area I believe I need to improve on is my preparation overall. I knew what I wanted to teach and exactly how I wanted to do it, but when the lesson came, it didn't go quite like I expected it to. I know I can improve this by planning out what I want to do and what to say so that I don't forget at the last minute.

Overall I thought that the class went well, I definitely need to improve my enthusiasm and my planning, but I believe that this is something that I should be able to work on over my next few lessons.