Supervisor 1 Observation Reflection
- cannfitzgerald
- Feb 5, 2016
- 3 min read
*Discuss student learning. What did students learn? Provide evidence for this learning (discuss student work, observation data, video, etc.). How do you know that students learned?
My students learned some similarities and differences between the daytime and nighttime sky. The evidence of this learning was shown in their flip flap books they created at the end of the lesson and after I had a discussion with them about their book. I asked questions such as, “What is something that is different about the daytime and nighttime sky?” and “What is something that could be the same about the daytime and nighttime sky?” I know they learned this information from the book because they answered these questions correctly when I was circulating and they properly drew and labeled things they see in each sky.
*Select several questions from the USF lesson plan reflection sheet based on content.
In what ways were your teaching methods effective? How do you know?
My guiding questions throughout the lesson were effective. At 5:25 when my student said we see light in the daytime sky, I followed it up with the question, “Where do you think that light comes from?” and he quickly answered with, “the sun!” I know this was effective because it made him dig a little deeper into his answer and think about where the source of the light was coming from.
What surprised you in your lesson?
When my students raised their hands and shared what the see in the daytime and nighttime sky, I was surprised that a couple of my students had a misconception that I didn’t think about before the lesson. One student said “flowers” at 4:57 and another student said “cars” at 6:13. These students had a hard time separating what they see around them in the day and night versus what they see up in the sky. I realized that after this moment, my students could have truly benefitted from exploring the sky outside before we began this lesson just to familiarize themselves with the sky.
In what ways did you access prior knowledge? What misconceptions were revealed during this lesson?
I assessed prior knowledge before the lesson by using chart paper that said “daytime sky” and “nighttime sky” and students raised their hand to share what they see in each time of day when they look up at the sky. This is when I discovered the misconception discussed in the previous question about two students having a hard time just thinking about the sky specifically. This misconception would be cleared up the next day when we explore the sky outside.
*What did you learn from engaging in this lesson?
I learned that it is important to get in the habit of planning my HOT questions ahead of time. This was something I did before this lesson, and I know I wouldn’t have been able to ask challenging questions like these if I didn’t take the time to do it before the lesson. I also learned that I am off to a good start at managing students’ behaviors with the way I interact positively with my students, but I can improve this with my inquiry as I begin to implement new strategies.
*What are some of your goals based on what you learned from this lesson?
My biggest goal after this lesson is to begin implementing strategies I learn from research and other resources in my school. I can see that in order to teach whole group lessons like these, I need to have strong behavior management skills, so I need to continue learning effective strategies. Another goal is to manage my time effectively. I either finish a lesson too quickly or spend too much time on a certain part of a lesson, so I hope to improve that in the upcoming lessons by watching the clock more often.
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