My fourth and final lesson that I taught at Newington Elementary was my social stuides lesson that addressed teh standard of 1-3 and concentrated on teaching the different roles of community helpers. Overall, I believe that this lesson was succcessful, but compared to my previous lessons, I don't think it was as engaging for the students. I think I addressed the ADEPT performance standards by using varied instructional strategies that are appropriate for the content and students' ability levels (APS 5). I asked questions throughout the entire lesson in order to assess the students as well as to keep them engaged. I also provided content that is appropriate for the standards and objectives of the instructional unit by playing a video that directly applied to the standard and indicator when I was teaching and activating the student's prior knowledge of that content area (APS 6).
Although I had a positive experience teaching this lesson, I also had room for improvement. I think I could have improved by providing opportunities for all students to engage in self assessment because some students were more active during the discussion than others (APS 4). Also, although I used a variety of informal assessment strategies, I also think I could have used a variety of formal assessment strategies to really assess each student's knowledge of the content being taught. All in all, I taught a successful lesson in confidence that provided a good introduction into the activity that was being taught by Alison.
I think social studies lessons are probably the most difficult to make really fun and engaging without turning them into arts and crafts projects. You did a good job of identifying your strengths and weaknesses. Assessment during the lesson is something I still need work on too.
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