Mini Lesson Reflection

What went well in your teaching? Based on what you learned as an instructor, what changes would you make next time?

I didn't feel nervous while giving my mini-lesson, which was definitely a positive aspect of my teaching. I felt like I was able to articulate my thoughts very well in a way that the students could follow and understand easily. Feeling confident when teaching was a struggle that I've had in the past, so it felt great to be able to overcome it and feel comfortable in front of a classroom.

In the future, I would offer a printout of the technology I presented, in this case, the Hero's Journey story mapping application. I hadn't thought of printing out the finished product, but both Erika and Nicole M. demonstrated how helpful that strategy was for students' understanding.

I didn't show the copy and paste procedure because I had done all of that prior to the presentation beginning but I couldn't start the application over without losing all the work that I had done. I determined that it would be of more instructional benefit to go through each step of the application and detail the elements verbally instead of toggling back and forth between the application and my word document, copy and pasting the text. Also, I took on more of a role of a teacher-trainer in the presentation, and discussed the possibility of a teacher having students brainstorm story ideas instead of asking my colleagues to do so.