Hey Paige, I thought you did a really great job with your micro-teaching. The topic of transcendentalism was a cool choice for the indirect instruction since you put the students in control of a topic that is about being in control of your self. I thought you picked good quotes out from the ones I read. Maybe you would want to cut out the longer ones? Initially I wanted to read them all to see what they all said and then I realized I wouldn't have time and had to go back to the ones I already read. I also really liked your choice of activity. It's always fun when you get to make something all on your own. You did an excellent job coming up with comments on what everyone was creating on the spot. You had a real way of connecting anything we came up with to our topic of transcendentalism. Having us defend our choices for the collage was a good idea as well. It avoids anyone really goofing off on the project since they have to talk about it to the class. The project gave me a real sense of what transcendentalism is and we had fun at the same time. So I think you exceeded the goal of the assignment!
I thought your lesson was well constructed and pretty unique. The concept of transcendentalism is not necessarily an easy one to explain or understand. You were able to explain pretty effectively and concisely, though.
I think the quotes were a good introduction, but I would suggest eliminating the longer ones or just reducing the number of quotes in total. That way, students wouldn't feel rushed to read everything before time is up.
The collages were a great idea and kept the lesson fun and accessible. It allowed us to get invested in the subject matter because we could connect it to our own tastes and ideas. It took a concept that can be a little dense and broke it down by letting us put or own spin on it.
Overall, this was a really well executed lesson. Nice job.
This lesson was awesome. I had a lot of fun making collages. It is a great way to not only channel the student's creativity, but to get all students engaged. This lesson was a great way to introduce this information. I might even use this as an English major when teaching Emerson of Thoreau. You made sure that every student had a chance to speak and relate to one another's work. My only suggestion would have been to make us comment on each others. I know that we kind of left you high and dry with those comments, but you should have forced us to go the extra mile.
All in all, this lesson was great. I loved it and will be stealing it.
Hi Paige, I thought your lesson was a great way to enforce understanding of transcendentalism. I had a lot of fun making the collage and it was very low stakes. Making a collage is applicable to any idea, but it is especially useful for abstract ideas. You did a great job explaining the idea before we explored the topic. This helped me know what I needed to do because I didn’t know transcendentalism before this. I liked how we shared at the end and I got to hear what other kids did and their interpretation of the idea.
Hey Paige! I recorded your teaching, but it seemed like it was a fun lesson to participate in! Transcendentalism is a tough nut to swallow, in college or in high school, but by using collages to make it personal you really made it understandable. You gave everyone enough time to work without making them feel rushed, and I felt like you came around often enough to give input and keep everyone on task. As others said above, the only suggestions I would have would have been to limit the quotes you handed out in order to ensure you used your time as efficiently as possible. Time management is something we are all going to have to practice with and learn over time, but even with the longer quotes you used your time well!
Hey Paige, I thought you did a really great job with your micro-teaching. The topic of transcendentalism was a cool choice for the indirect instruction since you put the students in control of a topic that is about being in control of your self. I thought you picked good quotes out from the ones I read. Maybe you would want to cut out the longer ones? Initially I wanted to read them all to see what they all said and then I realized I wouldn't have time and had to go back to the ones I already read. I also really liked your choice of activity. It's always fun when you get to make something all on your own. You did an excellent job coming up with comments on what everyone was creating on the spot. You had a real way of connecting anything we came up with to our topic of transcendentalism. Having us defend our choices for the collage was a good idea as well. It avoids anyone really goofing off on the project since they have to talk about it to the class. The project gave me a real sense of what transcendentalism is and we had fun at the same time. So I think you exceeded the goal of the assignment!
ReplyDeleteHey Paige,
ReplyDeleteI thought your lesson was well constructed and pretty unique. The concept of transcendentalism is not necessarily an easy one to explain or understand. You were able to explain pretty effectively and concisely, though.
I think the quotes were a good introduction, but I would suggest eliminating the longer ones or just reducing the number of quotes in total. That way, students wouldn't feel rushed to read everything before time is up.
The collages were a great idea and kept the lesson fun and accessible. It allowed us to get invested in the subject matter because we could connect it to our own tastes and ideas. It took a concept that can be a little dense and broke it down by letting us put or own spin on it.
Overall, this was a really well executed lesson. Nice job.
Hey Paige,
ReplyDeleteThis lesson was awesome. I had a lot of fun making collages. It is a great way to not only channel the student's creativity, but to get all students engaged. This lesson was a great way to introduce this information. I might even use this as an English major when teaching Emerson of Thoreau. You made sure that every student had a chance to speak and relate to one another's work. My only suggestion would have been to make us comment on each others. I know that we kind of left you high and dry with those comments, but you should have forced us to go the extra mile.
All in all, this lesson was great. I loved it and will be stealing it.
Hi Paige,
ReplyDeleteI thought your lesson was a great way to enforce understanding of transcendentalism. I had a lot of fun making the collage and it was very low stakes. Making a collage is applicable to any idea, but it is especially useful for abstract ideas. You did a great job explaining the idea before we explored the topic. This helped me know what I needed to do because I didn’t know transcendentalism before this. I liked how we shared at the end and I got to hear what other kids did and their interpretation of the idea.
Hey Paige! I recorded your teaching, but it seemed like it was a fun lesson to participate in! Transcendentalism is a tough nut to swallow, in college or in high school, but by using collages to make it personal you really made it understandable. You gave everyone enough time to work without making them feel rushed, and I felt like you came around often enough to give input and keep everyone on task. As others said above, the only suggestions I would have would have been to limit the quotes you handed out in order to ensure you used your time as efficiently as possible. Time management is something we are all going to have to practice with and learn over time, but even with the longer quotes you used your time well!
ReplyDeleteAgain, great job, and awesome lesson!