III-D.
Manage student learning
activities in a technology-enhanced environment.
Evidence:
- PowerPoint lesson plan (the sections highlighted in red pertain to activity management)
Reflection:
As a beginning teacher, I have found
that student management is one of the areas that I must work the
hardest. I have also discovered that managing lessons that
involve technology is more difficult than "regular" lessons because the
students become more excited than usual. One strategy that seems
to work quite well for me is small group lessons. While it may
not always be possible in all classrooms, I like removing the
small group to a quiet location. I feel that each child receives
more individual attention, and that the students work as a cohesive
group much better when completely separated from the other
students. For instance, with this lesson I took five small groups
to the library individually. The remaining students worked in
their EOG practice books with my cooperating teacher. Due to the
small group atmosphere, I feel that each student really had a chance to
be involved with the Power Point and that each child was focused on the
lesson.