#7

This week I did my 15 minute video teach.  Here are some things I learned as a result:

- Next time I am going to write out a much more detailed script.  This time I just had some very broad notes, and I keep remembering things I forgot to say.  A more detailed script will also cut down on the “uh”s and the long pauses.

- Prompting questions before I ask them helps a lot.  For instance, varying the way I want the questions to be answered sort of turns the questioning into a game (this time raise your hand, this time shout it out, this time sit quietly with the answer in your head, etc..).  Also, it keeps the students engaged and minimizes classroom management problems.

- Every lesson needs some sort of closure.  With such limited time, I did not plan a closure activity.  I should have just done a quick think-pair-share at the end.  That could have taken less than a minute.

I’m looking forward to the next video teach so that I can put some of what I have learned into practice.