Reflecting+on+Teaching

Component 4a: Reflecting on Teaching

 * **4a: **Use in future teaching 

|| Teacher makes a few specific suggestions of what could be tried another time the lesson is taught. 

|| **//__Artifact: __//**// Teacher files a note in the greater than, less than and equal to file for next year as a reminder to use individual student white boards with this lesson. It gives the teacher a quick assessment of understanding and students can get immediate feedback from the teacher. //  ||

 __Reflection __ During my first year teaching with the current math curriculum "Everyday Math" I felt there was a lot of trial and error for me. After this particular lesson I wrote a sticky note and attached it to the teacher's manual for this particular lesson. I also put a note in my "Math Reflections" file.

The lesson was on greater than, less than and equal to, the note said "use individual white boards next time." I had the white boards made this year. We used the white boards, I found the students stayed engaged throughout the modeling and practicing of the lesson. Also I had access to immediate formative assessment of their understanding on the lesson. I found the students grasped the concept much better this year, I believe in large part due to the immediate correction and reteaching I was able to give them. Plus they could see what everyone else was doing, more modeling.