Group Micro Teaching Reflection and Summary

Overall, the micro teaching gave a great opportunity for us to try and test out our skills in explaining math techniques. Unfortunately, I was sick and did not get a chance to participate in my peer's teaching, however- it was a great opportunity to try teaching in a safe and constructive environment.

One thing I wished for would be that instead of a 15 minute microlesson, the lessons were 30 minutes long instead. That way, we would have a better sense of what a "true" lesson at school would feel like.

For my group's microteaching lesson in particular, there were quite a few points that we needed to improve on and a few points that went really great as well:

Plus-
- the class was very actively engaged and on topic in general
- it was a nice way to introduce the topic
- it allowed a chance for the students to shine on the stage
- the Mario and Luigi worksheet was humorous yet very applicable

Minus-
- some of the worksheets were not very consistent and at times too challenging and confusing for a grade 8 student
- the students may not understand what the focus of the activity was because we did not introduce the activity well
- our introduction did not go the way I wanted it to and I felt that it may have been confusing for the students
- the students began to dominate the discussions after awhile, and as "teachers", we should learn to facilitate the conversation and guide them in a way that was suitable for all students to understand
- our timing was really off and it would have been much better if we made the worksheet shorter since we lacked time to conclude the activity nicely

Interesting-
It was a great experience to try "coteaching" with other colleagues and I hope that in the future, I will have the opportunity to try this in real life. It is definitely challenging to communicate with one another as we all have our own unique styles and way of classroom management. However, with practice and confidence, I am sure that students will be able to benefit in learning from different teachers.