Microteaching Reflection

Overall, my microteaching session went well. My group members seemed to be engaged and interested in my lesson. My peer evaluations had a similar comment as well. However, as I was going through my lesson, the time went faster than I expected. Hence, I did not go by schedule at all. I don't know if this was because I was rushing thinking that 10 minutes was too short, or if it was due to my lack of experience. Thus, 10 minutes was longer than I thought and I now have a good grasp of how much I can teach in that time frame.  Two of my peer evaluations also complimented my slides. The slides consisted of playable combinations with pictures and had quick check-up questions at the end to enhance their understanding. I also think this was a good strategy because the card combinations were confusing to understand at first. But, as I was teaching, I thought having a separate piece of paper that had the combinations or rules would've been helpful during the game. My peer evaluations had the same comment. The combinations and rules were too hard to memorize, so they had to ask questions and write out the rules themselves. If I had more time, I think it would've been fun to give them a quiz on the basic rules and card combinations at the end. Lastly, because I had a minute or two left at the end, I could've shared strategies or techniques that could've been useful for all the members. Even though I walked through the lesson inside my head before my microteaching session, there were many adjustments that had to be made. Hence, I learned that I need to be flexible during my lessons and I need to be more meticulous in the future. Ultimately, it was a great experience and I am looking forward to more of these sessions in the future!