Week four approached quickly and with that came time for group 1 to teach their lesson. The topic group 1 chose to teach is the solar system. Group 1 started off strong, my colleagues started off with an acronym to help the class remember the planets and their order. To teach their direct instruction lesson, my colleagues used a Prezi with many pictures and minimal words. I though this approach to teaching was very effective because it wasn't too much for the students to remember. I am unfamiliar with Prezi and often take the safer route which is creating a google slides presentation. After watching group 1 present, I hope to use Prezi in the future for a lesson or at least play around with the website for now.
The inquiry lesson was an exciting experiment in which each group was assigned a different material to see which could keep the ice from melting! The problem was introduced through the use of a Voki about how climate change is effecting glaciers and the students must become geologists to find how to keep ice from melting! I think this was a very engaging start and the students seemed to be very interested in becoming geologists.
I think because it was the student's first time being taught a lesson in the after school program they did not know what to expect. Most of them figured they would be doing crazy science experiments that included explosions and fizzing wonders, but that was not possible in the little amount of time we were given to teach direct and inquiry lessons. This was hard for group 1 to up hold such high expectations, but they did a great job teaching the material. The behavior management could have been approached differently because the students were very disrespectful throughout the lessons.
Week four approached quickly and with that came time for group 1 to teach their lesson. The topic group 1 chose to teach is the solar system. Group 1 started off strong, my colleagues started off with an acronym to help the class remember the planets and their order. To teach their direct instruction lesson, my colleagues used a Prezi with many pictures and minimal words. I though this approach to teaching was very effective because it wasn't too much for the students to remember. I am unfamiliar with Prezi and often take the safer route which is creating a google slides presentation. After watching group 1 present, I hope to use Prezi in the future for a lesson or at least play around with the website for now.
The inquiry lesson was an exciting experiment in which each group was assigned a different material to see which could keep the ice from melting! The problem was introduced through the use of a Voki about how climate change is effecting glaciers and the students must become geologists to find how to keep ice from melting! I think this was a very engaging start and the students seemed to be very interested in becoming geologists.
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