Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Thoughts on Lesson Critiques

This week's assignment has been fun. I enjoyed looking through the web finding a lesson I thought I might teach one day. The lesson on habitats I found was great and it allowed me to think through from the view of the teacher and actual application to the students. Since we have shared so much with each other online and through reading the chapters in our text, I have gained a lot of information about new technology that make presenting materials much more exciting and relatable. It is exciting to think that students can help create power-point templates, and storyboard templates to create power-point presentations and brochures that not only showcase their learning, but serve to connect their learning to a high level of comprehension that they will never forget.
I have also really enjoyed reading the other lessons selected by our group members and seeing how they can be improved with the addition of technology or how technology is presented and integrated. I love the feedback process and think that it is a wonderful tool to improve our work. When I taught, my grade level did not work together. It is so valuable and necessary for educators to brainstorm together, and review processes to make sure what we are presenting is in the best possible method. I have appreciated the feedback and think I have learned quite a bit through reading other's critiques to their lessons. I look forward to fine tuning my critique and reading the final versions!

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