Presentation Relection

I was comfortable with the lesson presentation because...

• we were prepared
• we had discussed who was going to say what, when, and how
• I had read information provided by ArtsEdge about Pioneer Life and the hardships it provided.

I was uncomfortable with the lesson presentation because...

• it is always a little scary to get up in front of your peers
• what if I completely forgot what to do?

If I could do this lesson again, I would...

• consider explaining tableaux more -- what they are, have us do an example, etc

All members of my group shared equal responsibility for lesson planning and presenting?

• Yes!  I always enjoy working with Hayden.  She is responsible and easy to work with.  We both worked to find a lesson we enjoyed and planed it together (Hayden typed it up, but I was there while we processed what we wanted said, etc).

Overall, I really enjoyed this lesson.  I was very nervous to teach a Social Studies lesson -- I just did not know where to begin?  With literacy lessons, we found great websites as resources.  But I wasn't sure where those were for Social Studies.  Well, I found one! The Kennedy Center's ArtsEdge is amazing!  And I know there are more out there.  My fear with lessons I find online is ensuring that they are constructivist.  In Social Studies especially I fear becoming the "Sage on the Stage." Students can discover Social Studies, especially history and government if we set up the right situations, and guide them to good resources.  I hope that I remember this as I go into survival mode as a first year teacher.  This lesson gave me more confidence, however.  I am excited to get into the classroom in the coming weeks and see how it goes with "real" students! :-)