Lab reflection

For my 412 class, it was split between lecture and lab times. I feel that without the lab section of this class, I would not have learned as much. It gives you the hands on aspect and gives you the chance to see what it takes to put a lesson together.

I feel that the labs could have gone better if we were to present more than 20 minutes of content. Also, if we would have had more than one person reviewing it with us. I like the fact that classmates were able to watch the video and reflect but having someone that has done it before or is currently teaching at a high school giving feedback would have been better.

My favorite lab was my demonstration lab. For this lab, I did putting PVC pipes together. During this lab I was able to show my skill for basic plumbing along with show how I would be in the shop.

My least favorite lab was the creativity lab. I feel that this was not worth the money. It was a good idea but I am not making any of the items that I bought part of my lessons.

Overall, the lab section of this class was worth it.

Lifeknowledge

Over my Christmas break, I was able to do a lifeknowledge lesson with my Ag Leadership class. This class consist of students ranging in grades from 9-12. The class is basically made up by the FFA officer team plus 3 other students. I was asked to do a lesson on team building. Mrs. Fry said that the officers are like her and like to work on their own and need to work on communication with each other.

For my lesson I decided to do more activities then lecture. I had about 5 minutes of lecture and then the rest the students got to do activities that showed them that for anything in life, you need to communicate. My first activity was for them to draw a picture and explain it. Students did okay with this. I was not as clear on directions as I should have been but it worked out after I explained it better. For the second activity, I had a displayed hid. The students were to pick 1 looker, 1 runner and the rest of the group puts the display together. This went really well. Half way through, I switched roles. This is when things got interesting. It really showed who was able to listen to what others were saying along with who was good at giving descriptions.

Overall my lesson went okay. I wish that I would have had more lecture. I think that it would have gone better if I was able to pick my own topic and not have to use life knowledge. Overall it was a great experience and gave me the chance to get to know students that I would be teaching.