Blog 3

Personal Concerns and Next Steps:

Teaching our LPU for the class was a huge eye opener. Brooke and I prepared for a long time to teach the lesson, practiced for multiple groups of people, and had a rough outline of what exactly we were going to do. However, standing in front of the class was a totally different story. Our presentation did not go exactly how we planned, but it was enough for us to understand exactly what reform based teaching is all about. Since I am not used to it, I felt awkward standing in front of the classroom waiting for my classmates to come up with solutions and answer my questions. It is definitely a different feel that takes lots of practice, experience, and time to master. I think more time to practice this type of teaching would be beneficial, but now I know what all goes into planning and preparing this type of lesson. I think I will practice designing curriculum using a majority of this type of teaching because it is obviously beneficial and in the long run, it saves a lot of time for students and leaves extra time to learn more and in depth material.