Hernandez
Post-Lesson Reflection
Lesson study should be a crucial component in every teacher preparation program. There is so much development as a professional. In lesson study you are able to simultaneously tap into numerous resources, strategies, management skills, and people who truly understand you. This experience has opened so many doors for me. In the past, I only viewed as lesson study as a tool that only could be used in Language Arts. Now, I realize that it can be used across the board.
This lesson helped me execute a near perfect lesson. I dare say perfect because we were able to meet the objective of having our students work in cooperative groups. Our students took learning in to their own hands with few problems. I was expecting the students to loose control of the situation. This lesson allowed me to give the students the responsibility to take control of their activity. The students were able to function in their assigned roles without interrupting their learning. The most important finding for me was that the students were able to process and retain the information. As a bonus, the higher functioning students were able to go on to extra steps, such as labeling the plants and writing about not only the parts of the plant, but also the needs of the plant.
LESSON STUDY ASSIGNMENT
Catalina Hernandez
1. Selection of a Researchable Lesson
2. Establish Student Learning Themes
3. Prepare to Present Lesson
4. Self Reflections by Presenters and Discussants
Highlight the descriptions which best reflect your performance. Then add your point from each column together to total the number reflecting your Grade.
Not Yet1 / Almost There
2 / Got It
3
Lesson Selection and Preparation / Lesson presents little opportunity for improvement or change; reflects little thought or desire for obtaining positive feedback;
No evidence of preparation for the lesson study. / Lesson presents some opportunity for improvement or change;
Reflects thought and desire for obtaining feedback for lesson improvement;
Shows some evidence of specific reasons for the lesson study. / Selected lesson offers many opportunities to assist teacher to think about ways to improve lesson structure or his/her understanding of student behavior;
Reflects a high degree of thought in obtaining feedback for lesson improvement.
Participation as a Study Group Member / While present, the participant had minimal interaction –responses and suggestions for peer’s lesson study. / Adequately performed the role of facilitator or consultant offering observations, ideas and/or suggestions for peer’s lesson study. / Actively performed the role of a facilitator or consultant offering many observations, ideas and/or suggestions for peer’s lesson study.
Prepare to Present Lesson / Team member clearly creates a lesson design that includes plan for group observation and study questions focused on student learning.
Self Reflections by Presenters and/or Discussants / Self-reflection on preparation/participation for the lesson study shows little or no thought regarding the impact or outcome of the activity. / Self-reflection presents some evidence of preparation/ participation for the lesson study. Demonstrates developing perspective, knowledge and thought regarding the impact or outcome of collaborative learning. / Self-reflection presents strong evidence of high degree of preparation/participation for the lesson study. Also demonstrates perspective and knowledge and high degree of thought regarding the impact or outcome of collaborative learning.