Category Teaching Reflections

As the days to the end of the semester began to count down in increasing speed, this lesson plan was of utmost importance to my partner and me. Which is not to state any of the lessons prior were of… Continue Reading →

This lesson was a success. We took from two weeks previous, and the week previous, and recovered from our stumble. We did a fun game of Kahoot to start with. We then did a debate. Students expressed opinions on a… Continue Reading →

In hindsight, this may well have been our, my student-teacher partner and myself, most successful lesson. After this class, I really began thinking about simplifying everything in my lesson plan—one goal, one objective—rather than trying to do as much as… Continue Reading →

This was a bit of a tense hour. This was being observed and graded. We student-teachers needed to prepare a lesson that had both of us teaching in equal amounts. Blocking off the time was easy, but thinking of a… Continue Reading →

Previous to this lesson, for the 17th of June lesson, I had gotten down on myself, feeling upset through the week. I felt I failed the lesson. I sought out my brother’s advice, a teacher at the elementary school level…. Continue Reading →

The lesson plan was good, but my performance in class was off. I’d spent some time on the lesson plan with my partner. We did a good job, basing the plan off a couple of Secwepemc stories: one of “Coyote… Continue Reading →

So, I took charge—as much as it is possible in a partnership—and formulated the basis of the lesson: a video on First Nations’ reverence for Coyote. Reverence may not be the most correct word to use here, as the relationship… Continue Reading →

I have sought videos of classes taught in Japan, because I am thinking of teaching over there should I manage to attain the credentials I need. Of course, life happens, and plans have a tendency of being overturned by events…. Continue Reading →

Something I’m beginning to take away is lessons need to continue moving forward. One step at a time, building toward an end goal. In this case, it’s the learning of more and more English. This lesson had a handful of… Continue Reading →

A small class. It seems to be a sort of grammar school. A bit of research proved this to be the case. Looking into the company, it seems to be fairly hit or miss in its reviews by former employees,… Continue Reading →