This is the sort of expert I strive to be. The instructor moved through her lesson seamlessly and effortlessly. She was efficient with her time, and professional with her students.

Each part of the lessons was broken apart into two, three minute segments. Her ease of moving from one segment into the next was enviable. This should come with experience, but perhaps even veteran teachers could learn something from this.

The pattern of lessons went as such; introduce vocabulary, reinforce the vocabulary through a bit of practice, and then do an activity to change up the pace of but still reinforce the lesson. The card game seemed fun. It seemed she made the cards on her own. I would like to do this lesson, and to get cards made up for it.

The class did not seem overly long. This was a bonus of the segmented parts of the lessons. It made the pace seem quick. I can understand this, as I tend to tune out when it feels like lessons drag on.

However, she did not overload the students with vocabulary. It was a manageable amount, enough for students to comprehend. After the new vocabulary was introduced and reinforced, she then brought out vocabulary from an earlier class to expand the lesson. However, it was not necessarily the vocabulary she was teaching, but instead the structure of sentences when speaking with another.

Which isn’t to say the vocabulary wasn’t important in the lesson. It was more of a part of a whole she was teaching. It was teaching by building upon what came before, and building toward something the students could utilize in their real lives outside the classroom.

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