Student Name: David Culloty Lesson Topic: Using sliding set squares to draw
inclined lines.
Group Letter: Team C Date: 12/11/2020
SP2 MICROTEACHING (CA 2- Part 1) REFLECTION
Outline your key learnings from your reflection on microteaching. Use concise bullet points and the
headings below. Please be aware that this reflection will be peer-assessed in class.
STRENGTHS [minimum of 3]
1) Confident and happy.
• I came into the room confident and gave a very good first impression.
• I was ready to go from the start. I was very nervous, but I really did enjoy the 7 minutes of
teaching.
• I had very confident voice control, even though it was difficult to speak through the mask. I had
a smile under the mask, and this suggested to the students that I was enjoying the lesson.
• My body landgage was positive and I kept busy during the class.
2) Reinforced skills/covid rules.
• I kept reinforcing the skill and technique of using sliding set squares to draw inclined lines.
• I also made sure the students kept to the social distance guidelines when they were collecting
the worksheet, each student came up to the desk one by one to collect sheet.
• During the lesson I calmly and quietly walked around the room and observed the students
completing the worksheet.
• I corrected one student when the correct technique was not used.
3) Well organised/prepared.
• I had all my resources (large demonstration set squares, white board pointer, worksheet,
coloured whiteboard markers) ready and positioned to give a very traditional lesson presented
on the whiteboard and visualizer.
• I knew my topic very well, when I was questioned by a student on another technique for using
the two set squares differently, I was well able to answer his question correctly.
• My lesson was very clear in my head and I positioned my resources around the teacher table so
they were easy to pick up as I did my lesson.
• Using the large set squares was a very effective way of demonstrating the skill of sliding one set
over the other. I held them in my hand for the lesson in case I would be asked to demonstrate
the skill again.
WEAKNESSES [minimum of 3]
1) Questioning.
• I should have included more compare and contrast questions at the end of lesson.
• I should have included higher order questions to provoke and challenge the students.
2) Colour on worksheet.
• My worksheet was very good, but I should have included some colour (red/blue) on the
worksheet to make it more attractive to the students.
• I should have avoided handwriting on the worksheet.
3) Active learning
• Active learning strategies missed. I should have engaged students with more discussion
throughout the lesson, I was showing too much.
SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE TEACHING [minimum of 3]
1) Mix/spread Questions.
• The lower order questions are fine, they will encourage students to recall or remember basic
information, however I will include a lot more higher order questions in my lessons. The higher
order questions will provoke discussion and they will challenge the students more.
• I will try to spread my questions out more to individual students and the whole class to help
focus attention and get better student answers.
2) More Teaching aids in classroom.
• Going forward I will still use worksheets, but I will introduce more teaching aids for example
models, videos, handheld technology, computers and more work through the visualizers.
• The last two Fridays on school placement I have seen teachers use teams and one note and it
was very impressive. I will also make sure all my classes’ use teams and one note to complete
class assignments.
3) Body laungauge/dress/humour.
• I will maintain positive body language during my classes, by my movements and gestures I show
that I am interested, approachable, and open to all students.
• Going forward I should dress more professionally in slacks and dress shoes.
• Positive use of humour by the teacher and use of humour by the students can help with
discipline.
FEEDBACK NOTES
12/11/20
PROFESSIONALISM & ETHICS: You must be professional and ethical in writing observations; DO NOT
write anything of a negative nature relating to a school, teacher, member of staff, or pupil.
Word count 600 words (not including the 100 words already in this document)
