Student Practice - Microteaching Reflection

Microteaching  Reflection

I liked my microteaching a lot. It helped me build my confidence in teaching whole lessons. I had five times of microteaching. Most of them were based on the topic of the body system. Sometimes it was challenging for me a bit, but everything went well as long as I spent time learning and preparing for the class carefully in advance. I provided students with different types of activities. Sometimes, my mentor teacher gave me materials and I created tasks based on the materials. I have given students crosswords which I made to help them review vocabulary, listening activities and reading activities.  

For the first time, students were figuring out the crosswords, and we checked the answer together, so it was not that challenging.  The second time was on St. Patrick's Day☘️; I knew the holiday but it was my first time going deeper to know more about it. Fortunately, it went really well, and I was happy because it also expanded my knowledge. The third one went flexibly. I was supposed to give a listening activity and review some vocabulary. However, I did not know which words were supposed to be reviewed. I then wrote those words in class after the mentor teacher had taught those words on different pieces of paper and asked students to make draw. It was a bit complicated for them, but they did well. The fourth time was more complex for students because the whole circulatory system is difficult. At one moment my mind even went blank and confused, which was a little embarrassing. Also, the game was new to them. Nevertheless, they liked the game very much as well as my mentor teacher. Finally, the fifth one was also a big success.

Microteaching made me more familiar with the students, and I became more confident in teaching at the international school, too. I could see students liked me very much, especially when they complimented me for teaching well. It was not only me who praised them for good learning, but also they praised me for teaching well. We developed mutually.