First week observing

This week was our first week observing the other aspiring teachers teach their section of the unit plan. This was nerve wrecking not only for the aspiring teachers but for us watching them as well. I think this is a great thing to do because it gives you opportunity to see what works and what doesn't work. It also gives you ideas of how to form your lessons so the students will respond to them. The first group going always has the toughest job, they have to get the class ready to learn from us instead of from their normal teacher. This group of scientist seem like they are willing and ready to learn from us. Every student looked engaged and was hands on during the lesson and that was great to see. I like that the students have a passion for science it makes it easier for us as teachers, because we now don't have to reach inside every student and make them want to put on a white lab coat and do experiments. 
I thought that the first group did a great job with their lesson plans and that they were engaging and brought a lot of knowledge with them to the classroom. 
    I am excited to start teaching with my group. It is going to be a blast this group seems excited to learn about all rocks and how they form and why they form. 

I think what worked in the first group teaching was that they gave yes/no paddles for the students to communicate if they understood or if they didn't. I also think that the inquiry lesson they chose was great for this group of geologist. The students really seemed to be into the scratch test and finding out which mineral they had. I loved that they added Ms.Mineral into their presentation. The students enjoyed that a lot. 

I really like to sit back and watch other people teach, because it gives me ideas that I could include in my classroom someday. It also gives you the opportunity to see what works and what doesn't work. The things that don't work you as the observer can think of ways of how to make it work or work better. I thought that observing the other teachers was a great learning tool and I think that they did an awesome job!