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Week 5 Reflection

Dakoda Boser reflects on improvements made to their teaching skills and a highly successful math lesson. They learned to accept help from others and understand that collaboration enhances teaching. For their final math lesson, Boser carefully examined curriculum standards to design a lesson on finding different rectangles with the same area but different perimeters. Students engaged in hands-on activities, discussions and an assessment where they demonstrated a strong understanding of the key concepts without much teacher involvement. Boser was amazed at the positive impact of the lesson and student enthusiasm for math, realizing that providing the right tools allows students to teach themselves.

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Week 5 Reflection

Dakoda Boser reflects on improvements made to their teaching skills and a highly successful math lesson. They learned to accept help from others and understand that collaboration enhances teaching. For their final math lesson, Boser carefully examined curriculum standards to design a lesson on finding different rectangles with the same area but different perimeters. Students engaged in hands-on activities, discussions and an assessment where they demonstrated a strong understanding of the key concepts without much teacher involvement. Boser was amazed at the positive impact of the lesson and student enthusiasm for math, realizing that providing the right tools allows students to teach themselves.

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Dakoda Boser

Lesson Plan Reflection


Lesson Plan Reflection Same Area Different Perimeter

This reflection will focus on the improvements that I have made to myself and as an educator.
The bulk of the reflection will focus on the lesson plan in math that went better than I could ever have
hoped, along with what I did differently to get the change that I needed to push me to the next level as an
educator.
As mentioned the first part of this reflection will be looking at the changes that I have made to
myself to help further me as an educator. When I first entered the Education Faculty I had this thought
that I would be able to do everything on my own and I would not need any support from anyone. I have
been, for most of my life, a very independent person who does things by the beat of their own drum. Over
these last few weeks, especially the last, I have realized that being in this profession one cannot survive in
this manner. One must be able to accept help when it is needed and I had to learn that the hard way. Even
though that was the case I learned that I have a great group of friends and colleagues that will support me
no matter what. So, I must be able to listen to other ideas and understand that someone else may have the
answers that I do not. When a person does this I think, especially in the profession of teaching, this can
have a great positive effect on a persons performance. This was the case when I delivered my final math
lesson of PS1.
When I delivered my final math lesson for PS1 I was amazed at the impact that it had and all I did
was make sure that I followed and examined the program of studies while including proper assessments.
One of the first things I did was to examine the POS to make sure I was hitting the target. The POS for
math 5 talks about three key concept that must be included in it. Those were symbolism, pictorial, and
construct. When I was given direction to use those as part of my lesson things really took off. My lesson
was about same area, different perimeter. I wanted to make sure that students go the concept right away
and including assessment as part of the learning helped a lot. The portion of my lesson I really pushed
visuals and group discussion. The SMARTboard really was useful in helping the students realize the
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concepts. Students had to draw all the rectangles they could by using a specific area that was mentioned
on the board. Once that was completed and the perimeters of each different rectangle was calculated
students were told to discuss the difference in what they noticed about the rectangles. It was amazing,
honestly! I did not have to do anything the students practically taught themselves. While walking around
the classroom so many students were getting the answers about the relation between the shape of a
rectangle and the perimeter. After, to keep reinforcing the concept, I had students construct all the
rectangles that they could with an area of 12 unit2. This greatly helped those students who were more
hands on learners. Again, when asking questions they were able to come away this the main concept of
the lesson without really any of my involvement. Finally, came the main assessment activity where
students in groups had to create a construction company and find the length, width, perimeter and cost of
the most efficient building design for the new Taber hokey complex. I was amazed because I knew from
the beginning that this question was difficult. It required the students to use everything that they hand
learn up to this point. In groups these students tackled the question and worked extremely hard. The only
that I could have changed was that I wish I would have allotted more time for the activity, but it seemed
that they did not even need it. Most got through 85% of the question, the only thing that one more two
groups missed was the calculation of cost. All had realized that the most efficient rectangle was a square
and worked from there. I do not know how to describe it, I had given those kids knowledge by just
providing them the tools. The best part was is that even though it was recess after the class I still had
students coming up to me trying to show me their calculation. One student after recess even asked if we
could keep building things in math. I really have never felt more proud of being a teacher and giving that
kind of inspiration to my students.
In closing, if I was going to finish PS1 I do not think I would have wanted it any other way. I can
now see what putting a little more hard work can do for a students learning. Also, talking to your peers
can go a long way in getting information that you do not have and it really does make you a better
teacher.

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