Teaching Lab #3

I decided to create my interest approach on shop safety. I wanted to incorporate an E-Moment into my interest approach and wanted it to be kinesthetic. Student's don't get to move around much when discussing shop safety. I had students collect items from around the room. These items were a mixture of safety PPE and unsafe clothing.

Here are some points from throughout the lesson.

1. I need to be careful for filler words, especially "ummm." I can continue to practice or think about what I am going to say to fix this issue. 
2. I caught the student's who were using technology and talking out right away, but I feel like I could have handled the situation better. Next time, when someone is using their phone during an individual project, I could say, "Hey Stacia! Since it looks like you are finished with the assignment, can you look up three points on welding safety that we have not talked about yet?"
3. When I was teaching through my interest approach, I noticed that picking students' brains is very important.Integrating open ended questions in your lesson will open new doors to a student's learning. Choosing those questions is important as well because you want the questions to lead somewhere. By clicking here you can read about 5 powerful questions that when used effectively can create and engaged classroom. 

As the days go on, I improve with my planning and teaching. The most important part is that I have fun doing it.

Remember, "The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge." -Thomas Berger