Elementary Education 324 Teaching Reflection

  Reflection on Lesson WHAT? What happened? What went well? What was an area of weakness? Which objectives were met?  What is the evidence? Give specifics from your formative assessment data. Which students did not meet objectives?  Which students exceeded objectives?  Why? This lesson effectively introduced the fourth graders to the concept of advocacy through the historical lens of the Women's Suffrage movement in New York. Beginning with community building and a review of expectations, the lesson progressed to explain cause and effect using relatable examples before focusing on the specific cause and effect of women gaining the right to vote in New York. Through an engaging role-playing activity as lobbyists, students actively participate in advocating for suffrage. The lesson incorporates diverse learning modalities with a brain break, visual aids, a read-aloud, and the analysis of historical photographs of New York activists. The lesson culminates in a journal ...

  Reflection on Lesson WHAT? What happened? What went well? What was an area of weakness? Which objectives were met?  What is the evidence? Give specifics from your formative assessment data. Which students did not meet objectives?  Which students exceeded objectives?  Why? This fourth-grade lesson on New York City's diverse cultures begins by establishing a clear structure with a visual agenda and fostering a positive classroom environment through an icebreaker activity and a review of behavioral expectations. The lesson then introduces the core concepts through a compare and contrast anchor chart and defines key vocabulary such as culture, ethnicity, community, tradition, and heritage. A read-aloud with dialogic reading techniques engages students with the topic before the class collaboratively compares and contrasts the similarities and differences between Italian & Greek cultures and Chinese & Puerto Rican cultures using Venn diagrams, exploring aspects ...

  Reflection on Lesson WHAT? What happened? What went well? What was an area of weakness? Which objectives were met?  What is the evidence? Give specifics from your formative assessment data. Which students did not meet objectives?  Which students exceeded objectives?  Why? The students learned about economics today we taught our lesson by teaching what goods and services are as our main activity. This lesson we focused on specific skills such as  economic reasoning by studying charts, graphs, and data, categorizing resources based on specific criteria, cause and effect. We focused on our vocabulary  words E conomy, Consumer, Product, Goods, and Entrepreneur. This lesson introduce students to fundamental economic principles by exploring examples within New York City. It starts with a warm welcome and an icebreaker to foster a positive learning environment. Classroom expectations are reviewed to ensure a productive session. Students are then introduced to k...