Teaching Practice 1 - Sel-Evaluation

Hey all,
Since my very first teaching practice is 'finally' over, I'd like to share some thoughts upon my performance up to now as a student teacher. I said 'finally' because naturally, I were a bunch of nerves last week before my TP!!! On a general tone, I feel that the Computing lesson went better than the ICT one; I think that I wasn't wholly mentally prepared for the first lesson (ICT) as in I was more concerned about the content and resources which I had rather than on how to tackle the students. But as the lesson progressed, I started comprehending that my approach and my disciplinary method is as equally important as the resources, activities and worksheets which I had prepared.

I don't know whether it's normal but when I was reflecting about my first TP I found more weaknesses than strenghts. First of all, during the ICT lessson, I didn't stick to the time. I prepared a revision quiz on MS Word which I didn't even start becauase the shifting of students from the computers to the middle table seemed never to last. Hence, for next time I won't tell them to shift places; I'll simply carry out the quiz with them sitting on the PC stations so as to save time.

However, I personally felt that the Computing lesson was more successful than the ICT one. First and foremost, it was a double lesson hence I had ample time to carry out the activities which I prepared. Secondly, unlike what I did for the first lesson, I entered the class looking quite rigid and this had a positive effect since the students felt that they weren't going to mess around and waste time. Therefore, I'll always keep in mind to be kind but firm.

See you next week!!