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As an individual I put a lot of pressure on how I teach and while analyzing there where many things I would like to change. Every lesson can and should be improved. While observing my interaction with the students I noticed a few things. During the lesson I asked a few students to pay attention by saying their name and as a teacher I should have used positive comments. Such as stating I like how this girl is sitting, which is more positive than stating the child’s name. Positive comments are more beneficial than negative comments, and while teaching stating things in a positive way was forgotten. One of the students has a designated seat in the class and at the beginning of the lesson I should have stated everybody …show more content…

This experience was only thirty hours, so my experience in the classroom is limited and teaching is a career that need hands on experience. Each time I teach I need to observe and analyze my teaching because it will allow me to make adjustment to become a better teacher. While teaching I would state the students name to get them to focus on the instruction. Instead of calling out students out I will attempt to use positive comments like “I like the way this girl is raising her hand.” These types of comments allow the students to be encouraged in a positive light, positivity is something that benefits the classroom and the students. While teaching one of the students came in and needed to find a seat, and as the teacher I stopped the lesson to try and find him a seat. This type of situation will come up and I will need to be prepared for it. After analyzing the video I thought I went about the situation right, but I could have gotten up and helped more. Appropriate language is something that I needed to use. There will be moments in the classroom where the teacher is not prepared for what the students say. Before teaching this lesson, I prepared for every little thing that I could think of. The students surprised me and a couple of their comments and questions I was not prepared for. One of the students noticed a clam shell on the book page, which is beneficial to all of the students learning. Students learn through a variety of ways and as an individual I know talking and communicating is a way of learning. Discussion can be beneficial and as a teacher we need create positive discussion that students feel safe to talk in. Blurting out was another issue I dealt with during my lesson and while teaching I kept saying I am only going to call on students who are quietly raising their

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