Video Tape Reflection I
The first
video of myself teaching was filmed while I was introducing a lesson for a clay
sculpture project. I had an introduction, a historical component with slide
show and went over lesson requirements, rubric and a demonstration of the first
steps of the project. My cooperating
teacher recorded me for the full 15 minutes going over all of these
things. What an eye opener!! I found
that I was pleased with the volume and tone of my voice, as well as inflection.
I was also pleased with my reactions to disruptive students and how I handled
the introduction after the interruption. The students were engaged and were answering
pre-assessment questions I was asking…but the silence in the video spoke loudly
to the objectives that needed to be addressed.
The video
was also very forthcoming with areas I needed to work on in my presentation
portion. One thing I’ve been
concentrating on very hard is not addressing the students as “you guys”. For
some reason, this has been the single most difficult personal auditory default
for me to overcome! I counted in my video, and in a period of 15 minutes, I
said, “you guys” SEVEN times! Yikes. I was working on this during field
experiences as well, and it remained one of my biggest hurdles when addressing
a classroom. I also noticed that after the disruptive student interrupted the
introduction it took me a little longer than it should have to find my place in
the lesson. I wasn’t completely thrown off track but definitely rattled a
bit…which resulted in a few “Um’s” before I got myself straightened back out.
My goals
for the next video is to maintain and become more proficient at the things I
feel I was successful at accomplishing and to eleviate those things that were
not successful. I’m working on “ladies and gentlemen” as my common reference
for the students as a solution to my “you guys” problem! Stay tuned…
Video Tape Reflection II
The second videotape experience
(four weeks later) recorded me doing a lesson objective review
(post-assessment) and the beginning of the project critique. The video was
eight minutes long. I am very happy to reflect that not at any point in the
video did I refer to the students as “you guys”! I maintained a commanding tone
and volume as well as understandable inflection while speaking. I was much more
relaxed in this recording…as at this point I had learned each of the students
name and was able to “squash” and behavior issues by addressing the individual
student directly by name, which was helpful.
I was just visibly more comfortable in the role. I was also happy with
the absence of “um’s” during my speaking portions. All together I feel much
more comfortable with this video and with my instruction. Watching myself on
video was painful to endure, but I will admit, was incredibly telling as far as
different ways I needed improvement in the most raw way possible. I will
continue to pay close attention to “ladies and gentlemen” versus my mental
default address to students. I am confident that I can overcome, as I have
noticed very few times in the last few weeks that “you guys” has slipped past
me.
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