Videotaped Lesson Reflection and Analysis
Assignment Description
You are to plan and implement a fifteen-minute lesson for a small or large group of students that will be videotaped during your field placement experience. The lesson can be one that is required for another MST course. After teaching your videotaped lesson, watch it and write a three to five page double spaced reflection and analysis paper of your teaching experience and of students’ learning.
For this assignment, you must submit:
Ř One copy of your lesson plan that you used to teach your lesson (You may choose a lesson plan format provided for you in this class, from your host teacher or from a professor of another class).
Ř A written paper describing your teaching and refection of each of the following four components:
1.
Planning and Preparation
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Reflection:
ü Write a detailed description of your planning and preparation. Write information that answers questions including: Whom did you plan for? Where was the lesson? What subject did you teach? What did you plan would happen first, next and last? How did you plan to accommodate all students? What research/resources did you use to inform your plan for teaching students?
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Analysis:
ü Write to explain your critical examination of your planning and preparation. Answer questions including: Why did you plan to teach the lesson the way that you did? What did you learn from planning and preparing for teaching your lesson? What might you do differently when planning for future lessons? What educational research topic could you investigate that could inform your future planning?
2.
The Classroom Environment
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Reflection:
ü Write
a detailed description of your host classroom and the setting of your
lesson. After watching your videotaped lesson, answer questions including: What
did you do to facilitate a cohesive classroom environment? How did you attempt
to accomplish student interaction? What did you do to facilitate smooth
transitions? What strategies did you use to keep the students’ attention?
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Analysis:
ü Write
to explain your critical examination of you in the classroom
environment. After watching your videotaped lesson, answer questions including:
What went well with the way that you interacted with your students? What
worked? What did you learn from interacting with students that could help you
maximize students’ learning in future lessons?
3.
Instruction
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Reflection:
ü Write
a detailed description of the instruction of your lesson. After watching
your videotaped lesson, answer questions including: What directions and procedures
did you give your students? What oral and written language did you use? What
questioning and discussion techniques did you use? What did you do to ensure
that all student voices were heard? What feedback did you provide students?
What have you learned from reading research on teaching that informed some of
the decisions you made?
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Analysis:
ü Write
to explain your critical examination of the instruction of your lesson.
After watching your videotaped lesson, answer questions including: How well did
you communicate clearly and accurately with students? Why did you use the
questioning and discussion techniques that you used? How well did you engage
students in learning? Were adjustments made to your instruction while you were
teaching? If so, why? What did you change/modify during instruction time? What
educational research topics might you investigate in the future to assist with
future teaching?
4.
Professional Responsibilities and Development
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Reflection:
ü Write
a detailed description of your growth as a professional teacher during
your field placement. Answer questions including: What are you learning from
this placement and whom have you learned it from? What feedback was given to
you from others who observed you while you were teaching? In what ways did you
implement feedback that was given to you? Did you collaborate on
teaching/learning with other teachers during your placement?
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Analysis:
ü Write
to explain a critical examination of your growth as a professional
teacher during your field placement since entering the MST program. Answer
questions including: What were some of your most valuable learning experiences
in the field and why do you think so? What accomplishments did you make that
you are most proud? What is something that you will try to do differently in
the future and what informs your answer? What strengths do you have as a
teacher?
The
components of this assignment were based on the Praxis III system described in Enhancing
Professional Practice – A Framework for Teaching (1996) and aligned with
ACEI/NCATE standard 5.2: Professionalism – Reflection and Evaluation (http://www.acei.org/Rubrics.htm).
Videotaped Lesson Reflection and Analysis
Grading Rubric
The following rubric will be
used to grade your Videotaped Lesson Reflection and Analysis paper (4 pages):
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Unacceptable |
Acceptable |
Target |
Planning
and Preparation |
Reflection: You
wrote a description of your planning and preparation by answering: Whom did you plan for? Where was
the lesson? What subject did you teach? What did you plan would happen first,
next and last? How did you plan to accommodate all students? What
research/resources did you use to inform your plan for teaching students? 0-.5 point |
Reflection: You
wrote a detailed description of your planning and preparation by
answering AND providing some examples pertaining to the following
questions: Whom did you
plan for? Where was the lesson? What subject did you teach? What did you plan
would happen first, next and last? How did you plan to accommodate all
students? What research/resources did you use to inform your plan for
teaching students? .75 point |
Reflection: You
wrote a detailed description of your planning and preparation by thoroughly
answering AND providing examples pertaining to the following questions: Whom did you plan for? Where was
the lesson? What subject did you teach? What did you plan would happen first,
next and last? How did you plan to accommodate all students? What
research/resources did you use to inform your plan for teaching students? 1 point |
Analysis: Your
writing included an examination of your planning and preparation by
answering: Why did you
plan to teach the lesson the way that you did? What did you learn from
planning and preparing for teaching your lesson? What might you do
differently when planning for future lessons? What educational research could
you investigate that could inform your future planning? 0-.5 point |
Analysis: Your
writing included a critical examination of your planning and
preparation by answering AND providing some examples pertaining to the
following questions: Why did
you plan to teach the lesson the way that you did? What did you learn from
planning and preparing for teaching your lesson? What might you do
differently when planning for future lessons? What educational research could
you investigate that could inform your future planning? .75 point |
Analysis: Your
writing included a critical examination of your planning and
preparation by thoroughly answering AND providing examples pertaining
to the following questions: Why did you
plan to teach the lesson the way that you did? What did you learn from
planning and preparing for teaching your lesson? What might you do
differently when planning for future lessons? What educational research could
you investigate that could inform your future planning? 1 point |
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Unacceptable |
Acceptable |
Target |
The
Classroom Environment |
Reflection: You
wrote a description of your classroom environment by answering: What did you do to facilitate a
cohesive classroom environment? How did you attempt to accomplish student
interaction? What did you do to facilitate smooth transitions? What
strategies did you use to keep the students’ attention? 0-.5 point |
Reflection: You
wrote a detailed description of your classroom environment by
answering AND providing some examples pertaining to the following
questions: What did you do
to facilitate a cohesive classroom environment? How did you attempt to
accomplish student interaction? What did you do to facilitate smooth
transitions? What strategies did you use to keep the students’ attention? 1 point |
Reflection: You
wrote a detailed description of your classroom environment by thoroughly
answering AND providing examples pertaining to the following questions: What did you do to facilitate a
cohesive classroom environment? How did you attempt to accomplish student
interaction? What did you do to facilitate smooth transitions? What
strategies did you use to keep the students’ attention? 1.5 points |
Analysis: Your
writing included an examination of your classroom environment by
answering: What went well
with the way that you interacted with you students? What worked? What did you
learn from interacting with students that could help you maximize students’
learning in the future? 0-.5 point |
Analysis: Your
writing included a critical examination of your classroom environment
by thoroughly answering AND providing some examples pertaining
to the following questions: What went
well with the way that you interacted with you students? What worked? What
did you learn from interacting with students that could help you maximize
students’ learning in the future? 1 point |
Analysis: Your
writing included a critical examination of your classroom environment
by thoroughly answering AND providing examples pertaining to the following
questions: What went well
with the way that you interacted with you students? What worked? What did you
learn from interacting with students that could help you maximize students’
learning in the future? 1.5 points |
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Unacceptable |
Acceptable |
Target |
Instruction |
Reflection: You
wrote a description of your instruction by answering: What directions and procedures did
you give your students? What oral and written language did you use? What
questioning and discussion techniques did you use? What did you do to ensure
that all students’ voices were heard? What feedback did you provide students?
What have you learned from reading research on teaching that informed some of
the decisions you made? 0-.5 point |
Reflection: You
wrote a detailed description of your instruction by answering AND
providing some examples pertaining to the following questions: What directions and procedures did
you give your students? What oral and written language did you use? What
questioning and discussion techniques did you use? What did you do to ensure
that all students’ voices were heard? What feedback did you provide students?
What have you learned from reading research on teaching that informed some of
the decisions you made? 1 point |
Reflection: You
wrote a detailed description of your instruction by thoroughly
answering AND providing examples pertaining to the following questions: What directions and procedures did
you give your students? What oral and written language did you use? What
questioning and discussion techniques did you use? What did you do to ensure
that all students’ voices were heard? What feedback did you provide students?
What have you learned from reading research on teaching that informed some of
the decisions you made? 1.5 points |
Analysis: Your
writing included an examination of your classroom environment by
answering: How well did you communicate clearly and accurately with
students? Why did you use the questioning and discussion techniques that you
used? How well did you engage students in learning? Were adjustments made to
your instruction while you were teaching? If so, why? What did you
change/modify during instruction time? What educational research topics might
you investigate in the future to assist with future teaching? 0-.5 point |
Analysis: Your
writing included a critical examination of your instruction by thoroughly
answering AND providing some examples pertaining to the following
questions: How well did you communicate clearly and accurately with
students? Why did you use the questioning and discussion techniques that you
used? How well did you engage students in learning? Were adjustments made to
your instruction while you were teaching? If so, why? What did you
change/modify during instruction time? What educational research topics might
you investigate in the future to assist with future teaching? 1 point |
Analysis: Your
writing included a critical examination of your instruction by thoroughly
answering AND providing examples pertaining to the following questions: How well did you communicate
clearly and accurately with students? Why did you use the questioning and
discussion techniques that you used? How well did you engage students in
learning? Were adjustments made to your instruction while you were teaching?
If so, why? What did you change/modify during instruction time? What
educational research topics might you investigate in the future to assist
with future teaching? 1.5 points |
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Unacceptable |
Acceptable |
Target |
Professional
Responsibilities and Development |
Reflection: You
wrote a description of your understanding of professional responsibilities
and development by answering: What are you learning from this placement and whom have you learned it
from? What feedback was given to you from others who observed you while you
were teaching? In what ways did you implement feedback that was given to you?
Did you collaborate on teaching/learning with other teachers during your
placement? 0-.5 point |
Reflection: You
wrote a detailed description of your understanding of professional
responsibilities and development by answering AND providing some
examples pertaining to the following questions: What are you learning from this placement and whom have
you learned it from? What feedback was given to you from others who observed
you while you were teaching? In what ways did you implement feedback that was
given to you? Did you collaborate on teaching/learning with other teachers
during your placement? .75 point |
Reflection: You
wrote a detailed description of your understanding of professional
responsibilities and development by thoroughly answering AND providing
examples pertaining to the following questions: What are you learning from this
placement and whom have you learned it from? What feedback was given to you
from others who observed you while you were teaching? In what ways did you
implement feedback that was given to you? Did you collaborate on
teaching/learning with other teachers during your placement? 1 point |
Analysis: Your
writing included a critical examination of your understanding of
professional responsibilities and development by answering: What were some of your most
valuable learning experiences in the field and why do you think so? What
accomplishments did you make that you are most proud? What is something that
you will try to do differently in the future and what informs your answer?
What strengths do you have as an emerging teacher? 0-.5 point |
Analysis: Your
writing included a critical examination of your understanding of
professional responsibilities and development by thoroughly answering
AND providing some examples pertaining to the following questions: What were some of your most
valuable learning experiences in the field and why do you think so? What
accomplishments did you make that you are most proud? What is something that
you will try to do differently in the future and what informs your answer?
What strengths do you have as an emerging teacher? .75 point |
Analysis: Your
writing included a critical examination of your understanding of
professional responsibilities and development by thoroughly answering
AND providing examples pertaining to the following questions: What were some of your most
valuable learning experiences in the field and why do you think so? What
accomplishments did you make that you are most proud? What is something that
you will try to do differently in the future and what informs your answer?
What strengths do you have as an emerging teacher? 1 point |
Comments: Total Points: ___/10