{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"44779198","dateCreated":"1319325288","smartDate":"Oct 22, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"kittst","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kittst","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1460213667\/kittst-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/eled3152seniors2011.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/44779198"},"dateDigested":1532174381,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Demo Lesson Section 1 Reflection","description":"My math demo lesson was over Ch. 19 Developing Math Concepts. I thought this was a really fun chapter, and tried to make my lessons interactive with use of objects we use everyday. I tried to be really prepared, and practiced my lessons many times with my son and nephew. I think my lesson went pretty well. I was a little nervous in the beginning, but it seemed to get easier as the lesson went on. I think my activities went well and everyone cooperated well together. I know it was a little confusing with the measuring objects activity, but it went well. I did see a few things I could change about that certain activity. I really liked the book I used, and it is a very good book for introducing measurement. Overall I feel okay with my lesson. I do need to speak louder, that would help with giving instruction and managing the classroom. Thank You all for being such good students.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"44780916","body":"Your lesson was very helpful and fun. I enjoyed the measuring lesson using the tape. The bear and scale activity was interactive the concepts in that lesson could be used for multiple concepts. You did seem very prepared as well. Excellent lesson!","dateCreated":"1319329291","smartDate":"Oct 22, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"WendyWoods","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/WendyWoods","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1322240787\/WendyWoods-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44799778","body":"Tiffany, I loved your lesson and thought you did a great job teaching and explaining basic concepts of measurement. My favorite activity that you shared with us came from the scale and bear measurement activity! This was great and kids would love getting to physically manipulate the weight of bears on each side to balance the scales. I also liked the activity where we measured the lines on the floor to see the different sizes. Again, this would be great for kids because it would allow them to see how different shapes\/formations can give results of different measures. <br \/>\nAlso, I really liked the book you chose &quot;Inchworm and a Half&quot; as well as the first manipulative you used, which let students pick which measurement was most accurate (feet or yards... etc.)<br \/>\nGreat job Tiffany!","dateCreated":"1319386081","smartDate":"Oct 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"SLLloyd42","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/SLLloyd42","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1284082571\/SLLloyd42-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44810262","body":"Tiffany, I agree with the girls, you did a great job on you math demo lesson. Everything was well prepared, interactive, and went very smooth. You seemed like such a natural up in front of the class. I LOVED your literature book, &quot;Inchworm and a Half&quot;, it was very cute and simplified such an important concept for young ones. I want it for myself!! :) I don't think I realized how often we used measurement in our everyday lives, so I loved how you asked us to write some examples down. Good Job!!","dateCreated":"1319398014","smartDate":"Oct 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mnseiber","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mnseiber","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1320026968\/mnseiber-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44811026","body":"You did great Tiffany!  You picked some very helpful activities, and they were fun too. I love the book, and asking what may come next is a good addition.  I assumed it went half to fourth, but the book shows us that there is always something in-between two as well as a smaller component.","dateCreated":"1319398814","smartDate":"Oct 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"toniszabo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/toniszabo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44816506","body":"You did a great job with your demo.  I especially liked the measuring of the lines on the floor.  It was interesting to guess which was longer and then see if we were right.  Kids love to make predictions and prove each other right or wrong.  Good job","dateCreated":"1319404958","smartDate":"Oct 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"weltonaa","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/weltonaa","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1284587601\/weltonaa-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44838376","body":"Tiffany, your lesson was awesome! You did a great job explaining measurement! I loved the book you used, it was precious! And all of the activities were so much fun and engaging, students would eat it up!  I liked all of the activities to the point I can't choose one to be my favorite.  I liked comparing the bears with the scales, and Dr. Suters pointed out we were doing algebra with those at our table, and I thought what a great and creative way to teach students algebra along with measurement! They would not even realize that they were doing algebra, how cool is that!  Great job!","dateCreated":"1319427758","smartDate":"Oct 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mwduncan42","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mwduncan42","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1284227313\/mwduncan42-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44964124","body":"I loved the measurement chapter! All of your activities were great! You brought all the activities to a central point and they all tied in together to make sence. The scales and bears  activity was my favorite. It gave a visual of sizes and was easy and fun to compare. The lines on the floor were neat as well.","dateCreated":"1319560126","smartDate":"Oct 25, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"BrittanyFerguson","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/BrittanyFerguson","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1335225447\/BrittanyFerguson-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44992468","body":"Thanks Girls! I was super nervous.","dateCreated":"1319580029","smartDate":"Oct 25, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"kittst","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kittst","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1460213667\/kittst-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"45254012","body":"Tiffany, you did a great job on your lesson. I absolutely loved your book that you read and thought that it really tied in with the lesson. All of your activities were very helpful and fun. Great job!","dateCreated":"1319937354","smartDate":"Oct 29, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"jlcoleman1","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jlcoleman1","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"47089724","body":"I loved the bear measurement activity.  Measurement is always fun.  You taught it well and I loved it.  Great job!","dateCreated":"1322506120","smartDate":"Nov 28, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"cjbass42","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/cjbass42","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1284326638\/cjbass42-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"47090556","body":"Tiffany,<br \/>\nYou did a great job, could not tell you were nervous at all.  I really enjoyed your activities, they were very helpful for me.  Good job!","dateCreated":"1322506569","smartDate":"Nov 28, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"nstooks","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/nstooks","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"44746170","dateCreated":"1319240256","smartDate":"Oct 21, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"WendyWoods","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/WendyWoods","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1322240787\/WendyWoods-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/eled3152seniors2011.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/44746170"},"dateDigested":1532174383,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Demo Lesson Section 2 Reflection","description":"My math lesson went well I thought.  I had a little confusion on the area of triangles but I do believe it was an oversight on my part.  However, my first few lessons ran smoothly. I was happy to have good volunteers to work with on the AM\/PM lesson. Using a graph was helpful to make the distinction between the concepts of AM\/PM. My next lesson covering the clock faces was effective I thought. I did forget to mention the fact the minute hand would be at the quarter or half etc. After my clarifications I was on track with my information my lesson worked out for the best.  The virtual manipulative websites peaked an interest with everyone and I plan to use those tools in a real teaching experience. Students seem to relate more strongly to visual types of instruction, as I observed using virtual tools.   <br \/>\nImprovements in my lesson would include providing a clear communication to my class. I failed to prepare a note card for reference something I usually do to guide my expectations of the class.  In future plans I will always include a note card.  Another area I had not expected to encounter was my need for a mini review of my concepts could have contributed to a more efficient lesson. This demo lesson was a learning experience which has helped me grow toward becoming a better teacher.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"44747214","body":"Wendy I think that you did a wonderful job today! Your chapter was so full of valuable information. I really liked the first activity that I participated in, those stickers and chart were really cute and I think students would really like that. As far as your last activity, I think that we all hit a bump in our activities.The best part is that we all learn from it and as you said helps us grow toward becoming a better teacher. :) Great job, I really learned a lot about time and area!!!","dateCreated":"1319242660","smartDate":"Oct 21, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"MsJessica","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/MsJessica","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1319247703\/MsJessica-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44770558","body":"Wendy I agree with Jessica, you did a wonderful job during your demo lesson. Your lessons were very interactive and beneficial. I loved your, Guess the Unit, activity and how you used real world objects out of magazines. Students can relate to this and I think they would love that idea. I thought that your chapter was very large in concepts, but you did a good job modeling it for us. Good job girl!!","dateCreated":"1319306813","smartDate":"Oct 22, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mnseiber","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mnseiber","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1320026968\/mnseiber-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44776140","body":"Thank you ladies. :o)","dateCreated":"1319318340","smartDate":"Oct 22, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"WendyWoods","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/WendyWoods","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1322240787\/WendyWoods-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44776160","body":"Wnedy I touhgt your chapter was a difficult one. I think you handled it extremely well! I loved the clock activity as well as using the magazine clipings to relate to real world experiences. Great Job!","dateCreated":"1319318440","smartDate":"Oct 22, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"BrittanyFerguson","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/BrittanyFerguson","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1335225447\/BrittanyFerguson-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44779362","body":"I think you done a great job with your section. Your activities were very creative. Children would love them, and not even realize they are learning. You handled your lesson very well. I think you done a great job. We all are learning together, and your lesson was definitely beneficial to me.","dateCreated":"1319325832","smartDate":"Oct 22, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"kittst","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/kittst","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1460213667\/kittst-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44799504","body":"Wendy, I think you did an excellent job teaching your lesson about measurement. First and foremost, I really liked the book you chose, &quot;A Second is a Hiccup.&quot; This book was really great to explain the concept of time, which can be extremely difficult for kids to understand. My two favorite activities were the AM\/PM sticker chart and the Magazine Article measurement activities. The sticker chart was great for kids to get involved in, and could even be turned into a whole class activity. As for the magazine article, this was great to apply measurement to real world concepts.<br \/>\nYou did a great job Wendy!","dateCreated":"1319385532","smartDate":"Oct 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"SLLloyd42","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/SLLloyd42","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1284082571\/SLLloyd42-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44811422","body":"I think everyone is right, you did great.  My favorite part was the clock activity.  I don't recall ever learning to guess time by the hour hand, but it is very necessary and helpful.  I know with my own kids, it's sometimes hard to get that the hour hand might appear to be on the 10 hour, but in reality if you look at the minute, it's only a little before the hour.  I think this is another instance similar to the invented strategies that I wish I knew before was another way to teach.  Great choice!  I loved your virtuals too.","dateCreated":"1319399291","smartDate":"Oct 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"toniszabo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/toniszabo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44816372","body":"I really liked the book too.  I plan to get a copy of it for myself.  <br \/>\nI also liked the clock activity.  I had never looked at time with just the hour hand either and I thought that was an interesting twist.  Good job on all of it.","dateCreated":"1319404797","smartDate":"Oct 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"weltonaa","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/weltonaa","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1284587601\/weltonaa-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44838494","body":"Wendy, you did a great job on your lesson! Measurement has never been my thing, but you made it very interesting and applied it to the real world, so that I realized how much I use measurement in everyday life, and that I actually do like it! I really liked your AM\/PM activity! That is such a vital part of life that sometimes gets left out of the curriculum and there are so many benefits to come from teaching these concepts! You always do a great job with displaying your information! I am so envious of your charts and cute ideas to show things! You did a wonderful job!","dateCreated":"1319427964","smartDate":"Oct 23, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mwduncan42","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mwduncan42","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1284227313\/mwduncan42-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44904442","body":"I really loved your lesson. I had the same thoughts about my lesson. I think making note cards is a great suggestion and it is something I plan on doing when I am in the classroom. I really liked your activity on time. I feel like that can be a pretty confusing concept, but you did a great job with it.","dateCreated":"1319494866","smartDate":"Oct 24, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"moriah21","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/moriah21","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1322505797\/moriah21-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"45254058","body":"Wendy, your lesson was great! I really enjoyed the clock activity, where we had to put the sticker on A.M. or P.M. I thought that was a lot of fun and a good way to show the two. I LOVED your book, and I am actually getting it for Anthony for Christmas. He has such a hard time grasping time and I think that book helps a lot. You are going to be a great teacher! Great job!","dateCreated":"1319937511","smartDate":"Oct 29, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"jlcoleman1","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jlcoleman1","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}