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Scott Higgins KSP Level 2 Field Experience Video Critique 11.21.2011 On the day that I recorded the video it was the second period of the day but I actually co-taught the first three periods with Ms. Hinz so I felt a little more comfortable with each lesson. For these lessons I chose to be the lead teacher on two of the three sections and Ms. Hinz was the lead teacher on the 3rd lesson. Chose to lead teach the Found Unconscious Choking Adult and Child and I assisted with Found Unconscious Choking Infant. Most of the lesson was review for the majority of the class as they had been there the previous Friday so I did not really touch on all of the objectives again, however I realize afterward that I probably should have again just as reminders. I would not say that the students were exactly aware of the specific national standards set but they were aware of what they were going to be tested on because Ms. Hinz and I had covered that on my second co-teach with a role-playing lesson. The objectives were specific because each student had a packet of the things that they were responsible for learning and measureable because each student was responsible for passing each test in order to pass that section of the unit. Ms. Hinz and Ms. Duffee tested each student after the lesson and if the student had trouble with the test they were given their packet back and told study the information again and then they would be able to retake that specific quiz. I think the learning scope and sequence started at the beginning of the unit because the students were initially taught a few more basic skills before moving into what was being taught in this lesson. The previous skills were not less important but in my opinion there were easier for the students to learn. The materials that I used in the lesson included were the specific packet that the students had so that I could make sure that I had everything covered that they need to know in order to pass their test. Other resources that I used were manikins and breathing masks. The lesson would have been impossible to teach with the use of those two things. I thought I was well prepared because I had spent a lot of time preparing the previous night to teach it but Ms. Hinz suggested that I could have come in a little earlier before class to make sure everything was in line. My materials were most effective because without studying from the packet I am not sure that I would have been comfortable enough to teach the lesson. I would not say that I did a specific evaluation at the time that I was teaching the lesson to the entire class. However, I did go around and work with each group after the lesson and made sure that they had all of the skills down before they went on to take the test. That actually worked pretty well because almost every group had specific questions for me and I was able to help them with those questions. This is an example of formative assessments. I think this assessment worked well with my objectives and goals because my main objective was for the students to learn all of the specific steps necessary to care for a person who is found unconscious and choking and by me going around and observing and answering questions in small groups made it easier for students to answer questions. I was not really comfortable with the climate in the classroom because my cooperating teacher made it very clear that I really needed to do everything perfectly with this lesson and because I had never really taught CPR/Choking before I did not feel as comfortable with this unit as I would have in another skills. I felt that I needed to spend more time actually learning the skill to teach it instead of just working on teaching skills. I think that I did have a pretty good rapport with the students. They seemed to be very comfortable asking me questions even though I was not the one that was going to be giving them the test. I had known some of the students in advance but I really tried to pay attention to all of the students in the class. I did not really have to set any expectations with the students because Ms. Hinz had already set the expectations that she had of them long before I got there, for the most part all of the students were very well behaved and there were not problems. The environment was pretty relaxed. There were no seating arrangements, the students just all gathered around during the lesson and then split into small groups of two or three to practice their skills. Most of the groups were the same every day. There were not safety issues that I had to address during my lesson. Ms. Hinz talked to the students on the first day of possible safety issues so by the time I taught there were no safety issues. I think the procedures that Ms. Hinz and I were very clear to the students because we had been using the co-teaching style for most of the unit. I also think that we did a pretty good job of working off of each other. Because of her experience she was able to help me when I needed it and not so much the other way around. I states the procedures in my lesson plan as co-teach: one teaches and one assists. I did not plan for any specific activities other than the students pairing up after the lesson and practicing the skills before they were comfortable enough to take their tests. It probably would have been a good idea to come up with some different scenarios for the students to practice so they would have been ready for different situations. I think the way the lesson was planned was good because each student had plenty of time to ask as many questions as necessary for them to be ready to take and pass their test. I did stay with lesson plan as it was planned. I was able to add some small detail from one period to the next because of suggestions from Ms. Hinz, but overall the lesson plan stayed the same. One specific example of feedback that I was able to give to the students had to do with the difference in how to give rescue breaths to an infant vs. how they would give rescue breaths to an adult or child. I would say that I was able to give specific feedback to almost half of the class at some point during the lesson. The main thing that I learned during the lesson is how much a teacher has to prepare and know the material before the lesson starts. I am confident that I would have been much more comfortable teaching just about any topic that was P.E. related but it was good experience for me at the same time. I do not think there was any specific group that did better or worse as a result of my teaching. Two reasons for this are because we were reviewing previous lessons and also because I feel there were students in the class that not really that interested in learning the material no matter who was teaching it. I think the best way to motivate those students is to talk to them about how learning the information can help save a person in real life and try to make it hit home for them. I did try that approach but do not think a lot of the students thought about how real this skill can be. I am not really sure if I really developed any professional relationships in my 30 hours at West. I feel that by the time I was done there Ms. Hinz was ready to have her class back to herself. It was a good experience for me as I did learn some things that I can put to good use and I look forward to my next field experience at another school.