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Today Mr. Roehlke and I taught a lesson that we had created by using some lesson plan ideas that had been constructed by the geography department over the summer. These lessons were for the new economics unit that was being implemented for the first time. For that reason, Mr. Broze saw it as a perfect opportunity for Mr. Roehlke and I to take the reins. The student’s, as a whole, outperformed my expectations. They made connections between the terms and real life situation at a consistent rate. This lesson’s success or failure depended on the student’s participation a significant amount. This was especially true when it came to teaching the class solo. The lesson was delivered in a co-teaching strategy during 2nd and 3rd hour. When doing the lesson by myself, I would ask a question that a student would be likely to answer such as “who would sell their pencil for less than $5?” or “can you give me an example of competition?” I saw it as a form of “bait” and as soon as the student took it I would run with it. This was also a way to relate the lesson to the student’s life. Asking for examples was a tool that was used throughout the day. The lesson was delivered in a lecture form for the most part. When teaching the lesson with Mr. Roehlke, we did a kind of “skit” where Mr. Roehlke forgot his pencil and walked through the different steps in recovering one. The formative assessment was done by asking students questions and using what they said to further the discussion. The summative assessment was done by having each student do a worksheet using the terms to construct a paragraph. I realized that this assessment might have been implemented better. The idea was a spinoff of one of the example assessment from the department constructed lesson plan. Maybe having the students in groups with one term each and have them act it out would have worked, but then again it could have proven to not be effective. While teaching the lesson with Mr. Roehlke we would call out to students that were being disruptive which only happened once or twice. While teaching the class on my own Mr. Broze left the classroom for a short period which gave the students an opportunity to test me. Thankfully I passed. I would simply walk over to the student or even better ask the student a question relating to the lesson. I had so much fun teaching this lesson. It gave me a taste of instructing and guiding students through material that is not already known to them.
 * __Field Experience Journal #5 __**

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Mr. Sharpsteen,  Your enthusiasm and attitude are refreshing and exciting. Thank you! I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your journals. You have had a wonderful experience!