Reflection on Ms. Joanna's Art session!

    The whole session was very interesting,and highly beneficial. Although I am not art wise thinker,but I do believe that artistic practices are potential tools for change in classrooms.Also art education can affect directly and positively the children's abilities.I enjoyed the group working,drawing and writing a dialogue then act it out.The whole performance was a complete message achievement.The class atmosphere did help a lot,looking around to see paintings,colors and posters will inspire you or at least make it easy for you to continue your task.The supplies can be used by anyone,boxes of all shapes ,A 4 papers ,crayons, scissors,scotch tape and to forget the curtains!! I did appreciate the work a lot.In fact I was astonished of myself that I was able to reach this outcome,recall a story from my children and write with my friend a funny dialogue,well I also changed the ending to an happy ending,but didn't have time to complete it.The pigs found the wolf a new job,which is blowing balloons in a merry go round for children !! Lady Joanna you are a great example to follow,hope I may achieve some of what you have done so far.Thank you for your enthusiastic character and lovely personality.Your advises ,I will record them for lifelong as a teacher, and always be ready!You really make me think of boxes,but wide away though out the box!!!!
Thank you Dr. Annous a Lot!

Lina 

    Sarah your lesson was enjoyable .I liked sitting on the carpet.The whole class was well prepared ,the atmosphere was highly suitable for KG2.The jumping Number line is a n original idea .Well, I am looking forward to listen to the song!Thank you and good luck for next time!
Lina

   Ruba you did a good job,your lesson objectives were  very clear ,and  directly matched with your lesson plan.I enjoyed  a lot the song ,Still the ideas ,you didn't mention them. the noun game was a creative idea and the grouping was also effective .Not to forget the appendixes C and D were very useful to me.Thank you and good luck for your next time!
Lina

Reflection on my micro-teaching 1

     Well, today, Tuesday November 27^th, 2012, I applied my lesson plan on Subject pronouns with G3, the three sections. The three periods were highly successful, especially after my micro teaching in the Methodology; but, with minimal changes. I used the direct instruction strategy .The strength of my lesson was in particular  by using gestural prompts for demonstrating the pronouns and then allow students to act them out in front of  their peers. I made sure that instructions were very clear, and I tested it from time to time through their feedback. Also the time management was very good .In reality, I needed to explain exercise 2, which was their homework, because most of my students’ parents   don’t know English. I made sure to keep the space, most of the time, for sometimes I need to check on closely particular students. I used the power point presentation at the beginning in my real class in order to gain their attention. It worked better than in my Micro-teaching. The warm up activity was very important to introduce my topic in the right direction. I didn't check their previous work, because in fact this the first grammar lesson for my student. I followed exactly my lesson plan using the deductive method of teaching. I did present and structure the new content .Every while I make sure students are participating and responding. Usually I am very nice to my students, but firm. Not to forget, in my micro-teaching I didn't practice group work, but in my class I made sure to involve my students into group work, thank you a lot Dr.

Reflection on Indirect Method

   Ms. Sue was teaching a mathematics lesson to 2^nd grade. A very good warm up activity is being used to start with her new chapter. She prepared bags of colored jellybeans for each student, to distinguish colors, count their numbers and taste them, it took her about 3 minutes. She made sure they are not using their pencils to write, only their little fingers and their rational thinking. The object lesson was launched by asking questions ;that is ,passing responsibility for learning to students, allow them sometime to think, collect information,orqanize it ,then analyze it by the students themselves, with the teacher help on the bar graph. For example, “how many more people like green?””Yes move forward to the board and show us.”

The teacher used problem question, and encouraged students to volunteer. She was always among students making sure, they understood the given problem question. This is an inductive way of teaching, as a conceptual movement, for Sue used a real life situation ,so that students will come up with the rule .She used more examples to seek more clarification, not to forget she did provide question hints that call their attention to inappropriate responses and correct it themselves .Finally we can say some indirect strategies were seen in Sue’s methodology of teaching, which helped her complete the mission successfully.   

(Microteaching I)Lesson Plan

Teacher: Lina Saliby                                                                                         Grade Level: Grade 3 ESL

Room Number: Sci 109                                                                                   Course Title: English Language

Class periods :MW 40min.                                                                             Unit Topic: Personal Pronouns

Date: Monday, November 19^th, 2012                                                          Lesson Topic: Subject Pronouns

1)      Lesson Objective: Introduce pronouns to grade three students, in particular the subject pronouns .Make sure they know how to use  them in the proper subject places, and understand the concept.

2)      Procedures:

-Introductory activities: Look at the book and read activity 1, emphasize on the pronouns. (Warm up activity for 5 min.)

 -Developmental activity: First write the rule on the corner of the board under the date-of course the unit title on the right, written from the beginning-the rule is :A Pronoun is a word used to replace a noun. A subject Pronoun is when a Pronoun is used in a sentence as the SUBJECT. Ex: Mike ran the race. He ran the race.

-Second: Write the subject pronouns on the board :

                             I             I am a teacher.

                           You          You are a student.

 Singular            He            He :dad ,boy ,Karam ….

                           She           She :mom,sister,Samia….

                            It               It :table ,cat,tree…..

                          

                          We             Mom and I ,My parents and I,  ….

  Plural              You            You are students…..

                          They            Tom and Jerry, My brothers………

Pick up some students to practice subject pronouns with their help, by showing and indicating on him/her and the whole class+ table, chalk…(10min)

-          Show them a power point presentation(Prounouns+Pictures-U tube) (2-5min)

_ Closing activity: Practice ex.1 (write:he,she,it or they under the picture) Do it directly in class.(3min)

3) Instructional Material: Round up Student book, USB, Handouts.

  Make sure to repeat the rule from time to time, to make sure after the practice, for the positive feedback.(3min)

4) Evaluation of the students: Distribute Handout no 2; complete the sentences .Explain the instructions carefully, and give it to them as  HW(Roundup,Ex.2 p1).(2-5min)

-Allow time for students to repeat and say the pronouns: I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they-showing them by indicating to persons and things.(2min)

-Rephrase the rule: Subject is the doer, and subject pronouns replace the subject. We use them a lot in speaking and in writing.Ex. :Shady is English. He is a teacher, and he teaches in Lebanon.(3min)

Final comment: today we took subject Pronouns, so prepare yourself for next time in Grammar to study what? Let students guess what?------------ Pronouns, yes OBJECT PRONOUNS.(2-5min)

Lesson Plan 1

Teacher :Lina Saliby
Room Number:Sci 104
Class period;1hr1/2
Date :Nov. 2nd,2012
Grade level:undergraduate university level
Unit topics:Types of teacher Planning
Lesson topic :Identify the components of a daily lesson plan


1-Lesson objectives:As suggested by Mager(1984),each performance objective should include:
   a)an action statement
   b)a condition statement
   c)a criterion statement

   a)it is mainly stated to meet the student expectations,that is to know ,understand,appreiciate ,enjoy    
      or believe.
 
   b)conditions or circumstances include:
      1)materials given to students by their teacher
      2)time limits for task completion
      3)location that is where is the task to take place
 
  c)criterion statement ,or standard of performance

2-Procedures:start with  a warm up activity(15min)
   a)Run out two different examples
    allow students to work in groups
    (bring a topic from internet)

    b)Developmental activities



    c)closing activities


 

Note:This is not the final lesson plan,it is the first draft,which I have on my notebook,
but I got a virus on my USB,everything I open a page come along with it so
 I cannot see my work,if I close it the whole file will close.
A professional IT is  working on it,I have my school tests on it too.
Well,he taught me how to post on my'blog'So I will send you a primary plan
 for I don't remember the rest,or the appendix.

Thank you