THIRD DAY OF CLASS (Tuesday/Fourth week)

Before the class

My expectations about how I had to develop the activity were to do my best with it, so my students could learn and understand better the topic, had them enjoy the activity, and improve the details that I still have.

I also had the opportunity to see some teachers' work who are in the same group with me, so that gave me different ideas that I can use in my career. I saw that they were very comfortable with their activities, and some of them enjoyed teaching their part of the lesson. For example, one of the teachers used different methods to make the students get involved in the activities while they learned. For instance, having the students repeat the words and spell them, I think those strategies were really good because the students could remember the words in an easier way.

During the lesson

I felt better with this lesson because I improved many things like classroom management, nervousness, monitoring the class, stablishing the rules in a kind way, etc. Thus, I think that my students enjoyed the moment because they looked focused on the activity, and they showed that the lesson was being effective because they didn't have any difficulties when developing the worksheet and following my instructions. In conclusion, for me it was a great moment in which my students could have fun and increase their knowledge.

After the lesson

I could observe the other teachers' lesson, so I could learn from such lesson like different activities, materials, strategies, and many other things that I can use in my own classes. It was a really good moment because they had a variety of activities in which students had to move their bodies and there were some others in which the students had to be quiet, focused on the teacher's explanations, and use their brains. Thus, the classes taught by them were nice especially for students that at the end all this work is because of them.

My case of study

Today, my case of study showed a different behavior that he has had in previous classes. For example, he looks more sensitive to those situations that are difficult to manage like having and keeping friends, avoiding fighting with others, etc. Thus, in his psychosocial development he is showing some changes. The same happens with his cognitive development because he looks more distracted than usual, and he can't stay focused on the activities for at least 15 minutes. I also noticed that he is not as energetic as he was at the beginning of the course, so I assume he may have something that he doesn't like in the class.