I felt much better about this assignment than I did about the first. I enjoyed making interactive problems for students to solve. Even though I felt this way, it is still very apparent that I don't come across confidently when I'm presenting my lesson plan. I have to admit I have found it very hard this semester to connect with the assignments because these resources are so foreign to me. I want to be comfortable and familiar with these resources, it is something that will be critical in my future classroom. While I may find it hard to connect and come across with confidence in my lesson plan, I do stand behind my plans and think that they would work in a classroom, I just need to do a little tweaking.
I really need to work on becoming more detailed in my lesson plan especially with teacher actions, for example "introduce the topic" won't cut it! I need to really think about HOW I will introduce the topic in a way that is sure to captivate student attention. I need to think more critically about student engagement...if I don't model the problems for the students will they be able complete independent practice? I need to realize that this presentation has to capture the attention of the entire class, not just the students that come one at a time to the board to interact with a problem.
As for next weeks assignment, I am feeling extremely stressed right now. I most importantly need to come up with a webquest that poses a problem for students to solve. Hopefully over the next day or two I can come up with an idea by looking at other examples of webquests for inspiration. I will definitely spend more time making my lesson plan more detailed. Maybe practicing more and rehearsing my webquest will make me feel more comfortable and confident when it comes time to present in front of classmates.
