Teaching Journal: Practicum Session 3

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Summary: This session reviewed our practicum placements and went over observational notes in the first half in conjunction with what we read about journaling. The second half focused on planning a thematic unit and individual lesson plans.

• check out the demographics (age, nationality, institution)
  
• "homework is take home quiz"
• do grammar lessons based on need
• 2% of class time is spent on academic language
• assumptions about reflective teaching (teachers should know about teaching, teaching is a complex multidimensional activity, much can be learned through self-inquiry, much of what happens is unknown to the teacher, experience is insufficient as a basis for development, critical reflection can trigger a deeper understanding)
• Bloom's Taxonomy
• create thematic unit plan
• create lesson plan

Thoughts: This session was okay. I feel like I can cover much of the material at home and that much of the chatting is not beneficial to me. Some of the thoughts are interesting, but much is not.