On My Own | ED 645 Week 1 Reflection

This week marks the first week of the next class in my program, so we are back to week 1. For the next eight wees, I have decided to do the majority of my reflection through video rather than through text. For this first week, I reflect upon what teaching two class periods on my own taught me about classroom management.

One thing I didn't mention in this video was that, despite having gained the respect of my students, I did struggle to find ways to motivate some of my students who came to class having decided they didn't want to do any work that day. I tried multiple different tactics, but I had two students in particular that I just could not convince to focus on their classwork. While this was frustrating, it was a situation that helped me to evaluate the best courses of action and showed me a skill that I need to spend more time developing.