Group micro teaching reflection

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We revised our lesson plan several times. Our drafted lesson plan had a video at the beginning  introducing the laws of exponents, then there was a recap on each exponent laws and practice problems at the end of the lesson. Thanks Susan for remaining us to think about the use of the video. We had a debate on whether we shall keep the video or not. We finally decided to play the video at the very end of the lesson after the practice problems, as a review, and added one related simple problem after each law was introduced. My big take away from the the process of creating a lesson plan is that we have to be clear about the purpose of everything including the activities and use of media, that we plan to do in our lesson, and make sure it efficiently serve our student's learning.
Also, creating a lesson collaboratively as a group can be challenging when we have different thoughts. I learned from my partners that we should not hesitate to share our different thoughts in a respectful way, to improve our lesson plan.

Ziyad pointed out that our lesson is quite "traditional" and suggested to have a real life example of use of exponent. I think it is a great suggestion. There are some examples of how laws of exponents connect with our everyday lives such as the square meters, cubic meters, which can be used in the lesson. Also, I think we can think of a more engaging activities as a practice after introducing the laws. In terms of the body language, I should not walked around or stand in front of the screen when presenting.

Overall, I think it is a great experience working with Danielle and Anwar.

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