Lesson Expectations

Reflective Post #1: (Disclaimer, I wrote this out on a piece of paper ten minutes before I taught my lesson on November 11th).

Blog before teaching my lesson- 9:50 am November 11th, 2010

I expect this lesson on rapid landform changes to go well and that the students will be actively engaged in the lesson's activities. I am somewhat worried about how the demonstration of a volcano eruption is going to go. I have not practiced erupting the volcano before teaching this lesson, so I am kind of nervous as to how it is going to turn out. I have everything ready to go, but there is so much to think about. I expect that the students are going to get excited about all the activities that they will be doing. I expect that they will need to be redirected and will need to be reminded to stay focused on the activity. I also expect that some of the students will become easily distracted by all that is going on during the lesson. I am going to ask many questions that will hopefully keep them focused and on task throughout the lesson. I expect that the students will enjoy the volcano eruption as well as the earthquake activity. Overall, I hope that this lesson goes well and as planned. Ready or not, here I go!