4 February: The third, and final, session in this particular lesson study was largely reflection. We viewed some
video clips with the intention of discussing each in detail but it took a different course. As teachers viewed the clips thoughts thoughts were shred of what had happened in their own
'reading-station lessons'. There were some common findings:
1. Instructions on task cards must be concise yet easy to understand.
2. Tasks must be timed realistically.
3. Some benefits of micro teaching in the teacher group were:
One got through more; able to go into more detail; students are ‘forced’ to engage because the group is small; students were positive and engaged; an opportunity for students to guide learning; weaker students performed better without being over shadowed.
4. Benefits of other groups were: students were responsible; they cooperated and shared ideas; opportunity for self-management.
5. Teachers gained confidence. Using this experience they will be able to apply it to other lessons in Maths and Inquiry lessons.
6. Teachers who had planned assessments and later felt that it was not balanced and intend to put more thinking into it.
7. The teachers who took the opportunities to view other lessons and get involved in discussions and reflections, managed better because they put more thought into their planning.
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