MMM, Pancakes!

I thoroughly enjoyed this group’s presentation. I feel like they did an exceptional job of presenting themselves and their ideas to the class. I also feel like this group had a very good understanding of what they were teaching, which is why this entry falls under understanding of subject matter.

During this presentation, the first thing we did was make pancakes. They explained that through this process we had to read, follow specific directions, use math, and use science. And caution with the hot stove! (Our group burnt a couple… several… pancakes ha ha.) Then, afterward we were asked to draw our experience and write a story about it. Jenna drew each of us at different points during the experience, and her story explained her excitement throughout the whole process, and all of our reactions and additions to the group.
Afterwards, they discussed the different types of the schematic stage of drawings and went through their entire lesson without flaw or fail. The only suggestion I might have had would have been to slow down. It was very obvious they knew what they were talking about: their activities and their entire lesson had a nice flow to it, and their assessments made sense and showed me that I had understood what they had been teaching.
I think their lesson made me think a lot about good qualities of a young teacher. Their ability to work together as a team was probably the best I saw through all the groups. I think that working with your teammates and/or colleagues is extremely important and being able to mesh well, even if you aren’t friends is more important than
anything. I think this group exemplified what it is to be a team, and their understanding of their material really came across in the way they worked together and they way they presented their activities.

Jenna (me in the background) drawing
about our pancake experience.