Last week I wrote in anticipation of my first formal lesson observation. As I noted, I was quite anxious about unearthing previous bad habits.
Well the day came and I tried my best to teach with typicality – I didn’t plan anything particularly mind-blowing. I wanted to stay true to how I have been teaching my year 8 group for the past six weeks.
As described last week, in the lesson I included a focus on stretching and challenging my most able students – an area that I have not been particularly confident with.
I have mixed feelings about the outcome of the observation. The lesson itself went fine – the students were well-behaved, responsive and generally most of them completed the tasks to a satisfactory level. All in all, it appeared to be an effective lesson.
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