Evaluating Teaching Skills Analysis

Question 3: Evaluate your teaching skills in each of all SEVEN of these areas.
1. Planning- In terms of planning, I would say that my skills were great. I am a very organized person; therefore, I was not struggling for anything that I needed. I had all of my materials prepped and ready to go the night before my lesson. I had extras of everything used in the lesson in case of emergencies (like the previously mentioned paint spill). I thought my lesson plan was comprehensive and straight forward. One thing that I was particularly proud of was that I had a lot of extra materials. This was especially convenient because many of the children wanted to do my activity over and over, so it was helpful that I did. Overall, I think planning would be one
Communication with cooperating teacher/communication with students throughout the lesson- Both of my cooperating teachers were extremely helpful throughout the whole process. Ahead of time, we discussed potential activities and subject matter. When I explained my activity to them, they gave me suggestions because they had previously done an activity similar to my years before and had many recommendations. They preferred a hard copy of my lesson, so I brought copies in for them to read on the Friday before my lesson was taught. We spent nap time that day going through it and talking over what would happen. After my lesson, my cooperating teacher gave me very positive and useful feedback and even hung the final products on the display board. Communication with the students was a bit more challenging because they are three years old and their minds move faster than their mouths/bodies. I would ask questions regarding the shapes they were finding and the children responded accordingly; however, questions had to be asked several times in order to get a response. Furthermore, the children were very attentive and understanding of all my directions. Overall, I would rate my communication skills as high, but with room for