Reflection On Drac And The Gremlin

I used to plan my lessons with big questions that I would ask the students to gain awareness on their level of understanding, but now I will plan my lessons with questions that the students might ask me too. When teaching the literacy lesson I wrote on Drac and the Gremlin, one of the students asked me “what is a Gremlin?” I was unable to answer their question and froze. This challenged my ability to teach affectively as I lost confidence in myself and felt as though I had let down the students. I found that Killen (2013), has taught me that when planning it is important to think of questions the students may ask me, as well as questions I will ask students (Killen, 2013). This will help me with my future teaching practice because if I plan