I chose 5 subjects .... (Yes I know, should of chose 1 but hindsights a wonderful thing)
I thought I was well prepared , even went the hairdressers and had a hair cut :)
But I wasn't , I wasn't prepared for the stonewalling ! I asked questions , tried to get the young people involved , I even played a game . But nothing , this is not a negative against the learners , it was a learning experience for me .
In order to prepare , I should of found out exactly what level my students where at , I was told levels 3-4 , so I presented subjects over levels 2-4.
They where actually level 3 beginners so didn't have a clue what I was talking about , plus the fact my nerves made me talk super fast! And with me Being Scouse i talk quite fast anyway !!
I even had two mistakes in my material which I didn't notice , it was a bit of a disaster.
This hasn't put me off though!
I have no teaching experience so my expectations where low, I haven't started my PTTLS course yet so once I begin that I will gain confidence and learn how to plan a lesson properly!
And I'll also now know how to assess my audience , the online platform is definitely more comfortable for me at the moment , and as they say stick to what you know :-)
Can always look again at face to face in the future .
The feedback I received from my observer was invaluable so thank you Deepa, I will use your advice going forward.
If anyone else has experienced a micro teach and would like to share please contact me
Thanks
Nicola
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