Reflection on Microteaching Experience

Through microteaching in class today, I clearly realized my strengths and weaknesses. At first when I made a lesson plan, I was worried I wouldn't be able to finish my presentation on time, because it seemed impossible to me to explain all the important steps/tips of making Kimchi. However, I finished teaching within the time limit, which I believed would be hard, so I was good at managing my time. Since it was hard for me to make Kimchi with actual ingredients in class, I used pictures of ingredients instead. I think that I was able to introduce interesting activities to engage my group members in learning such as filling in the blanks or putting pictures/sentence strips in order. I think that students learn better when they have something visible or tangible that promotes creative thinking. Moreover, I think that I had a good opening that I was able to get the attention of my group members when I got started with pictures of different types of Kimchi, which only two of them could guess.

However, I still need to work more on time management, which I believe would be the hardest when I start my practicum. Although I stayed within my time limit when I was presenting, I spoke fast and couldn’t answer all questions to keep track of my time. Instead of speaking fast, I should have reduced some of the activities I created, so I would have had more time to spend answering the questions. I think that teaching is not just about introducing as many ideas/activities as possible. Rather, it involves helping students become aware of the importance/purpose of the activities they do in class in order to motivate and encourage them to understand better. Also, I think that closing would have been better if I brought new ideas/questions at the end of the activities for students to think about. Over all, I enjoyed learning from others as well as teaching others.