Lesson Reflection Sheet

After watching the first 15 minutes of your recorded lesson, complete the reflection form below. While no one else will be watching the video with you, you will be talking with a colleague about your reflections.

Teacher Molina School Nowlin

Grade 8th Subject 8th Grade Band 1

1/4/2015

Description of first 15 minutes of class:

Setting up the rehearsal space as with any instrumental class a few minutes of class time is taken by setting up the classroom. On the board students were reading the schedule of events for the day. I instructed the percussion to be ready with the piece “ The Polar Express” I warmed up the band by running a Bb, Eb scales and going through a few playing exercise. We then started on “the Polar Express”

Rate yourself on the following areas. 1 = Never/Rarely 4 = Always/Strong majority

I clearly explained expectations prior to each activity 1 2 3 4

By November a routine is set up and the students know to how to follow it. Before each exercise I do explain what I am listening for and how to improve their sound.

When starting “the Polar express” I explain we will be working on the dotted-eighth sixteenth rhythm and through out piece and on short and separated style

My corrections are calm, consistent, immediate, and planned in advance. 1 2 3 4

Yes, behavior issues were corrected usually by simple glances and looks. Sometimes I had to stop a section and remind students of expectations. Some students had already been moved in previous class periods to new seats to encourage learning.

I ask questions at a higher level of Bloom’s Taxonomy (list examples). 1 2 3 4

What story are we telling and how do we accomplish it? Are we matching styles across the band? Listen to the trumpets What they are doing incorrectly and how can we fix it? How is the audience suppose to feel when we are performing this piece?

Rate your students on the following areas:

Students were engaged in learning (90% is recommended). 1 2 3 4

More than 95% of the students were focused on the task at hand. I had one student forget his instrument at home. I asked him to follow along the music and he did so for most of the hour.

Students interacted respectfully. 1 2 3 4

When I was teaching I would have said yes. After viewing the recording I need to address a few things with my trumpet section and alto sax section.

Students engaged in high-level conversation 1 2 3 4

Students provided great feedback, they are awesome at listening to different sections when asked to, and providing the feedback I need, like are these sections matching style, they were able to tell me no, and explain what needed to happen to correct the style. Cool stuff.

If I had the opportunity to teach this lesson again to this same group of students, what would I do differently?

I would keep the same structure. I would have done a different warm up. Something that got their mind thinking about the correct style. I would have also paid more attention to my percussion section. They seemed a little lost.

If there was one thing from this lesson that I could share with a colleague, what would it be?

I was share that its great to have student feed back. Its cool listening to their point of view on how they experience a song. I don’t have many writing assignments and this on the way I get to know them.