Book Chapter Project

I am so happy my project is done!
My group members and I did the book chapter 2 for our project. To complete this project we had to read the chapter thoroughly, devise a plan for a presentation, create a digital slide show, and present it to our peers. I believe this took a good amount of effort. I created the Prezi (our digital slide show), and sent the link to my two group members. We then sent emails back and forth discussing different ways to present the information, and which information would be better to use. When the day came to present our Prezi, we were scrambling a little bit. A huge amount of advice that I have for other groups that still need to complete their chapter assignment is to meet in person at least once and go over the whole slide show before presenting the information to the class. We really thought we could communicate with each other and get all the work done by just emailing each other our ideas, and this method caused some headaches. Though I believe out presentation went pretty smoothly I think a little practice would have made it better. Its funny how you prepare yourself for public speaking and when you get in front of a group of people you forget everything you told yourself to remember. I found myself speaking a little too fast and too quietly. I also have to remember to allow students proper wait time to give them some time to think over an answer.

I really liked doing this assignment because I believe there is a huge amount of value when our peers present the information to us instead of our professor. It seems that every college class I’ve had the professor lectures, we take notes, and then we get tested. For this class I really think it’s cool that we get to teach each other the information. This method I believe puts us all on the same level of understanding. The way that a group of three students presents information usually appeals to their fellow classmates. An example of this was when we talked about playing the game the Oregon Trail. Because my classmates all seemed to have played this game in the past my group members and I were able to remind them of a cool way that technology has changed.

Discussing course content with my peers impacts my future teaching in a huge way. As a future teacher I believe it is my responsibility to pay attention to how my professors teach. Following their example of how to engage a class, present the proper information, and deal with a class of students, lays guidelines for me to follow when I receive my own classroom. Now I get to observe other students practice their teaching skills and I get to practice my own. The assessment from my peers and professor impacts greatly how I will present myself in the future, so I believe discussing course content with my peers is an awesome activity.