Microteaching Refletion

Learn by Teaching

            Last week I attended PETA class. The session was interesting and meaningful for me because it was about microteaching. We did interesting activities in that time. I and my friends were teaching in groups and we also assessed each other. From the session, I learned many things. The first thing is I have learned how to teach effectively start from the opening until the end of the class. From the rubric, now I know that to have an effective opening, for example, teacher should be able to get students attention and ready to learn. Besides, teacher needs to have an opening activity that relates to the lesson. I also understand that to have an effective teaching and learning process, teacher should pay attention to some elements such as the content, the presentation, the teacher’s presence, visuals, media and technology used and how to do good and effective closure. All of the elements must be relate and appropriate to be used in the classroom. The second thing that I get from the session is about preparation. From the activity, I have learned that as a teacher preparation is the most important thing. Preparation is not only about the lesson plan but also in many things like the elements I have pointed out. Teacher should have “plan b”, “plan c”, as many as possible since there are a lot of possibilities happen which can be out of the expectation. For instance, when I did the microteaching the case that I found was when I have a video to watched in the classroom but the devices did not work (the sound cannot be heard and the picture cannot be displayed). To solve that kind of problem my friends and I have prepared other plan such as substituted it with power point or did the role play. That also might be find in the real classroom. The other thing that I get is how to work in group. I realize that as a teacher (candidate), I will not work alone. There will be time to work together with other teachers who also in the same field with me. I have learned to work cooperatively with other teachers; in this case is my friends. How to divides the responsibilities fairly and do it in full responsibilities is one thing includes there.

            Another thing that I have learned also is getting new information from the material that presented or explained by from the other groups. For example, I got information about types of public speaking and tips to do successful speech. From other groups’ presentation, I could do a reflection and imagine about my future. I imagine that I were in that situation, in the classroom. When I have to listen to and pay attention to my friends, in that time I feel I was in senior high school and remember my teachers. And when I came up with my friends in front of the class, I also remembered my teachers and feel what they feel in that time.

            Actually there are so many things that I got and learned from the session. Almost all parts from the beginning until the end I can clearly understand. The only thing that I want to know is that any relation between teacher presence and the effectiveness in teaching. Teacher presence is the way teacher performs in the classroom such as how to use nonverbal and verbal communication skills appropriately. I also want to learn about how to improve my presence and my communication skills, and how to having good confidence beside by doing practice regularly.

            Actually the session was meet my expectation but I was dissapointed by a litle thing. When my group did the teaching activity, the video that we have prepared cannot work appropriately, fortunately we have two videos and other activity so the microteaching activity can run well. For the next session, I expect I can attend the class in good mood and good condition. I hope I can motivate myself to learn and prepare anything before class so I could enjoy and learn more than I expect.

By:

Raphita Lestari

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