My Reactions
Well, I felt a little bit nervous when receiving feedback because I knew my performance had not been as good as I expected. However, the feedback my classmates and teacher was not that bad. Then, I had the opportunity to provide feedback to my classmates. It was interesting to pay attention to their performance in order to give constructive feedback that can help them realize about their strengths and challenges. I tried to be objective and mature when telleing them my observations.
Anything Surprising?
I have to say that I knew the mistakes I made before receiving feedback. I already knew it had been not my best performance, and that I could have done it better. So it was not surprising at all. My classmates and teacher told me that I should have choosen a shorter warm up activity in order not to run out of time. Since my classmates are advanced learners, I thought it was going to be easy for them to complete the task. Unfortunately, I could not finish the warm up activity, and that affected my performance.
My Strengths
According to the feedback received, my strengths are: good tone of voice, classroom management, good language skills, and mobility. I think I can still improve them, and that is why I am still in the learning process. I know I still have a long way to go to improve my teaching practice. I will continue studying as long as I can in order to get more knowledge and experience that can be seen in the way I teach.
Areas of Improvement
The judges suggested me to think carefully about the kind of activity I choose as warm up because the one I developed was too long and kind of boring, and I totally agreed. So I think the first thing I have to do is to learn how to chose the activities according to the kind of students and time I have. Second, I need to learn to adapt my activities in order to make them more suitable for my reality. Thrird, I need to add more enthusiasm, especially when the activities are not that interesting for the students. Finally, I need to rehears more before teaching.
