Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection

Content:

1. Positive Statement
What are you most proud of in your Lesson 2 Presentation and why?
Personally I'm really proud of myself because I feel like I did a great job. I gave myself an extra pat on the back because I went first out of all the presentations and demonstrated my knowledge on my subject well. I'm most proud of being first and doing a good job, because often people that go on the 2nd day get more time to edit their presentations but I went first and I feel like I did really well. I'm also proud of how people got into my activity and demonstrated their knowledge of what I had just taught them, it made me feel good like if I did a good job as a presenter. 

2. Questions to Consider
       a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your Lesson 2 Presentation (self-assessment)?
I would personally give myself a P+ or an AE-

       b.     Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the Lesson 2 component contract.
I think I deserve a P+ or an AE- because I met all the P requirements from the lesson 2 component contract and I also fill like I did most of those requirements super efficiently and I believe I deserve more than just a "P" so I think a P+ or an AE- should be appropriate. For example, I always made contact and I engaged the audience, I spoke emotionally and I really got into my presentation and I felt so connected to the audience when I spoke. Another aspect in which I believe I did really well is my activity. The whole class got into my activity and when I asked 2 groups to present, their answers were phenomenal and definitely demonstrated their knowledge of my topic which means that I must have done a pretty good job at presenting my topic and EQ. In conclusion, I would be ever so grateful to receive a P+ or an AE-.  

3. What worked for you in your Lesson 2?
As I mentioned earlier, I believe my engagement with the audience really worked. I felt connected to them as if I had their full attention. I also believe that when I interacted with the audience with my sponge activity and activity that both went really well because I had 100% participation and everyone seemed so into contributing to the overall activity that was at hand. It was really rewarding to see people engaged in my activities and it felt even better when they demonstrated their knowledge of the subject that I had barely taught them. 

4.  (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would you have done differently to improve your Lesson 2?
I'm not too sure what I would have done differently, to be honest I'm pretty confident in the presentation that I completed. I feel like I did well and I don't think I would really change anything too serious. If anything I think I would just fix those one or two times when I talked and didn't stop for a breath and that led to me taking an unwanted stop in the middle of the sentence I was stating. So yeah, nothing too serious I would change.

5. Finding Value
What do you think your answer #2 is going to be?
I've actually been lucky enough to be able to come up with two more answers already with the help of my mentor. One of my other potential answers is "Teaching relaxation skills" to the adolescent which is basically strategies and activities that can be taught in order to help control stress levels. The other potential answer is "Teaching identification and expression" to the adolescent and this is because sometimes stress is caused because people can't express themselves and everything gets clustered inside and that leads to more stress. My #2 answer will be one of those 2.