Mini Lesson

What went well in your teaching? Based on what you learned as an instructor, what changes would you make next time?
I think my mini lesson included all of the appropriate steps and was written in a way so that any teacher could follow the directions. I tried to give the appropriate background before the mini lesson which actually occurs on the second day. The background information ended up being rather lengthy for a second grader. However, if I were to really teach this lesson, the students would have already had day one’s instruction and so it was not really an accurate scenario. Additionally, I had trouble describing to my learner certain ideas such as what the “office” button is. If I were to really give this mini lesson, I would demonstrate as I was explaining so that the students can actually see what I am doing.
Teaching of this mini lesson was beneficial to me because my learner pointed out a couple of mistakes that I had made, such as not explicitly telling students to “left” click. Because of her feedback, I will be able to go back and make a few corrections before turning in the final webquest.