Success Journal #2

One thing that I found myself doing successfully today was being able to present my lesson clearer. I noticed my first few lessons I tended to run through my power point presentation way too fast.  When doing so I realized I sounded nervous, which is understandable for new teachers. However, my students noticed also and made it clear to me that I could have slowed down and made my lesson clearer.

In the last few weeks, I have been practicing on how to demonstrate proper teaching techniques when giving a lesson. One strategy I have been practicing is just breathing. This may sound obvious but I find myself running through slides too fast and not taking breaths between sentences. This strategy allows me to pace myself while teaching and forces me to slow down my lesson.  When I don’t sound out of breath I don’t sound nervous and I also feel more confident in my teaching skills.