1) What went well? Overall I think the lessons went well. For our small class with more struggling readers, being able to break down the concepts into likes and differences seemed to help them with comprehension and remembering items that used to be confusing. In our larger cotaught class, the students were able to work through and determine the characteristics more quickly, but still found the graphic organizer helpful.
2) What was a challenge? The biggest challenge in the classes I taught was determining the categories to put the characteristics in. Depending on the subject matter, this was more or less difficult.
3) What will you do next time? Working through the draft with my co-teacher has been helpful in fine-tuning the information. I will continue to collaborate with her as we prepare the lesson using the concept-comparison routine.
2) What was a challenge? The biggest challenge in the classes I taught was determining the categories to put the characteristics in. Depending on the subject matter, this was more or less difficult.
3) What will you do next time? Working through the draft with my co-teacher has been helpful in fine-tuning the information. I will continue to collaborate with her as we prepare the lesson using the concept-comparison routine.