"Shotgun Teaching" Assignment

In the beginning of the year Dr. Yang gave our 255 class a teaching assignment to get the class more comfortable instructing in front of our peers. He called it “Shotgun teaching.” We were paired with a partner and each group of two was given a part of a lesson such as task, inter-task variation or closing. We went in order from the beginning of the lesson to the end of the lesson. Each group was to pick up where the last group ended off. The idea was to be able to pick up where the prior group left off without missing a beat. My partner and I received the closing. The activities that day included hoping through hola- hoops that were laid out on the ground, jump roping with two feet and jump roping with one foot. At the end of class I called the class in and wrapped the class up with some words of encouragement. I let the class know that they all did a very good job and that everyone showed good energy. Then, I left the class off with what I had planned for next class to get the kids excited about coming back. Overall, I thought I did well. The lesson helped build my confidence for future teaching assignments. It was a good preview for things to come in EDU 255.