Palajac 1

Sophia Palajac

Dr. Brondyk

EDUC 310-311

11 November 2019

Videotape Analysis

I. Description of Video Clip

A. In this lesson students learned about seeds. More specifically, they learned how
they travel and purpose they provide humans. Also through this lesson, the
students got the opportunity to discover which types of seeds they can eat and
which types of seeds they cannot. At the end of the lesson the students got to taste
test an assortment of nuts.
B. In this particular segment of the video I am reading the book titled, ​A Seed is
Sleepy, ​written by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long. This clipping captures
the middle portion of my science lesson. Before this, I had introduced the topic of
the lesson and lead a whole group discussion. The reason why I choose this
segment of the lesson was because this was where I got in a block of the science
content. The other reason why I chose this particular segment was this is where I
felt I could integrate some of the ideas we have been learning about in class.
C. The focus of my analysis was on my use of the children’s book and on the effect
it had on my students overall learning.
II. Reflection
A. After watching the ten minute video clip from my lesson I noticed there were
some things I did well. For one, I thought my pacing was good. I spoke clearly
and took the time to show the students the beautiful illustrations that the seed had.
Also, as I read I emphasized the main points and ideas that the author had
mentioned. I did this by rephrasing and I tried to reword those ideas so that if the
students did not understand what I said the first time they could have another
opportunity. Also, during the beginning of the reading I made a connection
between one idea the author mentioned to one of the ideas that one of the students
wrote down on their first sticky note. By doing so I was able to confirm that the
students ideas was indeed true and that they know more about the topic of seeds
than they had thought they did. In addition to this, I also made the connection
between the embryo of a seed and a baby growing in the mother's tummy. In how
a baby is protected by their mother and is kept warm.
B. Although there were specific elements in my lesson that I thought I did well there
were also some elements that I would want to change. If I were to give this lesson
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again I would provide a better definition of the word “dash”. This question was
one that I was not expecting and therefore, did not have the greatest answer for
the students at the time. Also, after I would have given the student a proper
definition I would have asked them if what I had said made sense. Looking back I
feel that there was more than one student who did not understand what the word
“dash” meant, instead only one student was brave enough to ask. With this said, I
believe that providing a proper definition of the term would have helped more
than just one student. Another element of my lesson that I would change would be
to provide more wait time after I had asked the students questions. I noticed in the
video that after I had asked a question instead of me taking the time and calling on
a student to give their answer, I instead answered it. By doing this I think I could
have made this portion of my lesson more interactive and engaging.
C. From this video I learned that I as a teacher, do a good job of creating a warm and
comfortable environment for my students. In other words, I am very personable
and as a result the students tend to be more open to asking questions and
answering my questions. Also by creating this type of environment I am able to
encourage my students to participate even if they are uncertain if what they have
to say is or at all accurate. Also from the video, I noticed that as a teacher I would
like to make sure that all of my students have the opportunity to be heard. I try to
call on different students in class and try to prevent any one student from
overpowering class discussions.
D. As a result of this experience and my analysis of me teaching I have created two
specific goals for myself. My first goal is to ask my students more challenging
questions that require more than one word responses. This will require my
students to think critically and really dive deep into what they already know. My
second goal is to try to eliminate my use of filler words for example the word
“um”. Although I have made some improvement if I were to compare this video
clip to my freshman year Metaphor Presentation, there is still room for
improvement. In the video, I caught myself using the word “um” a total of four
times and with this goal I hope to reduce this number even lower.