Reflection on Microteaching Part 2 after the presentation I delivered to my fellow colleagues in February 2024. I really wanted to revisit the subject again and present it to another group of students-in this instance my family. I felt it would be interesting to see if both groups reached the same conclusion. The introduction to the lesson was straight forward, they quickly grasped the concept of the lesson and started to work on creating their cubes. They immediately started to expand on their designs, so that they were not just ‘8 blocks’ of wood that hinged and transformed as my brief instructed. Instead they started to add additional blocks so that ‘8 block’ configuration was now becoming 10,12, and 14.
They challenged my lesson with many questions ‘ Why can we not build it like a tower that hinges? Why must they be joined together? Why can they not be stuck face to face? Why hinged?’ I was not prepared for these unexpected, creative ideas. I therefore adapted my teaching style to suit, and encouraged them to proceed with their design ideas.
I felt that this was a great opportunity for them to explore the material and for me to reflect on how I would change my approach in support student learning.
Below are some photos of what they created and attached a video clip of one of the many ‘8 wooden block’ configurations:
