Observation

and Reflection of Lesson

I observed a Health Education class taught by Mrs. Steed. From the
beginning of class when students came in they knew to sit in the seat they were
assigned to sit in. In this class they focused on different aspects of stress and how it
affects them in their every day lives.
The class began by discussing the definition of stress and stressors. They
defined stress as a feeling you get when you are faced with a difficult or challenging
situation and how your body reacts to the demands of that task. The class then went
on to look at stressors. Stressors are something that we find ourselves responding
to, like the noise of car horn. Mrs. Steed had the class go around and share what is
causing stress in their lives and what some of their stressors are. By doing this she
established connectedness between her and her students and between the students
and their other classmates.
Mrs. Steed also used a series of worksheets based off of articles they were
reading about the flight or fight response. She actively circled the classroom incase
there were any questions from the students. They also found out if they were a
procrastinator, forgetter, or over thinker and shared which they were.
I observed on a day where they students did a lot of individual learning,
however, I can learn from Mrs. Steed that it is important to be available for students
when they are working individually because they will often have questions. I also
learned that you could create a safe learning environment by having students share
and then discussing how others can relate to that student.