Individual Lesson Assessment Reflection

Section 1: Reflection in Action

1. What were the formative assessment resulting each day in each of the content lessons?
DESIGN electronic TABLE GRAPHS to identify the results for each content. How would
you use the results the next day in your planning and why: Be very specific and correlate
your reasoning with sound research/readings from what you know about young children
and learning? Did you expect these results? Why or Why not?

Math

Rounding Checklist
STUDENT NAME  Mastered :/ Needs  Needs Extra Help
Improvement
1. Fabian X
2. Frankie X
3. Nierra ABSENT
4. Amiyah X
5. Paige X
6. Drayton X
7. Lily X
8. D’Areese X
9. Cedric ABSENT
10. Ramar X
11. Ja’Sean ABSENT
12. Torrance X
13. Ja’Niyah X

Math Results
I would use these results to help me plan the next day by taking a further look into the students
who were in the needs work and extra help section. These kids struggled with the concept and I
would use this data to guide me with what to plan for tomorrow. I would continue this topic into
the next day because 4 out of 13 children need it and 3 were absent so it would be nice to get
data from those students. It would not hurt the students who have it mastered because it would be
extra practice. If it were a typical school year, I would use this information to pair and group
students. I would have the students who have this skill under their belt act like teachers and teach
small groups or peers how they think through it. Sometimes hearing it from a peer or someone
your age makes it make more sense. During this not so typical year I think creating a rhyme or
song that goes along to the rules of rounding would help these students. This is a catchy way to
remember how to complete the problems correctly! I feel like I did expect these results because
my mentor teacher warned me prior to teaching not to feel discouraged if students don’t catch on
right away. She has noticed a trend from her years of experience that many students struggle
with this concept. So although I was hoping I would reach them all right away, I knew that it
would take more than one day to get all students to have this skill under their belt.

Science
States of Matter Checklist (Solids)

Name  Mastered :/ Needs  Needs Extra

Improvement Support
Fabian x
Frankie x
Ramar x
Drayton x
Lily x
Ja’Niyah x
Amiyah x
Cedric ABSENT
Ja’Sean ABSENT
Paige x
Torrance x
Nierra ABSENT
D’Areese x

States of Matter Checklist (Liquids)

Name  Mastered :/ Needs  Needs Extra

Improvement Support
Fabian x
Frankie x
Ramar x
Drayton x
Lily x
Ja’Niyah x
Amiyah x
Cedric ABSENT
Ja’Sean ABSENT
Paige x
Torrance x
 Nierra ABSENT
D’Areese x

States of Matter Checklist (Gas)

Name  Mastered :/ Needs  Needs Extra

Improvement Support
Fabian x
Frankie x
Ramar x
Drayton x
Lily x
Ja’Niyah x
Amiyah x
Cedric ABSENT
Ja’Sean ABSENT
Paige x
Torrance x
Nierra ABSENT
D’Areese x

Science Results
I would use the data I gained from this formative assessment to drive the next day’s lesson by
showing the students more gasses. I noticed that more students struggled with the idea of a gas
and what is it than the other two states of matter. I would show them some more YouTube videos
since videos really touch this generation of students. YouTube is such a great tool for teachers
because students these days become absolutely enamored in videos. In the age of “YouTubers”
and “Tik Tokers” the one way to get students attention is with social media. I would also use this
data as a signal to go ahead and more forward with the idea of states of matter into how to
change states of matter. I was surprised with these results because the students got the idea
almost instantly. The really did well on their work and shined. I was expecting more students to
struggle with gas because it is the trickiest of the states of matter. Many students could not name
any gases and when they did, they named the gas that we fill our cars with. So, I can understand
how that concept was tricky.

English Language Arts

Name  Mastered :/ Needs  Needs Extra
Improvement Support
 Fabian x
Frankie x
Ramar x
Drayton x
Lily x
Ja’Niyah x
Amiyah x
Cedric ABSENT
Ja’Sean ABSENT
Paige x
Torrance x
Nierra ABSENT
D’Areese x

English Language Arts Results

Using the data, I collected I would take the next day to teach sentence structure, grammar,
punctuation, and pretty much the whole writing process. The students struggled a lot with this
activity and that tells me that we needed to review writing before we jumped into a whole
specific type of writing. Reviewing in something that all students, even us college students, need
sometimes. There is nothing like a good refresher especially on a topic as important as writing. I
was shocked with the results I received but after speaking with my mentor teacher she told me
that the students missed a huge chunk of writing when the pandemic hit last school year. When
things went online for them it was very stressful for the teachers to adjust and learn their online
platforms quickly. Therefore, this group of students is behind in writing. Which just informs me
that this is something I should really work on with them. I should even work on typing skills
with them because all their learning is online so they will be typing their writing instead usual
pencil and paper.

Social Studies
Name  Mastered :/ Needs  Needs Extra
Improvement Support
Fabian x
Frankie x
Ramar x
Drayton x
Lily x
Ja’Niyah x
Amiyah x
Cedric ABSENT
Ja’Sean ABSENT
 Paige x
Torrance x
Nierra ABSENT
D’Areese x

Social Studies Results

I would use the data collected to understand that it is an appropriate time to introduce a new topic
in social studies. Many of the students excelled with the idea of community betterment. They all
had great ideas with how to help our community and I was so happy with how excited they were
to talk about them. I was not surprised with the results because they are all such bright and kind
children that I knew they would have such big hearts with this topic. I would love to speak to the
students who were absent and get their ideas as well.

2. When reflecting on the feedback you provided for the 2 students and the whole class, do you
feel this effectively provided them with insight into their learning about the content? Why?

When I reflect upon the feedback, I gave the two students and the whole class I do feel like I
effectively communicated with them and provided them with the information they needed in
regard to their learning. With the two students I feel as though I have got to know them well
enough to understand the way the respond to different types of feedback. One student did really
well with verbal and written feedback while the other I knew had a parent alongside to help her
24/7 so I knew I could provide extensive written feedback and her parent would help her adjust.
With the whole class I have provided immediate verbal feedback and they have taken really well
to it. With everything going on in the world and after being on lockdown I think students are
hanging onto every work their teachers say. They all seemed to really hear and understand me to
be able to adjust their behavior and learning.

3. How did you or will you help students use this feedback? You will want to discuss the
concrete ways you will use to remind them of the feedback and the teaching strategies you
will incorporate to then have them use the feedback.

I will help the students use the feedback I gave them but having concrete reminders within
my bitmoji classroom and within the stream of our Google Classroom. I will remind them
verbally whenever I feel we need a refresher before jumping into or moving onto a new
topic. I will also have student set personal goals for their learning and we will make note of
them and check on them once a week so they can watch personal growth happen and take
ownership in their learning.
4. Describe what you learned about teaching and learning related to assessment and
feedback? Please be specific and use some concrete professional citations in your answer.
Throughout my experience with lesson week, I have learned quite a bit about teaching and
assessments. First and foremost, I learned just how casual, yet significant assessments are. They
provide teachers with almost a guidebook to their students and how to educate them properly. I
also learned just how flexible you need to be with teaching. The experience and idea of online
teaching was one I was quite timid with. Yet, I overcame and learned how to make engaging
power-points and find fun ways to learn online. Pear Deck is one resource that I have found that
is excellent. It creates a power-point that teachers can design and allow students to actually
interact with on their end. I always knew I loved teaching but from this core experience I realized
just how significant this career is to me. Watching students, even from a screen, participate and
have that “aha” moment motivates me to get better for tomorrow. Feedback is something I
always knew was important but did not know just how to deliver it. I did some research on how
to give effective feedback to help assist me through this online journey I embarked upon and
what I learned is that good feedback needs to be timely, sensitive, and “on-task”. I used these
three ideas to help me with my verbal feedback I provided the students with.
5. What would you have done differently during this lesson week? Why? Be specific!

Although I think this lesson week went fairly smooth considering the circumstances, I am not
perfect and would make changes to some of my lessons. Something I would have done
differently for lesson week is to have included Pear Deck more into my slides. I became aware of
this resource too late and had already created my materials for the days. It is so engaging and
interactive. Another thing I would change is how fast I moved through my math lesson. Nerves
got the best of me and I sped through my slides forgetting to ask for understanding and if anyone
had any questions. I started to talk way too fast that I began to confuse myself and that make me
even more nervous. If I could do it again, I would remind myself to breath and take my time. I
also would have differentiated more withing my math lesson. I struggled with ways to
differentiate online. I provided the students with a bitmoji classroom that had many links to
online manipulatives, but I feel like I could have done more. All in all, I will take all these ideas
with me into unit week and adjust what I need so that I am giving these students the best chance
to success.

Resources

Antonio, A., & Tuffley, D. (2020, October 29). YouTube a valuable educational tool, not just cat
videos. Retrieved October 2020, from https://theconversation.com/youtube-a-valuable-
educational-tool-not-just-cat-videos-34863

How to Teach Rounding to Struggling Learners (n.d.). Retrieved October 2020, from
https://www.k5mathspot.com/2018/09/how-to-teach-rounding-to-struggling.html
20 Ways to Provide Effective Feedback for Learning -. (2020, July 16). Retrieved October 2020,
from https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/20-ways-to-provide-effective-feedback-for-
learning/

Section 2: Student Perception Survey

Create a table of some sort to visually identify the results on the student perceptions survey.

Questions Yes No Maybe

1. My YSU teacher asks me about 12 0 1
my feelings.
2. My YSU teacher really cares 11 2 0
about me.
3. My YSU teacher is nice to me 12 0 1
4. We stay busy most of the time. 12 1 0
5. My YSU teacher helps each of us 12 0 1
to know what we should be doing.
6. When my YSU teacher is teaching 12 0 1
we all listen and do what she asks.
7. My YSU teacher explains things 10 1 2
in class.
8. My class understands each topic 11 1 1
in class.
9. My YSU teacher explains things 11 1 1
till we understand
10. In class, my YSU teacher makes 12 1 1
sure we all do our best.
11. My YSU teacher makes us all 11 1 2
think
12. My YSU teacher makes learning 10 0 1
just right, not too hard, and not
too easy.
13. My YSU teacher makes class 12 1 0
interesting.
14. My YSU teacher makes me want 12 0 1
to learn more.
15. What we learn is related to my 12 1 0
real life.
16. My class is allowed to talk about 10 1 2
ideas with my YSU teacher.
17. My YSU teacher likes it when we 10 0 3
ask questions.
18. My YSU teacher asks the class 10 0 3
questions to make sure we
 understand.
19. My YSU teacher reviews what we 12 1 0
learned after each lesson.
20. My YSU teacher tells us how we 10 2 1
will use our learning in one
subject to help us in another
subject.
21. My YSU teacher lets me know 11 0 2
how I am doing in my learning so
I can better understand.

What did you learn about yourself?

I feel like from this I learned quite a bit about myself. I noticed that where I would have thought
I was stronger; I was in fact weaker. I noticed I was weaker in clarify and confer. I was surprised
to see that the students were not sure if I enjoyed when they asked questions. I love when
students ask questions and I know now that I need to communicate that a little more than I have
been. As an educator self-reflection is such an important part of my career. I need to be able
reflect in and adjust what needs to be adjusted. I was so surprised to see that the students do not
think they understand every topic we talk about and that I don’t fully explain everything. This is
all information I will take with me and work to make stronger. Setting goals and working on
these weak areas with practice will help me become a better teacher.
What will you do differently for the unit and for student teaching based on this data? Use the
information about each area provided with the student survey to guide your reflection.
I feel as though I will do many things differently during unit week and I will take all of the things
I do differently with me into student teaching. I want to show the students that I really care about
them by asking them about their feelings and relating the information we are learning to their
real lives. I will work on confer by making sure they know that I really love when they ask
questions and that they are allowed to talk to me about ideas they have. I will do a better job of
fully explaining and clarifying things to them and checking for understanding before moving
forward with a lesson. For challenge, I want students to feel as though I make learning just right
for them and not too easy or too hard. I will use the information gained from my pre-assessments
to really understand what my students need from the lesson I am planning on delivering. I need
to become more advanced with asking open ended questions to make sure students are
understanding. Captivating the students entirely is a huge goal I have. I want students to be
enamored into the lesson and feel like they want to learn when I am teaching. For control, I will
work on keeping the student’s attention and making sure they are listening when I am speaking
to them. For consolidate, I will be more mindful of telling my students what they need to work
on and connecting lessons in one subject are to the next. Doing things like having a theme for my
unit will help me connect each content area. I want to be the best teacher I can possibly be and
using the feedback I was given is just one steppingstone to becoming that person.