Self Evaluation:

For the week of November 14th to November 16th I will be teaching 10th grade classrooms on the

Colonization of the Americas. I believe it is important to begin with a solid foundation of lecture

instruction to understand the era of history we are covering. The classroom will be able to

achieve the intended goals through personal interaction and through communication. During this

unit I used different methods of instruction to lead students to mastery of knowledge of this unit.

The three different methods I used were technology, reading, and group work activity where

students teach the class. I believe all these different methods provided students a more diverse

ways to retainment of knowledge. Students in a classroom learn in different ways, and accessing

these different methods can fill in the gaps to retainment of knowledge. Students are more likely

to stay engaged through these methods. My foundation of instruction is lecture and discussion

and these different methods will support this lecture as formative assessments. Throughout my

discussion Students will gain a strong understanding of the Who?, What?, Where?, and When?

On the colonization of the Americas. I will compare past and present as well throughout this unit.

I believe in social studies it is important to compare past history and present to better understand

the information. The completion of writing assignment and group work activity rely on a strong

foundational lecture of information. I believe as a second year teacher I am decent on content

knowledge. This is my first time teaching this part in History due to joining late last year as a

Permanent Substitute. Also, I believe I could have added more external resources like books and

videos to enhance information. My development on content knowledge will come from more

research on this topic. Also, I need in my process of development to create

assignments/assessments to check for understanding on the topic. The only way to achieve these

development goals is time, creativity, and research.