Ryan Bergman

Post Lesson Reflection

1. To what extent were lesson objectives achieved? (Utilize assessment

data to justify your level of achievement)

20 people responded out of 29 in the class, but not everyone was there on that day.
The questions gave me an idea of what level people have right now. Some people have
great output for the level while others are confusing things you say to other people as
ways to say things about themselves. Everyone who responded to the first question
used words from the selection I thought would be helpful to use. One person added
something completely different, but it made sense. In the second question two people
had no idea what the answer was, but at least they said they didn’t know. The majority
said it was a love song, which is good for only hearing it twice. A few advanced students
got that it was a sad love song where things aren’t going well for the singer. They
probably got that from when I went over it before the walk. That means not everyone
understood what I was saying. After subbing for four days, I now know how to talk
slower and more clearly and at their level more or less. For the last question on the
survey some people were confused about the question. They thought I was asking how
they felt as they listened to the song instead of how they were feeling that day. Now I
know to clarify that question more. It was fun to see a lot of different answers to the
survey questions.

2. What changes, omissions, or additions to the lesson would you

make if you were to teach again?

I would choose a song that is easier to analyze next time. Or I would try to give them
tons of exposure to it before analyzing it. It’s more fun to get the song in your head and
then move on to what it might be saying. Another thing I could do is give more hints
throughout the lyrics to help them get the idea more easily. And I’d also have to give
them starter phrases to help get them talking about it with their partner.

For the survey I should make it clear that I was asking ‘how are you feeling today?’ and
that it had nothing to do with the lesson.

A revision I would do is speeding up the introduction stuff. Amy goes through it quicker
than I did that day. Then we would have had some more time to analyze the lyrics.
An addition we originally thought about including was having a fill in the blank sheet for
the lyrics. It would probably engage the advanced students the most. The students
who are struggling to understand might feel bad about not knowing what word to fill in.
If they like the song though it can help them start hearing words they couldn’t pick out.
Songs are also difficult to hear so I could remind them that before starting to get them
prepped for what they might start feeling about their abilities.

3. What do you envision for the next lesson? (Continued practice, reteach
content, etc.)

For the next lesson I think I will have to do something related to the book we’re reading since we’ll be
in the middle of it. I would love to do more with music as well so I think I’ll see if I can do something
quick on the days I’m there. We talked about comparing the La Llorona stories between the first
legend we heard in class and one that we will hear in the book. We’ll start thinking of ideas this week
for what I can start drafting. Another thing I want to do is introduce people I like to watch on
YouTube or that I see on Instagram. Some of them talk at a level that is pretty easy to understand or
their videos include enough context to be able to follow along. Others are targeting language
learners so they know how to talk to that kind of audience. I think I’m leaning towards bringing in
something like that because they have not seen a lot of people talking in casual situations. They
only really hear Amy, myself, and the voices from Ferdinand the movie or the show El Internado.