• Which part of the lesson was most effective in helping the student understand the learning objective?
The part of the lesson that was most effective in helping the student understand the learning objective was the second part of the scaffolding technique that I used. When the students followed along with a given example of subtraction using their white boards. Allowing them to follow along and find the difference using a number line with me, helped them by integrating a hands on learning approach.
• What part of the lesson would you improve (and why)? Reflect using learner-centered competencies. Describe unanticipated events and how you responded to them.
During the beginning of my lesson I gave a real-world example when creating a subtraction
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I told the students that I bought 52 bouncy balls and Walmart and when I got in the parking lot 16 of the balls fell from the bag and bounced away. The students became fixated on the fact that I lost the balls, and why I bought so many in the first place, instead of the subtraction lesson that I was trying to begin. It took a few minutes to get everyone back to the task at hand. I simply allowed them to voice their concerns and opinions on the situation that I gave them before redirecting them to the subtraction problem that we created using the scenario. I did not anticipate such a lively debate and discussion on the real-world problem that I had used. Although I was taken aback by this, I just let the conversation run its course before continuing. However, this was my focus strategy, so in the end the students were more engaged in the lesson, based on their concern for my dilemma and wanted to help me figure out how many balls that I had left. I think