Lesson 1: Blog Phase 2- Assessment of Learning

I have photos of all three dioramas and the students who created them. The photos are evidence that the students achieved the goal of showing all three components of a habitat through the creation of a diorama. To add some validity to the diorama pictures, I have the checklists used to assess each student's diorama. All three students met the requirements on the checklist.

The notes I took on their answers support the level of success in my teaching. The students were asking thoughtful questions and answering their fellow students. They also answered my questions thoughtfully. However, the final discussion was less productive and seemed to skim the surface of the concepts a lot more than the introductory discussion; indicating that I could have gone into more depth with the lesson.

• In my reflections I talked about needing to be more prepared in the individual lecturing portion of the lesson because I often focus a bit too much on activities and forget what to say when it is just me explaining the concepts to them. I also explained that I thought the second discussion was a bit less productive than the first one. Both of these support my feelings that I could have added some depth. The idea for the unit I talked about in my reflections is a good option for improving this.