Below is the excerpt from my lesson plan...Would you Like Fries with That? Although this lesson was newly developed for this class, I have presented similar lesson in my twenty years as an educator; however, I think I was more nervous about this one than any others! As an educator, I am still nervous in front of crowds. This is normal and I believe forces me to look at my preparedness, professionalism, and message to insure that I am delivering information that is going to be accepted and correct. Delivering a lesson among peers is the hardest of all (except the two times in my career when my momma was in the audience). Delivering this lesson in a class of highly educated peers made it even more difficult!
As I watched my delivery, I found that I needed to do a better job introducing myself, articulate my words more clearly, and slow down to insure those with learning difficulties understand my message. As someone who has both a Bachelors and Masters degree in education, I am also one that over plans (we were taught to do that so we have plenty of material); therefore I often find myself rushing to get through everything I have in the lesson plan. I am a firm believer in addressing various learning styles in presentations so I try to always remember what those are and incorporate visual, auditory, tactile, and experiential when possible.
I hope you enjoyed my presentation in class and hope you enjoy the video below.
Hi Julie,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your presentation. Just as many of the people in our class, I was shocked at the amount of calories in some of the most popular choices at fast food restaurants.
Tina
Hi Julie,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your presentation. I really learned a lot from your presentation. I didn't realize how much fat is actually in most of the foods we eat. Your in-class demonstration was very helpful in "seeing" the fat we eat and not just the food we eat.
Monique