Seriously?!?! Who is the fat lady with no neck in the rocking chair?!?!?! OMG. It is not any fun to watch yourself teach. Oh, my. The videotaping itself was pretty good--we have to adjust the angle to show more of the students' faces, and I think the lesson is good, so we're going to try again next week.
I successfully closed the library for 1/2 hour to tape the class, and that worked out much better than when I tried it without doing that. Realistically, though, I can't keep closing the library whenever I get the whim to videotape.
The members of the cohort watched each other's videos this morning, and we critiqued them. It was really interesting watching other people teach. I can't say I loved the other lessons--I know the lessons aren't supposed to be dog-and-pony shows, but a few were just plain boring, and one was really practically out of control! The teacher said 'Shhhhhh' at least 25 times! Really?
I also know that National Boards is not a competition, and that I will not be judged based on anyone else but me. That's a good motivator to get my butt in gear and keep writing!!
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