Strategy Lesson Reflection

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Today, Cody and I presented our strategy lesson about password. Overall, I believe that everything went pretty well. I enjoyed that we got to present about an educational game because it was fun and the class seemed to enjoy practicing it. As I scanned the room during the presentation, everyone seemed to be interested and engaged in the strategy. Also, Cody called a good audible to have everyone work in pairs rather than large groups to make sure that everyone was involved and engaged. I believe that not everyone would have participated as much if they were in big groups. Even though I thought that it might be difficult to demonstrate before everyone played in pairs, the video helped give people prior knowledge or a quick introduction. I really enjoyed hearing possible ways or suggestions to tweak or edit how to best play password with your students. I like that the game can be easily tweaked with a few simple rules or with the use of technology. Also, I think giving a text was a better idea than a vocabulary list with definitions. If I were to use this strategy in my classroom, I would provide students with a text opposed to a vocabulary list. I believe that a vocabulary list would promote memorization, while an engaging text would lead to a long-run comprehension and understanding. Also, I believe that students might be able to recall difficult tier 3 words on a test by thinking back to the time they got to play a fun, engaging game in class. I can see myself using this strategy with students in my classroom in the future!

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