Hannah Lu (100579676)

Reflective Summary #2
Having four observational days now has helped to develop more of my understanding of
teaching and learning. It is interesting learning the content in class and actually see it occur in the
classrooms. I keep comparing to my pervious experiences in Early Childhood Studies at
Ryerson. How I would teach a lesson, but it would a simple activity plan rather than a lesson
plan. I would observe the teachers teaching before but not really understand how they competed
the lesson plan. Having learned how to create a lesson plan in class and going over the difference
of a unit plan and a lesson plan helped to understand how the teachers planned. I would say that
after completing the lesson plan assignment I still have a long way to go before I really knowing
how to create an effective lesson plan.
From the weekly foundations question one point that stood out to me was on questions.
At the start of university all the professors would tell us that there are no such things as stupid
or wrong answers. So I did to an extent, understand that questions were important, but I the
week on questions was insightful. Using assessment for learning is important in figuring out
where the students are and what they need to do to improve learning. It is also the judgment of
learning through the work that is done and then given a grade for what they have done while also
seeing where the students are at (Edugains, n.d). Questions are for assessment for learning as
well.
Initially I thought that questions were to help both the teachers and students to gather
information, determine next steps, and act on feedback while developing knowledge and skills.
The more we discussed about what questions were and watched the video (Edugains) I realized
that questions enabled teachers to explore students thinking while they are learning so that they
can respond to students in a timely way. Questions should be built on from students prior

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knowledge, enable students to make personal questions with the topic and to identify the
students gap in learning. Not just the questions we ask but through the questions the students
inquire as well. Three steps were also identified when asking questions which are, identifying
learning goals, developing a variety of questions relating to the learning goals, and anticipating
student responses (Edugains, n.d.). Going over the significance of questions was necessary for
section 8 of the lesson plan. Through anticipating what questions students might ask can help
with planning the lesson plan. However I was a bit stuck on that section so I look forward to
learning how to create good questions throughout my placement.
Overall for foundations as of right now, I have learned a lot about learning and teaching
which I look forward in practicing in placement. Other courses from the fall semester also gave
me some insights on teaching which played an impact on how I will teach in placement. I will
continue to learn from my Associate teacher.

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Reference
Edugains. (n.d.). eModule: Assessment for and as Learning. (Video file). Retrieved from
http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/aer/eModules/courseEngine/assessmentForAndAsLearni
ng.html
Edugains (n.d.). Segment 1: Effective questioning. (Video file). Retrieved from
http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/aer/aervideo/questioning.html
Edugains (n.d.). Segment 2: Planning questions. (Video file). Retrieved from
http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/aer/aervideo/questioning.html
Edugains (n.d.). Segment 3: Questioning Making thinking visible. (Video file). Retrieved from
http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/aer/aervideo/questioning.html