What I gleaned from these reflections was that my group graded ourselves relatively more harshly than how our peers graded us. This shows that my group mates were thinking along the same lines as me regarding how we performed. We all agreed that the content was too much for a 20 minute lesson. The examples given out for our peers to do were much harder than the example we went over on the board. It also contained a lot of vocabulary and steps to take that weren't mentioned. It would be wise to give out questions that are on the same level of difficulty as the ones done on the board. There were times where my group spoke softly (maybe it is because another group was much louder), so we should project our voices. Going over a new concept at first requires a lot of focus from the audience, and we were able to capture some of it by asking some simple warm up questions. We should definitely work on our time and pacing because asking questions regarding buying and leasing took longer than expected. It is also the case that the questions do take more time to do, so cutting down the difficulty and giving fewer parts should suffice. On the practical side of things the audience really enjoyed how important and applicable this topic was. Thinking financially about a vehicle is a good budgeting practice to consider. The factors that contribute to whether a car should be purchased or leased as well as the pros and cons of each option were discussed.
A good lesson, and very thoughtful and wide-ranging reflections on ways to improve things as you develop your teaching skills. And yes, in general we all do assess ourselves more harshly than our peers! Good work.
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