Life Knowledge Lesson

         Gearing down to just about a month until PSUAgEd23 begins our student teaching internship! Prior to this experience, we were tasked with creating a Life Knowledge lesson to teach at our cooperating center. I chose to use the lesson on character and integrity from National FFA. I taught about the importances and benefits of both character and integrity, and learners broke into groups to share an "eye-witness news moment." 

         I really wanted to start my teaching out at Pequea Valley teaching about character and integrity because that is something that I really value in the classroom. I had a lot of fun finally teaching a lesson at PV! The students started out pretty quiet, but got much more involved when there was an active discussion. The also really seemed to enjoy the eye-witness news moment and had a lot of fun being creative with that task. 

        I was able to learn a lot about the little things in the classroom that I never would have thought about had I not taught this lesson. Timing is a huge thing for me- we almost ran out of time for them to do their e-moment (which was probably their favorite part). I also learned that I really have to put myself out there for student engagement. If I wasn't having fun with the lesson, they weren't having fun. By the end of the lesson, I was much more comfortable leading the classroom. 

        I will totally be able to apply this as an agriscience teacher because this was a snippet of what my spring semester will be like (at a glance). I was able to gain comfortability teaching in the classroom that I will be in for 15 weeks with some of the students that I will be with, too. Teaching this life knowledge lesson made me even more excited to spend my spring semester with Mrs. VanSant and the learners at Pequea Valley.

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