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5th October 2018


Class: 1Art – 1.2
Time: 11:55 – 13:15         (double period)
Date:  5/10/18
School: Coláiste Choilm
Mentor: Mary O’ Mahony

The class started with the roll call. The room was rearranged from the last time the pupils were there and they were giddy in response. My co-operating teacher was delayed so I briefly lead the class. I opened the class up questions to the class. What is cross contour? What do we learn from it? How does it benefit our drawings? I felt that this helped to gain their attention. It’s a Friday, their minds are most likely on the weekend. These questions regained their attention. Before the class myself and the co-operation teacher had been planning the next couple of classes, after I had asked the questions to the pupils I was unsure how to proceed. The co-operation teacher stepped in and took charge. I felt I should have lead more. I need to take charge more and be more self-assured. The class ran smoothly, they were working on tone and form. They enthusiastic, but I could see that when the co-operating teacher was speaking about the different pencils and how they could be used, that some pupils were losing interest. I think this was because they weren’t actually using the pencils and only listening. This might be something to bear in mind. That maybe have pupils are asked to use the pencil, and then ask them what they notice when using said pencils. It would have them engaged and have them learning while doing, using their own words, they learn better.

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