I think it is great that the students can go to the lab to work on their bills, but I worry that they are not in the lab or that they are goofing off and not doing what they are supposed to. I think next time I do this, the best way to deal with this is by getting the lap top cart. With the lap top cart I can watch over everyone, and my students don’t become someone else’s problem. I can also help them out more; I can point them in the right direction with their research and can help them get started with the typing up of their bill. In addition, I can still help the less motivated students because I will be in the room with both groups.
I feel a little lost at times with this simulation. My CT understands what is happening because he has done it for fourteen years, but I am still very lost. I have watched the simulation two times before, but every time that I watched it over the past two semesters I haven’t been here every single day so I don’t know what each step is. This has been problematic when I have been running the simulation. Also, I think it would be best (next time) to devote at least half of a block to explaining each step of the simulation so that the students know what is expected of them and the procedures that they will follow ahead of time. Then, as the simulation progresses it is more of a review rather than learning all sorts of rules and regulations all at once.
I also realize now that I need to be asking more questions of my CT; if there is something that I don’t understand I need to be more forceful in finding out the answers to my questions. This is not something I am very good at, but I will work on it.
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