Microteaching reflections: Dutch Blitz

My biggest reflection on this teaching is that I think I am too hard on myself. I tend to think people aren't understanding me when they are following really well, and while I am fine with that during the teaching process, afterwards I am always thinking of different ways to teach it that would have been better. I also think in hindsight I could have picked a game with less rules. Although this game is my favourite, I know a lot of games that have less complicated rules.

I think my strengths here were timing and engagement of learners. I was able to explain the rules, we played a game, and then I was able to go over some extensions to the rules and right as I finished, time was up. I also felt that since it's a really interactive game and you always have something in your hands, that people were really engaged the whole time.

One thing I would change is that I wouldn't play the game next time. I debated a lot about playing and in the end, I decided to, but I think it would have been simpler if I hadn't, and that way I could have been more focused on the students and made really certain that everyone understood. I didn't notice one of the students had gotten confused until it was really too late to help them fix the error without starting the game again.