TRED 251.

11 - Micro Teaching Assignment

The purpose of the micro teaching component of this course is to provide you
with an opportunity to practice teaching a short activity to your peers. For your
micro teaching assignment, you will prepare a short (15 minute) activity on the
assigned topic and teach it to your classmates, who will provide feedback and
suggestions. ou may select an activity from your !tandards"based Thematic
#nit for your micro teaching presentation. ou will present a micro teaching
activity on one of the following eight topics in the target language$

1. %earning !trategies &ctivity " 'ctober (1
). *ooperative %earning &ctivity + ,ovember -
(. %istening *omprehension &ctivity + ,ovember 1.
.. /eading *omprehension &ctivity + ,ovember 1.
5. !peaking and 'ral 0roficiency &ctivity + ,ovember )1
1. *ulture &ctivity + ,ovember )1
-. 2riting &ctivity + ,ovember )3
3. 4ocabulary 5evelopment &ctivity + ,ovember )3
6n preparing your micro teaching activity, please follow these guidelines$
1. 0repare a 15"minute activity that is designed for one of the 5 phases of the
*&%%& instructional se7uence (Preparation, Presentation, Practice, Self-
Evaluation, Expansion)
). 0rovide copies of your complete lesson plan to your classmates. #se the
same format (CALLA Instructional Guidelines) as for the lessons in your
unit. 2rite a 1") sentence description of each of the . phases that you do not
demonstrate. 2rite a complete plan for the phase that you do demonstrate.
This plan should include sufficient detail so that others can teach it. 6ndicate
the source of your lesson (original, teacher, book, the 6nternet, etc.).
(. 0rovide a 48/ brief introduction to the lesson. ou should spend most of
your time teaching it9 our handout should provide background information
such as topic, language level of the students, grade level and any additional
information needed to provide a conte:t.
.. our micro teaching presentations should include materials (visuals, tapes,
games, handouts, etc.) needed for teaching it.

5. Teach the activity as if your classmates were actual students of French or
!panish.
1. #se your classmates; written comments to modify your micro teaching
presentation so that you can use it with your own students.
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