Here's a shot of the whiteboard.
I also had my first observation by my college supervisor. He came 4th period, so I had a chance to practice beforehand. Overall, the observation went well. There were a few items related to small classroom management strategies that I need to improve. The timing of handing out worksheets was one of the issues mentioned. I began the lesson and forgot to hand out the papers during a down period when students were solving a bit of math. Overall it didn't hurt the entire lesson, but it did create an awkward lag in the lesson as I hurriedly passed out papers. His second suggestion was that I not turn my back to the class when I write on the board. This one may take a while to fix; I already have trouble writing on a whiteboard while facing the board directly. Changing my stance may degrade my whiteboard-manship. But, it'll be important to learn this skill so I'll work on it.
Tomorrow we'll finish up the Hardy-Weinberg equations and watch a short clip of genetic drift in action.
