What to bring to a demo lesson?
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If you’ve never taught a demo lesson before, you might be wondering what to bring to a demo lesson? Let’s go over what belongs in your teacher bag for this step of the teacher interview process!
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What to bring to a demo lesson?
Here are 5 things you should bring to your demo lesson:
- Paper or stickers for name tags to build rapport with students
- Any digital materials should be on the cloud, emailed to yourself, and on a flash drive
- Printed handouts and any materials you might need for the lesson
- Copies of a formal lesson plan for the lesson you plan to teach
- Water
Name Tags
You know how important it is to build rapport with students – even if you’ll just be with them for 10 minutes! Have students write their names on a sticky name tag like these or give them paper to create a name tag tent.
Digital Materials
It feels strange telling you to bring digital materials, but you don’t want to forget this component of your lesson plan! Put this in triplicate by uploading to the cloud, emailing to yourself, and bringing it on a flash drive. It may sound like overkill, but you never know what a school’s security measures are like. Better safe than sorry!
Physical Materials
Any copies, handouts, or supplies you may need for your demo lesson are things you need to bring! You don’t want to rely on the school to supply colored pencils if you’re planning a lesson that requires them. Pack them in with you, just in case!
Formal Lesson Plan
If you just finished student teaching, you might be groaning at the thought of another one of these, but you do want to write up a formal lesson plan! At the very least, your lesson plan should include:
- lesson objective
- standard(s)
- assessment (informal or formal)
- components of your lesson
Many districts have initiatives they’re focusing on at any given point. If you are able to plan a demo lesson that shows off how you can support that initiative, be sure to highlight it in your formal lesson plan, too!
Water
You never know when your throat will get dry or your voice will need a moment. Bring a bottle of water with you, just in case!
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More Teacher Interview Prep
If you want more help preparing for your teaching interview, make sure you check out my series here for your teacher interview prep!
