I really would've liked to participate in this lesson, but I had to videotape. That being said, I think it gave me a different perspective on what was going on.
I liked that this lesson kept everyone moving from the very beginning, it had students up and out of their seats participating. However, I feel that there was an issue in managing the space of the room, there were some tables in the back of the room that isolated from the rest of the class. I feel like they kind of became forgotten back there and even I found myself having to remember to keep going back there to ask questions and see what was going on. I think a solution would've been to bring those tables into the center of the room so there wasn't one student alone on the floor working by themselves.
There was also an issue with students being told that they shouldn't move both of their hands at the same time to achieve symmetry, but instead try to make a mark on one paper and then copy it on the other paper. I think this was so students could really concentrate on making the marks symmetrical. Some students had issues with this and others didn't and Justin did state that you would probably find one way easier than the other. I found that a lot of the students were doing it both ways anyway. Some students weren't really sure what to do after they had finished, they didn't really know when they were done. But overall I feel like this was a really realistic classroom situation and students were enjoying the activity. There was a lot of conversing as work was being done, it was interesting to see all this happening and not be caught up in doing the lesson myself.
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