A Whole New Experience
It was about 9:00am, half an hour after the children have come inside from the playground and began their work. I have just arrived to the school to observe the classroom of my cultural diversity practicum. As I walk towards Mrs. Addair’s classroom I see two children, probably 5 or 6 years old, with the long one thousand chain laid out along the hallway. This is a chain comprised of a thousand golden beads, laid upon a fleece mat. The children are counting the beads one by one and laying number tiles by the appropriate beads as they count all the way up to one thousand. They glance up at me as I walk by, smile, then go back to their work.
I enter the classroom itself, and am amazed by the atmosphere within. It is
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She is doing an advanced variation on this work– she has laid out the tablets along one edge of the rug, and is going out into the classroom to find objects that match the color of each tablet. She has a yellow vase and a blue colored pencil already on her rug, each placed beside its matching tablet. She is now searching for something red. Afterwards, she will return each item to its proper place in the classroom. It’s an impressive feat of memory and concentration for such a young child to navigate a classroom full of her friends without being distracted from her task, and remember where everything needs to go …show more content…
The way the children learn and have come so far is so amazing. These children are only in pre-k and kindergarten and I was constantly forgetting that. I’ve always been experienced to the regular classroom, so being exposed to this kind of teaching really opened my eyes. It sparked an interest in how independent these students are learning. The love and laughter in Mrs. Addairs classroom is something I will always take with me. I’m so incredibly thankful for this experience and those students I only spent three days, Those students with will always hold a place in my heart and will help me thrive to want to begin my long teaching
Hi everyone, I am observing on Wednesdays from 8-10 and Fridays 3-4 in Cuesta Children’s Center Preschool 2. I believe a child’s environment can affect their mood, social skills, ability to learn, mental health, and physical health. These essential elements need to be meet or it will affect their adult lives. I feel the Cuesta Center does a remarkable job of offering all of these, and has wonderful transitions throughout the day. I enjoy observing the teachers modeling acceptable class room behaviors, asking open-ended questions while using descriptive language to help to expand children’s speech, and they were engaged in the children’s presents. I was engrossed with how the class offers multiple opportunities for children to broaden their
The best thing that came out of this learning experience is my appreciation for the younger grades. I always thought that I wanted to a third grade teacher, but I do not think I need to limit myself. I had so much fun just watching the kids all interact with one another and have so many different thoughts. They truly liked learning and thought of their teacher as almost a mom like figure. I hope to instill this in my future classroom and to be in a school system that is ready to help
Week two of field observation at Crestone Charter School. My Second week of field observations was really fun and interactive. I had the opportunity to work with several students from the k-1 class with special needs. We traveled to several reading stations and did a read along with the fourth and fifth-grade students. At arrival, I met with the main Para, Ammie Morphet and was informed that Lexi whom is one of the charter schools highest priority/needs students was the student I would be working with. Lexi usually has a personal in class Para that works with her throughout the day, but she was out sick. Since I know Lexi and have personal experience working with her we came to the conclusion that it would be best if I assisted with Lexis daily routine and any other classroom needs. This allowed Mrs. Morphet to attend to the other students she had previously scheduled for us to meet with.
The insights provided by you and kindergarten team assisted me in growing as an educator. It was terrific to see young faces light up as they got to know and understand me. Thank you for the opportunity to be able to educate your student and help them develop and grow.
I interviewed Mrs. Long, Conner’s kindergarten teacher. I felt Mrs. Long to be a very caring and full of life type of teacher. She did well at keeping the kids
I had a great time today with the children and I am very proud of their progress this year. I hope they can keep practicing their Spanish during Summer break. Depending of the number of students registered I will keep teaching this advance class next year.
A passion has erupted and is spurting forth in all areas of my life. I believe that every person deserves the opportunity to prove themselves, they deserve to be given a chance and when it comes to children I feel even more strongly about this. A passion of mine is working with children. Bright grinning faces, and the sparkle in small innocent eyes can bring a smile to my face every time. Some children can be good, bad, and some are just tolerable to be around. Being around children brightens up my day. Fourth graders are just as sweet as the young kindergartners, I soon learned. Thanks mom, for the opportunity that made a difference in my life so I could be an impact to the kids at Union Elementary. I do miss everybody at Union already. I can't wait to come back and see everyone again.
After about a month of taking this class, I felt as if I were making a fool of myself. But then, one of the parents told me that her daughter is showing more self-esteem since I began taking the class! I asked her why she thought my being in the class has helped her daughter improve. She began to laugh and told me what her daughter had told her. Her daughter stated that if Ms. Ann can do it...I know I can do it too! This gave me a great feeling! I love being of help to children and it is worth making a fool of myself for.
I have had a chance first hand this year to see Mrs. VanSoelen, Mrs Nevinger and Miss Boss in their classroom and I can not express how impressed I am with them as a team. The joy the children
I was ecstatic to be able to be involved with this program. I volunteered to help with the program for 4 years and it was the best experiences I had with children. I did multiple things for the children: I was a chaperone for one of the groups, I made there lunches for them one year, and also made the activities for the children to enjoy.
For my Eudora teaching experience, I had the opportunity to teach a wonderful class of kindergarteners. When I got to the school, I wasn’t really sure what to expect out of the classroom. I had talked briefly to Kelly about the set up of the classroom before going, so I had a little bit of an idea of what I was walking into. My first impression of the school was that it was very similar to the elementary schools that I grew up in in Spring Hill. The secretaries were very nice, and seemed to know exactly what I was there for. I was escorted to the classroom instead of being given directions. This was very nice, because in past situations where I was new to a school, I was simply given directions as to where to go and that was it.
At the end of my first day, although exhausted, I felt amazing. I felt as if I had really given these young children a memorable learning experience. Not only did I teach them, but they taught me. They taught me patience, understanding, and
Have you ever had an precious experience that was memorable and significative? I personally think that in order to make our community or school better to do things to make our community or school better are incorrect. We should first to feel what our community or school needs, and then provide the best support. According to my experience worked in a nursing home, I found that sometimes a very little thing could really have a huge impact on others. We might not have the ability to satisfy everyone, yet, more importantly, is willing to help others with a kind-hearted.
At first, I was a bit concern with the staff’s receipt and response to the full day PD, but overall it went very well. The meeting soon became very overwhelming for me. At one point, the sixth-grade teacher, Ms. Ramirez
In that class, the student learns about different teaching methods and how to care for children. As part of the curriculum, we volunteered at Long Elementary as teacher aides. Working with 4th grade students and observing an everyday class room was such an awe-inspiring experience. I had a completely new perspective about teachers. I have so much more respect as before. Teachers put so much time and effort into helping children for their benefits. I knew from the first day I helped with Ms. Williams’ 4th grade class, how much a teacher is a positive influence on children. There is an overwhelming feeling when you help a student with a problem and in return they give you the most heart-warming smile. The experience at Long Elementary helped me make my final decision on whether I wanted to teach elementary or secondary school. As much as I enjoyed helping elementary students, in my heart I knew secondary school was the path God had in store for me.