Classroom Observation

I observed a sixth grade classroom (eleven to twelve years of age) at a middle school in Ringgold, Georgia. The classroom seemed to be fairly even in regards to how many children of each sex were in the classroom. The majority of the students were white with a few african american and hispanic children among the mix. The sixth grade classes did not have enough employees to only teach one subject therefore, the teacher that I observed taught language arts and mathematics. The first thing you notice when you walk into the classroom is the mathematical shapes all along the upper wall like a wallpaper border. These shapes were projects from her students in the years before. The next thing that you’ll notice is the way the desks were set up. They were set up in three separate groups. One group of around twelve desks faced the

At the end of the lesson Students are going to be able to describe where they live using the verb "vivir" and "tener" in Spanish. During unit two, they been using the these verbs and in the beginning of the lesson they answer the "Do NOw" activity where I asked then: ?Donde tu vives? They answer the question in Spanish and used the verb in the correct tense. After that, they answer a listening question where they had to identify the part of the house using the vocabulary proposed at the beginning of the lesson. Finally, they started a project where they had to create a Floor plan and describe their ideal house. For this activity, they have to use the verb "tener" in present tense. The completion of these activities ensures the acquisition of the new vocabulary and the verbs tense. It is important to mention, that this lesson will continue next week because students need more time to complete their DOL activity.

First, do you enjoy teaching others? If so, teach something for which you have a deep passion.

Classroom Two is also an Elementary special day class Ms. Lopez is the teacher, she has been teaching for 5 years. She has a Masters with her special education credential. She is Bilingual she speaks English and Spanish. The children she services have speech and language impairment and on the spectrum for Autism. The classroom ratio is one adult to two children. She had two instructional aide and 6 children in the classroom.

Conducting classroom observations are very important to the prospective teacher. Observing helps show how experienced teachers manage their classroom. For this observation it was important to notice how the classroom was arranged, how the teacher interacted with the students, the teacher’s management style, and interview the teacher.

The background and foundation of the study is based off of several research studies on classroom environments in Kindergarten Classroom. The approach was adopted by NICHD SECC in kindergarten and preschool programs. The research discovered the high correlation between teacher interactions, classroom environment, and student achievement. The research was the basis for this particular research.

For this lesson students created bird feeders out of simple materials. Before the activity started, I had to make a change considering two students were allergic to peanut butter honey was used instead. This change was simple and did not affect the overall activity. When the activity was introduced I had a premade bird feeder so the students can see what it could look like. The toilet paper rolls had the holes cut out of them before hand and in order to make the stringer process a little easier for the students, I taped the ends so they wouldn’t flare. I did put the honey in a container with popsicle sticks so the students could put the honey on the toilet paper rolls easier. The birdseed was in a separate container that was large enough for 3 students to use without the birdseed overflowing the container. After the students finished their bird feeder they

In this particular class, the students were very independent as a whole. The teacher ran a free flowing class so the children were very chaotic a time. The students were learning about 911 safety and most of the activities were based on that topic. Children had the opportunity to create safety signs or work in the block are where they built a lay out of a town. It was also a student’s birthday so they had the opportunity of creating a birthday card or making jewelry out of beads and string for their friend, and then their family. When they completed either of those task they were asked to go into the carpet area and read a book.

The positive feedback that I received from my peers was the fact that I was able to convey information easily. Even though they had some difficulties to understand everything, my peers were able to learn the basic concepts about cellular structure and function. I was also told that using a diagram to explain the functions of the different structures.

During this observation I learned many tools and ideas that I want to bring and incorporate into my classroom. I realized that the beginning of the year in kindergarten is the hardest because they all come in with different levels. Some of the children went to preschool, some of them didn't. Some of the children learned things like the alphabet before, and some do not. This is the teachers job to bring all of the students to the same level, while stull pushing the students who do know this information. I learned good rewarding strategies, like getting to go first, for the students to then take responsibility for their actions and follow directions. Another huge thing I learned is that your students will reach your expectations, and you can teach people to be good people. The students treated everyone in the classroom the same, even though they were all different. That is an important part of being a good person.

Whenever I walk into the cafeteria I perceive all the tables and chairs set up around the room. I move to the back of the gym and put my backpack on the stage and save my spot at the lunch table. Most of the time I sit at the lunch table watching seventh and sixth grade received their lunch until at last eighth grade. I depart towards the back of the line whenever eighth grade is getting their lunch and the lunch lady hands me my lunch. Then I walk back to my spot at the lunch table and talk to my friends for the fifteen to twenty minutes I have left of lunch, then put my lunch tray back in the kitchen for it to be cleaned. After that I walk back to the table and grab my chair and put it in the chair cabinet. The teachers usually call us to

Classroom observation is a main approach of teaching research. Scholars or researchers use video to record the real whole class and observe the teachers and students’ actions, words and the efficiency in the class. Though the observation, they analyze what approach is more suitable. This paper will select video 5 and video 3 as the material to do the classroom observation. Different aspects such as teachers’ responds, questions, instructions notes and students’ behavior will be addressed to analyze the efficacy of this class.

I observed that Saint Cloud High School’s facilities were flawless, and the green areas were well kept, it has modern and innovative technology that provide students with permanent opportunities for skill preparation. I also detected that the security is, for instance, well-intentioned to keep the students safe. Surveillance cameras are installed throughout the building and the surrounding areas of the school.

The observation conducted was at Magnolia High School in a Moderate/Severe classroom. The classroom has 15 students that range from 9th-12th grade, 4 instructional assistances, and the classroom teacher. The students in Ms. Anderson’s class are learning at an elementary level around a 2nd and 3rd grade level. At the end of their high school experience, they will receive a certificate of completion and begin their Individualize Transitional Plan (ITP). During the observation, students had roles and responsibilities that were routine for them based on their classroom job. Each period, students were working on academic context which correlates with foundational skills. Observing each lesson, the lessons were modified to their academic level and the teacher had a variety of methods of explaining the context. Some students were included in general education classroom and all the students were included during their P.E. period. The structure of the classroom gave students the academic support and the life experience they need to succeed outside of the classroom.

I was really excited to be observing in a Pre K classroom. I want to teach Kindergarten so I hoped that this would be an eye opener into an elementary school classroom setting. Initially going into observation, I was nervous about how the children would respond to me sitting down and writing down some things. I knew that I could treat this as if it was a regular day in my own classroom. The only difference is that I would not be teaching. I was really excited that upon my first visit, the children responded to me well, asking my name and if I was a teacher. The teacher introduced me as teacher which was also really exciting. By the time I had conducted my third visit and observation, the nerves had gone away and I looked forward to going. The children knew my name and often wanted me to sit with them during large group times such as circle time and reading time.