Throughout my observations at Sauganash Elementary School, I have learned a great amount of how student learning and development is influenced by prior knowledge, gender, reading comprehension skills, and individual learning styles. In the sessions that I observed, I saw different methods being used to teach. Each session that I observed was different from the other and helped me learn more about the teaching profession. My observations have taught me a lot about the teaching profession. Each session that I observed was different from the other, which allowed me to better understand the classroom environment. To begin, I learned to appreciate the importance of discussion-based learning. I realized that the classroom discussion could be an excellent tool to increase student participation and assess how much of the material students understand. Another thing I learned during my observations is that gender places a significant role in the classroom. Boys and girls have differences in both behavior and academic performance. Now, I understand the significance of these gender differences and will take them into account when I begin teaching my future students. Finally, the last thing I learned during my observations is every student’s learning style should always be immediately recognized and accommodated. These accommodations can affect the student’s overall academic performance. As a future teacher, I wish to make sure that all students are accommodated. Something I would
1. Describe the organization and physical setting of the classrooms you observed. Pay particular attention to safety and accessibility, the physical arrangement of the room, the classroom environment and appearance (Danielson 2e):
1. The only change in the classroom was all of the children special notes from their parents, "My child is Special because" The teacher posted them on all them were posted on the door.
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
The patient lives in Maple Grove, Minnesota with her father and mother. However, she also spends much of her time at the University of Minnesota where she attends school. Patient identified her preferred teaching method as listening to online videos and demonstrations. In addition, she like online activities in which she can pause, stop, and rewind because then she can listen to it again so that she can fully understand the concepts. A.B. strongly discussed her nervousness around large groups of people and wants to try to avoid any sort of gathering with groups if possible. Although the patient stated that she did not have any friends, she did also want to be able to have close friends. One resource that A.B. could benefit from is the website
Prior to my observation, I was eager to have an opportunity to observe a class for an entire school day. While I certainly have a background working in school settings, I have never been able to focus on understanding and evaluating the different aspects of the school day. For my observation, I was placed in an inclusive fourth grade class. Two co-teachers ran the class of eighteen students.
During the observation of Morning Meeting, I noticed that my mentor teacher separated the children by gender when the calendar helper counted the number of boys and the girls in the classroom. My mentor teacher asked the calendar helper to have either the boys or girls stand up first to be counted. When the children are getting ready to go outside or to the bathroom, the teacher has also the boys and girls in separate lines. I felt that there were other characteristics for the teacher to separate the children. For example, she could she could have asked the children stand up or line up based on their eye color, hair color, the color of their clothing, their favorite animal, or even the first letter of their name. If my teacher broadened the
unyard is educated in a Special Class placement. Junyard was observed during a Math lesson that included whole class instruction and individual seatwork. He mainstreamed into the general education classroom.
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.
• Withdrawal from tasks or situations of confrontation: establish a system for Sam to seek/access help if he requires clarification by communicating with a visual cue or personally understood symbol between him and the teacher. After instructions are given, the teacher or teacher aide checks-in with Sam on his understanding of task and prompt the starting of the task. Regular, timely check-ins while task is being completed will also aid task completion. Providing hands-on learning experiences would also benefit Sam’s engagement. In social situations model/teach appropriate behaviours, for example using his words instead of physical action.
Observation: Upon entering the classroom, Ulann was seated at his desk with his legs pressed against his chest. He rubbed the book against his lips then began to bite the corner of the book. “Ulann, can you take the book out of your mouth,” the teacher asked. Ulann placed the book against his chin then looked at the board. He began to bite his nails then he bit the corner of the book.
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.
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.
I conducted my observation on November 3, 2017. I observed a fourth-grade language arts class taught by Robin Smith. Mrs. Smith exudes a love of reading and knowledge from the very moment you meet her. Mrs. Smith’s classroom is a warm, accessible, print rich environment complete with anchor charts, a word wall, and alphabet chart. Mrs. Smith and her classroom environment inspire each one of her students to find a passion for reading and learning. Mrs. Smith demonstrates an understanding of the social-emotional environment, and its importance to the success of a child’s learning experience. Although the social-emotional environment is much harder to grasp and see it is just as important as the physical environment. Mrs. Smith’s approach for classroom management demonstrates how a positive social-emotional environment can lead to an effectively well managed classroom.
Everyday, teachers are faced with the challenge of teaching students new information that is valuable to their future. Teachers are responsible to determine what and how information is taught. How this information is taught to students is pertinent to their success; therefore, teachers must be able to use effective teaching methods in the classroom. Students have diverse learning styles; therefore, teachers need to determine how students learn best and pattern their teaching to accommodate these differences. During elementary school, children learn to read and write, acquire a basic understanding of content areas, and develop dispositions toward