Classroom Observation Paper

“Today we’re going to be doing something a little different, and watching a video. How many of you have watched a video in class before, and know the rules for doing so?” Hands go up across the classroom, and there are excited murmurs. I call on one student. “Abby, can you explain how we should behave during a video?”

Through observations, many thoughts can be running through our minds at what we observe. Some of our thoughts can be good and/or bad because we unconsciously generate particular thoughts based on personal experiences, stereotypes, biases, etc. A couple of days ago, I observed some students that were sitting around me in the library. I observed various students over the course of 4 to 5 hours because I was also working on homework for other classes as well. Before and after my classes I go to the 4th floor in the library, on the individual desks to eat work on homework, and study for my classes. It’s become my second home.

I observed at a daycare called Children's house, I have observed here before and I know the teachers very well. I interviewed a teacher that was formally called Ms. A now called Ms. C who has been working there for 10 years. The Children's house is a private, suburban daycare with 20 children. The room that I observed in is a 3 to 5 year old room. Ms. C had a lot of 3 and 4 year olds. 7 of her children are 3 year olds, 11 are 4 and only 2 are 5 year olds. in her classroom she has 4 children with speech problems and 1 child with a development delay. She has an aid named Ms. M who works with her during the day. Ms. C tries to make their jobs equal, Ms. C teaches lessons and Ms. M teaches other lessons. While they are at center time they have one teacher work on a activity and the other teacher will drift around and insure that the children are behaving well and are out of harm's way.

My first observation was completed by my school professor. Going into the lesson, I really was not sure what she would be looking for when observing me. I felt this was a good thing because not knowing, I just taught the way I usually do and as nervous as I was, overall I was pleased with my performance and evaluated effectiveness as a teacher.

At this point of my observation, I am questioning how important is to be familiar with the person that we need to greet. It seems that the people I have observed so far need to be very familiar, not just being acquaintances, but to have certain kind of closer relationship. The young male student greeting to his instructor (my assumption) is an example of the role of familiarity when people greet.

I returned to Mrs. Hengsbach's first-grade class, to finish up my observation requirement. The class was just returning to there room when I was coming down the hall. I was given a big welcome from Mrs. Hengsbach. The class turned around and I received so many hugs from the students it was wonderful. We entered the classroom and the students gathered on the carpet in the front of the class and the music videos began. It was time to practice telling time and the lesson began with a few songs and the students were having a great time. Once the singing and dancing were over, it was to the time centers. The students went to the computers, games around the room, and the station at Mrs. Hengsbach's desk. I again joined the group at the desk to watch

During the duration of Alternative Education Perspectives, the class has visited different educational environments. The different environments include Spectrum School, Beloit Memorial High School, and the Welty Center. Spectrum School, which is located in Rockford Illinois, is a private school ranging from the ages 4 to 14. Beloit Memorial High School, which is located in Beloit Wisconsin, is a public high school that houses about 1900 students from the ages of 14 to 18. The Welty center, which is located in Beloit Wisconsin, is an environmental center that teaches kids from the ages 4 to 14. The three different learning environments teach their kids using different techniques. There is controversy on how each place teaches, but all of the teaching techniques are effective in teaching their students. Spectrum School, Beloit Memorial High School, and Welty Center use different teaching techniques that are similar to the readings in class.

The structure of the classroom in which I was observed in had a warm welcoming and childlike atmosphere, which every preschool or head start classroom should have. As one should enter the daycare center, the first thing that is seen at the door is a bulletin board of all the teachers and staff at the daycare. Along with that is an introduction piece of the teachers for each classroom, it talks briefly about how long the teacher has been in their profession, as well how long they have been working at the daycare center, and what they love about working at the center. As you enter the classroom, there is the office and in front the office there is the cubbies for the student to put their jacket and things of that sort. Behind the cubbies are

The location of my observational study is the indoor Prentice Café located here on Cobleskill's campus adjacent to Knapp Hall and Bouck Hall. My reason for choosing this location for my research paper is because this dining hall is a very active place with a convenient location to make observations. My goals are broad, my role as an observer s to observe the different people who enter this area, do they enter in groups or individually? What time is usually the most active? What appears to be their mood? One of my main goals during this study is to conclude the possible effects and impact that Prentice Café and other dining halls have on not only students but also on the campus as a whole. The amount of visitors that come here are diverse which

Participants were juniors enrolled in the AP Capstone Academy at a local high school in Guilford County. The participants of the study were randomly sampled from an index of all juniors enrolled in the AP Capstone Academy at the school. All juniors were listed in alphabetical order by last name and numbered 01-59, and using a random number table, thirty students were randomly selected, with a result of __ males and __ females. The selected individuals were then numbered 01-30 and randomly assigned to their treatment group through the use of a different random number table. The first ten selected individuals were assigned to the control group, the second set of ten were assigned to the plush dog treatment group, and the remaining ten were assigned

The students were successful in their learning process. The teachers in the video created classrooms that supported social learning and opportunities for collaboration and dialogue. Therefore, students were able to think more clearly and create better work.

The lesson that I videotaped was the literature block. It covered whole group reading, phonics instruction, read alouds, and poetry. Overall, I think that the lesson could have gone better. There were many things I think could be improved, for example I have many idiosyncrasies that need improvement, and collection of student data could be better. However it is clear from reviewing this video a few times that I have really become so much more confident in the classroom. When comparing this video to ones that I have done during practicums throughout my college experience, my improvement is apparent. I am more confident, my classroom management skills have improved greatly, I am better at using higher level questioning, and flexible planning.

because there were only seven people in the program, I met people I consider to my closest friends. Every Friday after school, we would go to this house and have an overnight, which is a cool way to say sleepover. At the house, we would eat dinner, followed by homework time, and lastly, chill for the rest of the night until we knocked out. Saturday morning, we pack up, eat breakfast, then go home. That was the routine until our mentor thought it would be a great idea to have us make Youtube videos teaching difficult math topics before we were able to relax. To tell the truth, making teaching videos is not as easy as Khan Academy makes it, sometimes we would spend hours making a single video. But I'm not complaining, I was able to pass my understanding to those who yearned to conquer those complex math topics. Today, my channel has helped over ten thousand

Critique- I like the ideas you have within your lesson plan of observing small group discussion on the video with a set of prepared questions. It is good that the students are given direction, but still able to share their knowledge, demonstrating listening comprehension. One thing I would alter would be the questions that the students are discussing. The questions included all have clear defined

As I kept watching the videos I kept my mind open to new ideas. I really enjoyed the students showing how many different ways there are to figure out a problem. They asked a bunch of random people on the streets to solve the problem 18 x 5 without using paper or a calculator. Everyone did it differently but all came up with the same answer, 90. It also really helped me having them show how getting a problem wrong actually helps your brain develop. The professor explained how when you attempt to solve a problem but make a mistake, synapses in your brain will fire because you are learning that what you just did will not help you solve the problem. This Taught me that if I make a mistake it is actually helpful and I shouldn’t beat myself up over it. I also shouldn't be down on myself just because other people may do better than I will. I should ask those people for help and see what they did that I didn’t. If I didn’t take the Stanford Online course I don’t think my eyes would have opened to how my attitude was affecting my math