Examples Of Classroom Observation

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):

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

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.

PS. 45 is a school in in Staten Island New York, serving 900 students, 61% of the students are economically disadvantaged. This is a diverse school where 5% of students are Asian, 17% Black, 48% Hispanic and 27% White. They have a population of English Language Learners that take up 6% and 23% of the school's population have disabilities. I am observing a 4th grade classroom at P.S. 45. This class is a general education class with 26 students, two of these students are English language learners and two others struggle with focusing. There are also a number of students in the class that need extra support.

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.

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.

Int. Middle School classroom - dayA a math teacher "dressed for success" fills his classroom with uninspired words of wisdom. The students sit like zombies not looking to kill but to be killed. One such student sits in the back. Her focus is directed toward a single sheet of college-ruled paper. A sketch of a rocket approaching a space station can be seen. She looks up from her work only to be disappointed at the fact that class will continue for another hour.The lackadaisical student shifts her attention to the practice test she is supposed to be filling out, while following along with the teacher's exact instruction. The answers are sprawled across the screen with their corresponding equations. No real problem solving required.   Cut to the

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.

On September 13th, 2017 I observed Chef Holman at Murray-Calloway County Area Tech Center. I first met principal, Dan Hicks, he showed us the facility and gave us an overview of all programs offered at the school. Before this observation I did not know that culinary was a program offered at an area tech center. During my observation I used the domains of the Danielson Framework for teaching observation. I also learned many new ideas and I plan to apply them to my future classroom.

The past semester of classroom observations has been very meaningful to me. In the past, I had to dedicate all 20 hours to a single subject, typically reading, writing, or math. So, to be able to put in time during different hours of the day was very enlightening as it allowed me to further expand my knowledge of the teaching profession. When I show up everyday at the same time I tend to see the same practices and assessments being used. I divided my time between a third-grade classroom and a fifth-grade classroom. My time spent observing assessments and practices along with discussions about each with my mentors has been a valuable learning experience for me.

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.

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.

The following data was gathered while fulfilling duties as a principal intern at Theresa Bunker Elementary School. The data was observed during five to seven minutes of classroom observation as part of a walk-through in the spring of the current school year. My cooperating supervisor for my internship was able to go on these walk-throughs with me in order to have a productive reflection meeting afterwards. This elementary school has two of each grade level from Kindergarten to sixth grade. Since it was more feasible in this small school setting, I actually was able to do a walkthrough in eight classes. Here I will report my observations from five of those walk-throughs. As I went in to each room I was looking for four

For the last month, I have been volunteering at St. Francis Xavier for my Child Psychology and Development class. I have been volunteering in Ms. Kulander’s first-grade class that consists of 19 children; each between six to seven years of age. The scheduled classroom time is from 8:30 am to 9:50 am. I have the chance to observe these first graders the whole time and learn many things about them. The physical environment of the classroom I am volunteering in is very school appropriate and inviting. When I walk through the door, there is a cabinet and sink in the left corner, and if one would continue down the left wall, there is a clock and white board. After I walk through the door, to the right, the teacher's desk is in the corner and right

I chose to observe Mrs. Tijerina for my classroom observation. There are many reasons why I decided to observe Mrs. Tijerina. I elected to observe Mrs. Tijerina so I could see another teacher’s perspective on teaching Spanish, as she and Mrs. Fiechter are the only Spanish teachers in the school. Furthermore, I never had Mrs. Tijerina for Spanish 2, as the teacher I had left Adams Central. Additionally within the hour I was observing, there were many sophomore students that I knew personally so I was able to ask them on their options of the class. Finally, Mrs. Tijerina’s goal was to teach in a similar way to Mrs. Fiechter’s teaching, and by observing her I was able to compare and contrast the two