My Observation : My Field Experience In School

During my field experience at Ridge Elementary school, I was placed in a 4th-grade classroom. While working on my field experience I had gotten the luxury to connect and bond with several types of student’s from various backgrounds and demographics. When I first stepped foot into the fourth-grade classroom it was very well decorated with quotes, educational tips, and motivational messages. There were three windows in which the students often gazed out while working. The walls were an eggshell color which was kind of depressing. Adding color to the walls would have made the environment feel a little more joyful yet the students still made that classroom their second home by decorating their desks.

Over these past three weeks, I have had the opportunity to observe and help in Mrs. Lana Thompson’s second grade classroom at the Colman-Egan School District. Mrs. Thompson and her students were very excited and welcomed me into the classroom, which helped me feel even more comfortable. Observing really helped me get a feel for students’ behavior, classroom management, and how lessons are usually run before I dive in and teach one. I absolutely love being able to go into a classroom and seeing what it is really like!

During my instructor led field experience, I was placed in a first grade classroom. The teacher in this classroom really had a great grasp on management in her classroom. She used the Classdojo app. The teacher had the option to award student points or take them away throughout the day. This was also an app that kept parents informed on their devices of how their child was doing throughout the day. I really enjoyed seeing this in real life. Hearing about this app in management or technology didn't do it justice. The students really were aware of the points and managed their behavior.

For my observation, I observed a first to third grade special day class at a public Fresno Unified School District classroom in Fresno, California. When I first entered the classroom all the students, approximately 10 students, were sitting down on the rug in front of the class as the teacher was reading a short story to them. When she finished they would go over their reading assignment.

For my fieldwork experience, I observed a third grade classroom at St. Edward Confessor School in Syosset, New York. During my six-hour observation, I learned many new and different aspects to the classroom. I observed both the teacher and the students during the school day, from an educator’s point of view.

Equipment and Environment: The lesson will take place in a large area outside of the school free of any obstruction. There will be bright orange place markers so the children know not to wonder out of the designated areas.

I have always loved working with children. My first job was at Ellison Youth Inc. summer camp and I was a counselor. I interacted with campers between the ages of six through ten. Based on the managers observed she offered me a position during the school year with the after school program. Any environment I’m in I always seem to gravitate towards children and this is when I learned that working with children was my passion. Prior to this time I had no idea this was my passion I knew I just knew I enjoyed working with kids. There was always a sense of self-gratification. So when I found out I was pregnant I was in for a treat.

I love working with children! Making fun activities for children to do and allowing them to learn in a comfortable evinroment. Helping them grow up with postive sloution skills. I have worked with a family of 3 for over 4 years. I watched children from ages 1-14. I grew up babysitting my 2 brothers from a young age. I am still attending high school and would love to babysit children in my off time.

Ever since I was little I was asked the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” My answer was always “I want to do something with kids.” Throughout the past four years I did my best to find out what precisely I want to do with kids. I did this by taking on a few jobs; I became a sports coordinator and referee at Cool Springs, along with a weekly babysitting job.

There are so many opportunities and lessons I have been taking away from this observation experience. First, being the importance of structuring a classroom

In this lab experience I was observing eighteen to nineteen first grade students at Jefferson Elementary. Most of the observations take place in the classroom. I observe at different times of the day, so that I can experience different areas of study. I have observed this class with their regular teacher, two substitutes and the reading coach, as well as a portion of the class with two special activity teachers.

At the second primary tour that we visited, we were given a quick tour of various classrooms throughout the school, in which we spent about 5-10 minutes each. This school is newer, and the walls are very bright, with the teachers working hard to cover the walls with educational information and posters. Each classroom was working on studying a different country to put on display for the entire school, and each classroom would make a flag, talk about various animals, and some

When I was in eighth grade, I wanted to attend Northwestern University to follow in my band directors footsteps and study Music Education. Unfortunately, I encountered a number of problems freshman year. Due to these problems, I quit band, and did not see college as an attainable option so I gave up on going to college. During my Junior year, I realized that college was an something I wanted to do so I decided to do whatever it took to be ready by graduation. During my junior year, I went on a college visit to UW-Oshkosh. However, the campus didn’t impress me and I became discouraged about post high school education. Everything changed when I attended Northwestern University on a college a at the beginning of the school year. Originally,

When a young Mr. Kozol had been teaching fourth grade in an Elementary school in Boston, Massachusetts, he gave an assignment to his students asking them to describe what they saw every day when they came to class. His students, not worried about spelling or grammar, took to this assignment and in true children form they told him exactly what they saw. One student writes the following for their teacher, “I see dirty boards and I see papers on the floor. I see an old browken window with a sign on it saying, Do not unlock this window are browken. And I see cracks in the walls and I see old books with ink poured all over them.” (Kozol, 2005, p.162) Imagine, this as a completely normal sight for these students, they are completely

Inside of the classroom there was a different objective I observed such as three calendars, three tables, a cabinet, 15 pack backs on the shelves and glitter. There were 2 flags, four plants and children sitting and lunch set. There were wood blocks, children pictures, pencil and crayons. There was hand paint, one clock and three rugs. There was three teachers and one with it an apron on.