Observation For Middle School

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

Must be “based on the individual needs of the students and not on a disability category.”

For the third observation, I made changes to grammar and fixed my sentences so they could flow better. I started by breaking the third sentence into two in the subjective portion. I did this so that the sentences could remain clear and flow. Next I changed the words "seen alone" to "one on one" to keep a professional tone in explaining that the client was seen by the clinician alone during the therapy session. In the subjective portion I also added details about when the client had his stroke, the effects of his stroke on his facial muscles on his right side, and his personality. For the objective section, I made changes in the spelling of the clinical term rote and used the term "tactical cues" to describe how the clinician helped the client

Panther points. I read this chapter with both of my observations in mind. My observation in North Minneapolis with Erik, at the middle school, at first seemed like I wasn’t going to learn anything. However, I think I have seen the example of what NOT to do in a school environment. My co-operating teacher along with all of the teacher’s in the middle school have decided to give Panther points out as a way to positively enforce good behavior. Eric’s yellow and red card system, followed by removal from class was used as the reinforcement of bad behavior. I directly witnessed a kid, let’s call him Marcus. On day one he was helpful in helping other kids with projects and was given a Panther point for his awesome leadership. On day two he even stayed after class to clean up and pushed many chairs in to straighten up. I even commented he was so well behaved when the rest of the students were out of control. On day three I saw a change. Marcus was told by Erik the co-operating teacher, that he should be doing these respectful and nice things without the Panther Points awarded as Erik had given him a lot of points throughout the days. This child turned his attention not in a good way. His behavior went from model student back to disruptive in one twenty-four hour period. Why? Toshalis writes the answer, “….students reach the following conclusions: nothing is worth doing unless it comes with a reward.” (Toshalis. p. 281)

The Students at Brookeville high school resembled the students of any high school, broken and in need of a savior. As my team entered the football stadium we immediately recognized immodesty in the girls, in which many of those were just in middle school. We continued walking and I notice the less popular kids sitting on the grass hill, or off to the side not participating in the event. We finally reached the bleachers and observed the parents screaming and cheering on their emphasis Brookeville bees. After passing the section of adults, we found our seat behind the student section. This area was prime for observing the high school students interact.

Last night I went to a Pre-k graduation for my grandson. I decided that would be a great place to observe parenting styles. Little did I know that I would be observing parenting styles of the older children instead of the 4-5 year olds. There was a family standing next to us during the ceremony and after. I noticed a 10-12 year old boy talking to a man, maybe dad, maybe mom’s friend? The two of them were communicating back and forth fairly well. There was a little girl in the graduation class that was very out spoken and she was cute, for a little while. My granddaughter made a few cute remarks about the little girl and the lady beside us did too. So Chloe, my granddaughter, ask the lady if that was her daughter. She relied, no, I couldn’t

Comprehension increase when students do not focus on decoding or sounding out unfamiliar words. The important factor to remember is that accommodations does not change the expectation of the children, but allows children show their knowledge by removing barriers. Modification change what the students are learning and requires students to be on an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Plans. Modifications will depend on the abilities of the students and will vary from student to student. Modifications may include how assignments are graded, what is being taught, and amount of classwork or homework. According to Tucker (), it is important to understand the difference between accommodations and modification. Often, modifications can lower expectations and the chances to learn new skills for students with learning disabilities. The most important factor in determining the best accommodations and modifications is that both will need to be monitored and changed based on the abilities of the students and difficult of the

As usual, the children begin the day by having free play. I noticed that this method is used as a way to give everyone enough time to check in, while not having them miss anything specifically. I would say that the schedule for the Pre-K class begins at 8:30 am, when breakfast is served and mostly everyone has arrived and settled down. At times children do arrived while the other children have already been served. Today, I served the children their breakfast, which included a pancake, half a banana, and a cup of milk. As other children arrive, Mrs. M or I would offer them breakfast. Some said yes, while other said no. During breakfast time, Mrs. M joined one of the tables, as she had her own breakfast. Before sitting, she did ask “Is it ok if I

Modifications and accommodation are incorporated into the IEP student. Accommodations and modifications affect different aspects of assessments for special needs students. Accommodations makes provisions for the students to take the same test as students that have no disability such as giving them more time or an interpreter or allowing them to take the test apart from other students. Accommodation can be seen as early as Pre School or in college. The accommodations follow the students throughout their education lifespan. An example of this is when Johnny is struggling with taking a timed test. He does not need the test changed, however, he needs more time to complete the test. The teacher noticed this issue while grading his previous test.

I observed a high school class in Broken Arrow on March 28th, 2018. The class that I was in was comprised of sophomores, juniors, and seniors. It was a self-contained level two class. I arrived at 8 a.m., but it was late start Wednesday so were only a few students in the class at the time. When I first arrived the paraprofessionals in the room did not acknowledge me, I found out later that they thought I was a peer tutor. I thought it was strange that they did not know which peer tutors were there every day. Although after I spent the day in the room, I learned why they did not know which specific peer tutors were theirs. There were between 5-10 peer tutors come in every hour. There were only three in the room when I arrived, during late start

We (Holli and Abbey) sat in on a Science REACH class at Leopold Elementary School. Science REACH class is a specials class that the third graders attend outside of their normal class time. At Leopold, the third-grade staff has chosen to combine both the Dual Language Immersion students and English Language Immersion students during specials to avoid too much separation between the two groups. Because of this, we thought that observing the language used by students during this time would be interesting.

I would have to say I really enjoyed observing this semester. I have not yet taken a class that required observing, so at first I was a little nervous, but after going to the first school, I couldn't wait to go back to another. I decided to go to a few different schools for my observing, just so I could see some different teachers and different students. I think it is important to get different experiences. At each school I observed a Pre-K class, and at all of the schools, I had something memorable happen. The one that stood out the most was at Vinton Elementary. After their morning learning time, the teacher let the kids play in centers. She told me that I was more then welcome to go interact and play with the kids. I can't even explain

My unique highschool situation has had the largest impact on my future goals. In Chicago there is a specific subset of the public highschool system denoted as selective enrollment and within these schools are programs known as Academic Centers. An Academic Center allows seventh and eighth graders to take high school classes and are highly selective. I started attending Lane Tech’s Academic Center(LTAC) when I was twelve and the experience was life changing. School became both more competitive and more specialized. The one thousand students or so students in my graduating class split off into more specific pursuits. I joined both Alpha and the high school robotics team. Alpha is a program specific to my school which allows students to take

When in an area that is dirty, we are less conscience about making a mess than in an area that is pristine. Shanty town was once a wonderful small town until corporations such as the shell company began illegally dumping into the environment. Since then the town's residents have suffered the repercussions. In the reading, A 9th-grade classes were given cameras to take pictures of things which bothered them about their neighborhoods, the results were quite a revelation.

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