Classroom Observation Paper

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I completed my observation experience at Bartels Middle School. I was connected to this school by one of my peers who currently works there as a tutor. I had the opportunity to observe and work with 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) classroom. I felt that this was a fitting environment for me because the majority of each period was students whose first language is English, which is the type of classroom I see myself teaching in. I wanted to see, first hand, what an inclusive classroom looked like, and the adaptations that teachers made. I stayed each day for three hours, which allowed me to see about three periods each day. Each period had two ELL students who spoke languages including …show more content…
I had the opportunity to talk to the teacher before class and I asked her what else she did to help her ELL students. She told me she had never had the chance to take a course like I am in, learning to work with ELL students, and that it was something she struggled with. She said she wished she knew of more ways to help them, but she has never been given the tools needed to do so. Our conversation implied that she felt she needed to be able to speak their language to be an effective teacher for them. I was very saddened by what she told me, but it made me appreciate this course even …show more content…
Those kids have a lot of energy! As they entered the classroom there was always a lot of chatter and talking and goofing around. It was sad to see, however, how left out the ELL students were in this playing and talking. They tended to keep to themselves or just to their peers who spoke the same language. The classroom, while being inclusive, did not feel inclusive. Seating was assigned, for example, and in every period the ELL students were seated in the back of the room. Additionally, I was appalled when one of the Spanish speaking girls responded to a question in Spanish and another student laughed and made a rude comment. The teacher gave him a dirty look, but that was all. It made me feel that more cultural awareness and respect is needed either in the school or in the classroom I was in (Diaz-Rico,

Classroom Observation Paper

in the classroom, classroom layout, classroom management, and difficult situations in the classroom. Each of these topics that were discussed in class, combined with what I have witnessed in the classroom, have given me an idea of what to expect when I have a classroom as my own. Within my classroom, I observed different kinds of diversity. I saw the obvious diversity that people look to (such as skin color and gender), but I also saw other form of diversity within my observation classroom. I observed…

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Classroom Observation Paper

subculture for the entirety of my life, it was a fantastic and humbling experience. The main point of my research throughout all the observations and interviews is that Kindergarten is no joke. Observation: My first day in the Kindergarten subculture was February 23 at Emery O. Muncie elementary school in Southern Indiana.…

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Classroom Observation Paper

Eastside Elementary and I observed a Kindergarten classroom, the teachers name was Whitney Graves. When I walked into the front office, I noticed that everyone was speaking Spanish. The front desk clerk was trying to control all of the Spanish-speaking guests in the lobby. I found my classroom and walked in to find a very happy classroom. There were about 16 students present that day but I saw 18 desks so a few students may have been absent. The classroom was mostly of the Hispanic race. You could tell…

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Classroom Observation Paper

We went to our observation on November 5th 9 days after our teach 1 on October 26th. Only 16 of the 22 students in the class were present, and two of the students present had not been in class when we had our lesson. As we observed the class I noticed those who were engaged, their interactions and our mentor’s strategies. It was clear to see which students were engaged in the lesson and which were not. Every one of the students sitting in the front were quietly and diligently working while there…

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Classroom Observation Paper

Classroom Teacher: Mrs. Thurber Classroom Paraprofessional: Mrs. Bradly This preschool classroom consisted of mostly general education students with five students that have an IEP. This is considered an inclusion classroom since it has a mix of general education and special education students. A few of the students are on the autism spectrum, both higher and lower functioning. During our time in this classroom, we observed the students participating in morning circle time and also in self-chosen…

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Throughout my observation hours, I have gained knowledge and better understanding of applications in child and youth development.. For example in the child development module, we learned in the adolescent stage of a child, they experience change in their social and physical development. As mentioned in the Child Development Lecture (Gonzalez, Slide 16) , the social change of an adolescent include social acceptance. Social acceptance was evident in Anthonys social skills, because I noticed during…

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Classroom Observation Paper

I observed Mrs. Delay’s Visual Art classroom and I believe it to be thus far the best learning experience of my college career. Mrs. Delay’s classroom is everything I aspire to have one day. Four County Career is an extraordinary work place with experienced staff, kind faculty, and excellent education. Teaching Visual Arts and Design in a vocational school is the career I foresee in my future. I believe this to be the best career option for me because I want to work with high school students and…

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Classroom Observation Paper

This is my last day of observations. I have enjoyed this week so much. I have learned so much from this great teacher and her very special group of students. At 7:45 am, Student A was already in her chair. She screamed as I walked through the door. She was reading or reviewing a worksheet at her desk. Then, she began to color on her worksheet. She appeared to really be concentrating on this activity. Then, the student began bouncing up and down in her chair making chant-like noises. At 8:10 am…

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Classroom Observation Paper

A teacher’s job is not an easy one, by any means…. There may be many conflicting needs within a single classroom, and one of the greatest challenges is finding a teaching method that works for the education of all the students…. Collaborating with a group is difficult when all members of the group have very full schedules…. These observations are just a few of the thoughts that came to me while working with Kelsey, Olivia, and Katie on our group presentation these past few weeks. Some of the…

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Classroom Observation Paper

In every classroom there will most likely be a student with a learning disability. Learning disabilities are very common, it is a condition where students have difficulties obtaining information. The classroom I got to observe was an amazing summer classroom where there were students with learning disabilities. In the classrooms there were at total of thirteen students and one teacher, out of the thirteen students two had a learning disability. One of the student named Alex, who struggled with bad…

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