What student actions and answers indicate to Linda that this teaching and learning experience is not successful?…
| | | | | | | | | |Develop two other pertinent questions related to the characteristics of classrooms as | | | | |discussed in Ch. 2 of the text. | | | | | | | | | |Write a 750- to 1,050-word reflection on the interview that addresses the following: | | | | | | | | | |Sort each of the five most difficult decisions into the five characteristics of classrooms | | | | |discussed in Ch. 2, beginning on p.54. Explain how each situation fits into each of the | | | | |classroom characteristics. | | | | | | | | | |Describe the complexities the teacher or aide faced when making their decisions.…
When Miss Ferenzci is in the classroom the students noticed that she was drawing a tree on the chalkboard. She tells the class they needed a tree in there. She then goes on to introduce herself to the class. Miss Ferenczi shares with the class that her grandfather was a Hungarian Prince and other things about her family. Then to continue not doing the norm of a teacher she does not allow the kids to say the “Pledge of Allegiance,” because she did not feel like it was needed. Starting the morning like this, the students expected an interesting day of lessons. She gave them a lesson with vocabulary and reading. The way she taught the lesson she seemed not to care. Marie Lassmann talks about what a substitute teacher is expected to do. Miss Ferenczi was correct in…
Mrs. Minor-Walker gained their attention by letting them know that she is happy to see them this morning and hoping that they enjoy the lesson plan that she has ready for them. At this very moment, I observed the body language of all the students and wrote down the actions that stood out to me the most. During the lesson plan lecture, I noticed some students who were passing notes to others, tapping their foot on the ground to indicate that they were bored, some who put their head down to influence sleeping etc. Then, there were the students who sat upright and looked interested in the lesson, ones who raised their hands to ask questions indicating that they want to understand the lesson plan. It…
I observed Mrs. Ball’s 7th grade science class at Helen Tyson Middle School on Thursday November 5, 2015. The classroom had a great climate and was decorated with interesting scientific educational material. She had the desks set up in organized rows with two kids per table. This set up allowed for less interaction between the kids because they were so spaced out, which seemed to keep them on task. The dynamics in the classroom were great. She connected well with each student and was interested in what they had to say. She was very in control of the class and the students seemed to respond well to her. The students interacted pleasantly with one another and were were all very welcoming. They came into class, sat down, and got right to work.…
Blue’s class she reminded them of the Bill Nye video that they had watch, and the kids remember lots of things from the video. This was a great way to get the students engaged and to help with a visual representation. She also gave each of them a chance to explain their reason and definitions with the whole class. She kept the students engaged by having them all take turns reading and highlight as they went along. Her role was to present questions for the students, who were to think about the answer and then share with one another. It was a good idea to spilt the students in to partners to discuss. In Mr. G’s he explained that the students had only been giving him work that was about fifty percent effort. He did allow for students to take out there phone and take pictures of the board to make sure they had the information. They also were very good at reading along with him and answering his questions out of the book. I think it was a good idea to get the students more engaged in the learning process, by working in smaller groups together. These are both great examples of their responsibility as a teacher to create good creative and instructive…
The students were encouraged to ask each other questions as well as add to and challenge the answers provided by others. I utilized this opportunity to move students, as I seen fit, when formulating these groups. This allowed me to unite the lower ability student with the higher ability student. I felt this coming together greater impacted on the overall development of the students social skills. It gave the lower ability student confidence to offer an answer up to the teacher for consideration knowing that what she is about to say is coherent, having came to its conclusion with another student. I praised the good that she attempted to do and tried to ignore what wrong she does, in the hope that praise becomes a goal and provided her with motivation for further appropriate behaviour and…
4. Scheduling includes blocks of time for teachers to mentor and supervise student progress on the performance assessment tasks.…
Her assistant teacher is riding the bus at this time of the day picking the students up. While waiting for the students to arrive Ashley is getting everything ready for the day ahead. She would either getting things ready for small groups, get the music ready for the day or she might be cleaning up anything that might be still laying around from the day before. Once her eighteen students arrive at eight A.M. she lets them play with table toys for about ten to fifteen minutes. Breakfast is served at eight fifteen. Once the children are done eating breakfast the children go to centers and are called to brush their teeth while they are playing in center. Once centers are done the children come to the carpet and then do music and the calendar. Once the students have completed those activities they go to small groups. This is where Ashley has each group set up and they are set up to help meet the individuals needs of each child. The individual’s needs are indicated on the lesson plans. After small groups the children go back to the carpet and Ashley or her assistant will read a book to the children or have a group discussion over the project they are working on. Lunch will be served then gross motor and then it is time to say goodbye for the…
The main purpose for evaluating teaching performance and effectiveness is to ensure quality of education. The goal of the evaluation is to gain information for retention, promotion, and tenure decisions. Some universities publish evaluations of teachers conducted by students. Students may use this information in selecting course and degree programs. Therefore, instructors have a stake in these evaluations and should strive for effective teaching to produce satisfied customers [students] (Jacksonville University, 2012).…
N comforted her new friend she, asked him questions and found out what interested him. He really liked trains, so she engaged with him through play. While in the classroom, I was able to observe her engaging with all her students. She tried to engage with each of her students, showing interest in their pretend world. While asking questions and sometimes assisting in problem solving. Overall Mrs. N classroom produced an impressive social-emotional classroom atmosphere.…
The first hour and a half I spent observing Mrs. Ballardo kindergarten classroom. The type of lesson that I am observing is Math Cooperative groups and the objective that is being worked on in this lesson is that the students can show that they know the numbers by counting dots on a die. When walking into the classroom I immediately felt like this was a class that promoted learning. It felt so welcoming, and the mood of the children were great they were all sitting on the rug and ready to learn. The classroom is arranged with the five tables. When you first walk into the classroom there are two…
I write this letter to completely reassure you that we are taking the concerns you brought up with the utmost seriousness that they deserve. As a matter of fact, we have investigated the matter the last couple of days to ascertain the facts and events of what happened in Ms. Paulson’s Computer Technology Class on Monday during the third period. There were 27 students present that day alongside Ms. Paulson, and we have conducted interviews with some of them individually in order to get to the bottom of this issue. While it is certain that it was one of the students who momentarily put the pictures in question on the projector, it is also without a doubt our goal to never have to expose our students to any such material; and the adults in our staff certainly are expected to uphold their responsibility of keeping a safe environment for every child under our care, be it from harm of a physical or mental nature.…
Teacher: I try my up most to talk to the teacher after the lesson to discuss the progress of pupils whom I’ve been working with. There are times when I have expressed a concern on the seating arrangement within the classroom and other behavioural matters that I have felt need to be addressed, the teacher has often given further direction in where they want me to support in the room. I’m always really keen to receive feedback from the teacher about how they felt I worked with the pupils, how I could improve my role within the lesson, sometimes I have been encouraged to work with groups of pupils, therefore I have gone away and looked into different ways of delivering certain tasks and how certain pupils work better together. I’m not always given the learning objective ahead, which I feel is really important to receive so I am prepared and feeling confident to discuss the topic amongst the pupils, therefore I often try to discuss the next lesson with the teacher in advance to ensure I have an overview.…
I notice that she broke down the instructions and slowly started saying it to the students. Breaking down directions into chunks can help students to understand the question in the most simplest form.…