Pre-K Observation

In the Pre-K classroom I have been observing the past couple of weeks, I did Instrument 7.5 which is Visual Indicator and Oral Indicatior and Occurences which is how often Mrs. Valentine does something. Visual Indicators are certain things such as how many times does shes write on the board, uses overhead, points to or holds up a visual picture of something, shows a slide or film, demonstrates with model or equipment and other visual aspects. Oral indicators are providing or asking for examples, telling a illustrative story, recalls personal experience, relates a lesson to the past, poses a problem, compare and contrast something or other. I rated Mrs. Valentine a 5 on writes on the whiteboard because she uses the smartboard now more than the actual whiteboard. When using the overhead I checked off a 10 because she always has something displayed on the overhead so the children know what lesson they’re doing at the moment or they’ll know what assignment to do. On Fridays in the afternoons, the children go to choice centers and on the overhead Mrs. Valentine will have their names under each section and the children can go up to the
With “Tells illustrative story” I rated a 10 because a lot of the times she will give very descriptive details of a story. “Recalls Personal Experience” I gave a 1 because Mrs. Valentine doesn’t really tell her own personal experiences to the class. “Relates to past learning I said a 10 because sometimes she will go back and ask the children if they remember doing this before with another lesson. “Poses Problem” I gave a 10 because she will challenge her students and see if they’re able to figure it out themselves. “Compare and Contrasts” I rated a 10 because Mrs. Valentine will compare certain things and see if the children understands or