Taking It All In: Observation In The Classroom

Classroom Management and Understanding of Students Meet Ms. Lujano. Her classroom is located next door to another important character in this story, Mr. Santiago. Recently, Ms. Lujano came to me, the special education teacher and consultant, sharing about her uneasiness due to how Mr. Santiago treats one of his students. This student, Joey, has been diagnosed with an emotional disability. I have seen his struggles dealing with tardiness, his temper, and understanding boundaries. Ms. Lujano brought it to my attention that Mr. Santiago struggles with communicating with Joey. Instead of calmly discussing issues with Joey, Mr. Santiago raises his voice and shouts at Joey. This leads to Joey acting out more and often concluding with Joey getting
As the Special education consultant, I will be walking into the classroom and observing the teacher, the students, and the overall feeling in the classroom. As teachers, observation is also a successful addition to the classroom. Observation builds relationships, defines how to teach each child, and develops data for students’ progress. As an observer, I will be modeling for Mr. Santiago how he should be observing in this classroom to build an open environment (Jablon,
Professional development would be the training and set of mind both Mr. Santiago and Joey need to understand. Joey will be challenged in his ability to pay attention and behave in class. He will meet once a week with his counselor discussing different ways he can follow through with his goals. Mr. Santiago will be asked to attend a mandatory training session with other teachers regarding teaching students with special education needs in a general education classroom. This time period is focused on drilling into each person’s mind the importance of compromise in this answering to their