Observation Reflection Paper Tyler Smith Intro to Teaching 4/26/07 Tyler Smith I My passage to becoming a teacher started this spring semester when I started to take the class‚ Introduction to Teaching with Mrs. Eastman. Before taking the class‚ I was not sure if! really wanted to enter the teaching profession. I was inquisitive about the opportunities that I could pursue with the profession‚ but decided to take the class with the best intentions to succeed and get my foot in
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Participant-Observation Study of the Arabic culture I have conducted a participant-observation research in an Arabic hookah café in Georgetown‚ the Zenobia Lounge. While I was expecting to get more insight about the way Arabs practice Islam in their daily lives‚ my observations were about the service sector in collectivist cultures and expression of cultural identities. I realized that the intimate relationship between a business and customers was more important than the service itself in collectivist
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dressed. She was very alert and happy focusing on her mothers face. Abigail’s reaction to the presence of Melissa demonstrates that there is a strong emotional bond between them. This directly correlates with Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development of trust versus mistrust. The stimulation that is presented to Abigail is warm and pleasant which allows for Abigail to feel safe and secure. She responds to this with smiles and moving her body. Melissa sang “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” using hand
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11/16/12 Observation Paper This Monday‚ I ventured to the nearby Child Daycare center‚ Bright Beginnings‚ in an attempt to analyze the behavior of children. Upon arriving‚ I was greeted with what I expected before I set foot on the premise: chaos. As an adult‚ kids are drawn to you for some odd reason‚ mostly because they look up to you‚ figuratively and literally. As time passed‚ I screened out the kids and chose 2 which particularly caught my attention. Child one was a big 5 year old kid that
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During my observation at Oak Park Middle‚ I observed a 7th grade Social Studies class. Most children n the classes I observed had African-American students. Two classes had to Hispanic girls. There was 31 boys and 13 girls all together in the three hours of classes I observed. The boys always greatly outnumbered the girls in the classes. I believe the students all came from similar socioeconomic background. The teacher was an African-American male. He had great control over his classroom and was
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Ethics of Observation Uses of Observation within a work environment: • Identifies stages of development • Identifies level of ability • Use observations to plan activities • Monitors changes in behaviour • Use to report suspected abuse/neglect • Psychological evidence Why is observation important? By observing children within a work environment‚ we are able to learn their interests and dislikes. As teachers‚ it’s important for us to know the children we work with as deeply as we can
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Observation # 4: Notes: It was 10:05am on Tuesday‚ October 20th‚ 2015: The class was cleaning up after their activity with gluing popsicle sticks to the drawn out number one. Once most of the children were finished with their project‚ the teacher said cheerily‚ “Alright my friends‚ who is all done with their craft! Wow! Look at all these wonderful number ones!” One toddler yelled out‚ “I done!” Another toddler said happily‚ “Look at my picter!” A third toddler jumped up and said‚ “I sticky! Bleh…”
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Child Observations ECE214: Nutrition and Health of children and Families Instructor: April 1‚ 2013 Child Observation: This observation took place while watching a video provided by Ashford University titled “Pre-school Vocabulary Lesson: My Body”. Who was observed? I observed the teacher and what instructional theory she used and the five students in her classroom. Her students consisted of three four girls and one boy from what was shown in the video. Instructional Theory used: The instructional
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NARRATIVE OBSERVATION FORM Child’s first name: ______________LaMya Gamble________Child’s age __5_______ Date: _____10/13/2014___________ Time: ____5:19____ to ___5:56____ Setting: ______________Home____________ Focus on __Cognitive/Language______ _______ developmental domain FACTUAL DATA What did I actually see the child doing? INDICATOR Which performance indicator does this observation demonstrate? (Use the Bright from the Start or GPS weblinks) REFLECTIONS/ INTERPRETATIONS From your factual data
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Nichelle Mcclinton 03/25/2013 Child development 101 Child Observation Observing age 1-2 The child I observed was male and approximately one and a half years old. This was a natural observation; the place was at my home in the bedroom of my apt. I was the only person in the room. To my knowledge and what I have observed was Martrell. The time of observation was at 2:00 until 3:00pm. Martrell was playing with his toys by himself when the observation began. A few minutes later Martrell went
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