In this second month I still had to spread the flyers every Wednesday and Friday, after that I would back to the class either to teach or to assist. In the first week of September, I was informed that I would get some new classes to be handled. As usual, before I handle a class as a teacher I had to do some observation in their class as a teacher’ assistant. The first group was composed of four students of eight years old. The other one, was composed of five students of six years old. Observation group 1: When I started with my observations, I noticed that this group would not be very difficult to handle. Although there were one to two students that did not work, the rest of them did not present problems related to that. There were no big problems …show more content…
The host teacher entered the classroom greeting in English, but the instructions and explanations were given in the way of mixing the English and bahasa. The students only used the language when reading a text or a dialogue. If there was an unknown word, the teacher immediately wrote its meaning on the board (in bahasa). It reminded me of the Grammar-translation method, but I was conscious that my classes would be mostly based on the Communicative approach. Sincerely, I was a bit worried about this situation because when it was my turn, I had to speak in English as much as possible, so I was afraid my students did not understand or did not me for that. Another thing that called my attention was that the teacher worked with the book only. She did not use other materials such as posters, pictures, cards, videos, songs, games, etc. Therefore, I thought it would be good to exploit as much as I could that kind of resources which students were not used to. As I said before, the group did not present problems of indiscipline. Sometimes they were noisy, but it was not necessary to call their attention many times. They were very respectful and their relationship with the teacher was really nice! The teacher was able to keep the class under control all the time, and that was admirable for me. Regarding the teacher’s explanations, they were very clear. Generally, the students caught the information quickly. Maybe, the level of English that most of them already had was of great help too. Another positive aspect to remark was that the host teacher was very well organized to work and to give instructions. It was good because students did not get confused about what they had to do. Group 2: The first class I observed this group, I felt scared and surprised at the same time. I was afraid because I noticed this would be a group difficult to handle. They were numerous, talkative, noisy and some of
4a – After the delivering lessons, Miss Hannan assessed the instructional session and provided suggestions to improve upcoming lessons. 4b – Miss Hannan collaborated with the cooperating teacher for an efficient and effective process of recording and maintaining accurate assessment for each student. 4c – Miss Hannan described that parents and teachers are “ultimate teammates” in a student’s education. She kept parents informed by a weekly newsletter that was written by students. Understanding that parents need to be made aware of their child’s progress, Miss Hannan communicated positive and areas of challenges by sending notes and emails to parents.
I broke the students up into groups and gave each group a theme to focus on pulling quotes from the book that relate to the theme. I thought the lesson went over very well the students were engaged and on task. All the groups worked well together. Each student contributed to the collaborative team poster. As I walked around I notice group members helping out others group members which is great interaction
In this situation, I would work with Jenny one on one and help her to fix the small mistakes that she was making and help her to understand that small mistakes are okay. I would work through her assignments with her and guide her through them to lessen her frustration. 5. Describe the problems that students had while interacting with each other during group work. Why did these problems exist?
Dr. Walton is passionate about this class making it was easy to get into the topics. It felt like we were just talking and not another lecture. I liked how Dr. Walton interacted with the class and asked us questions to see if we were understanding things and what our views are. She always made it feel like if you ever needed anything or any help her door was always open and not to hesitate to ask for help. The movie Te Ata helped to see how things were tied together.
I observed the ELL class on Friday October 11th, 2015. The observation was done at Strawberry Point School in the Mill Valley District for 30 minutes with three English Learners from Kindergarten, which one child is Danish and two children are Koreans. I spoke with Monica who is the person responsible for the ELL program at this school. • What placement options are available to ELLs in the district?
(pg. 11) During this, the children decided not to play around but rather they chose to talk about what they learned. This shows that the students were paying attention, were involved, and thought beyond the lesson and they shared that information between each other. This is fantastic, since before the loathed the idea of learning, but now they are confronting each other about the lesson without being told to do so, showing their independent learning. Following that, Miss Ferenczi’s teachings has also helped them think/learn independently by making them question what they know.
When they were finish meeting the student went back to write their final copy. A successful lesson is a lesson where my students are fully involved, listening and interacting with the and each other regarding the material presented. The teacher lessons are thought-provoking and fun at the same time because she believe the students want to have fun and that they learn more effectively when learning is a pleasure, not a chore. The true measure of a good lesson, however, is when I can look at tests and quizzes on the material and see a good level of understanding and comprehension on the student’s
The teachers really showed love in everything that they did and it gave the students a desire to do their
I started doing my field Experience in Lime Kiln Elementary school where I shadowed Mr. Mikalov, a fifth grade teacher, When I first walked into his classroom it was so colorful and full of artworks, student works and inspirational quotes I felt happy walking into his classroom so I would imagine what a fifth grader would feel like. Mr.Mikalov was very generous in showing me around the classroom where they have their group work, reading area on the rug. He showed me the schedule they follow every week, they do math every day from 12:13 to 12:55 and have lunch every day at 11:26- 12:08 and off course I took a picture of it to know when and what they are doing that time. Mr.Mikalov introduced me to the principal who is very nice and welcomed
Everyone did their part and nobody had any problems with anyone in the class. It was like that for the first three months of school. What changed this was my teacher getting diagnosed with breast cancer. She had to leave for chemotherapy. Our new teacher pretty much acted the way described above.
Students seemed eager to learn and responsive to the teacher’s directions. Mrs. A demonstrated great classroom control both times I was in her classroom. She had a great rapport with the students and because of this relationship the students respected her. Her lessons were very engaging.
Within my observation of the classroom; I was able to see how the teacher interacted with the students, how gender role played a role within the students, and lastly see the how the students interacted. The first thing I observed and saw was how the teacher interacted with the students as she taught. I noticed that often she did not encourage the students to do better; she would just tell them to re-look at their papers and fix their papers if
The students were highly engaged. I could say that the concepts to be learn were explicitly linked to ELLs’ background experience and past learning. I listened to the teacher’s speech and voice projection, it was appropriate (not too slow, not too fast), and she emphasized the importance of being respectful/active listeners. She ensured that each students had sufficient time to respond to her questions, and clarify if a student seemed confused (regarding the objectives). As the students did the group work, Mrs. Carbone foster noticing.
I felt that the children were very well behaved than most children. It was a bit shocking. All of them were extremely respectful of their teacher. I am excited to continue observing this class the next couple weeks. Being in an actual classroom makes me super excited for my
I learned their cultures and backgrounds. Each student learned different, which allowed me to design an instruction plan to meet the student’s needs. I enjoyed the teaching these students. The community at E. R. Dickson allowed me to work with