Overall Reflection The past three weeks, I have been in the fourth grade classroom at Visual Performing Arts Magnet School. Throughout the day, I had about sixty students that came into the classroom. The classroom was small but it was enough room for the teacher and all the students. When a person walks in the classroom, the first thing they see is the teacher’s desk across from the door. The students are arranged in groups in the center of the room. There is not any desk but the students have tables they sit at. On the far wall by the teachers desk is an arrangement of bookshelves filled with books. There books from every genre and on a wide variety of levels. Between the bookshelves is one couch. The teacher allows the students to sit on the couch when they can find a place to read …show more content…
On the back wall is storage cabinets and the teachers reading table so she can help her students that are struggling. On the opposite wall from the bookshelves, there is a line of lockers and hooks for the students to store their backpack and books. Each hook and locker has a number that way the students know which one is there’s. In the front of the room is a whiteboard and a projector screen. With a cabinet between the whiteboard and the door. The classroom is organized and the students can locate everything in the classroom. My first week in the classroom, if I had to ask the students where something was located at they could take me to the correct spot and show me. The students enjoy the classroom and I really liked being in there. The classroom was not cluttered and everything had a spot where it belonged. The classroom was tidy and the students took care
Everything about the room was bright, colorful, and child-size. It was an ideal learning environment in my opinion. I have noticed that the higher the education, the more dull the interior of the classroom becomes. I think this is because at a very young age children are encouraged to learn and teachers want them to have a desire to explore and learn and this is often accomplished through entertainment. As a college student, it is clear that learning is a choice and professors are not there to entertain, but to teach. I think this shift in education style is good for creating independence, focus, and motivation in students, but I personally feel stifled by plain, uniform classrooms. This difference became even more noticeable to me after visiting a bright, colorful, and stimulating environment of a
Preparing and organizing the classroom itself can be a precursor for the way your classroom is going to be ran. Allowing for student workspace, wall space and your own workspace can help prevent the classroom from feeling chaotic. Using containers for specific materials that are labeled and stored as well as creating file cabinets for lesson plans and worksheets that...
One you enter the classroom, to the right there is a classroom bathroom and a teacher’s desk. To your left there is a bookshelf for word containers with a bulletin and chalk board behind this. On the bulletin board the student’s art works is on display. On the chalk board, there is the student’s nametags. Beside the word container shelf, there is a smartboard then another chalk board. On this chalk board, there is a calendar. Written on the board is the date and the season. After morning announcements, the students read, “Today is March 24, 2016 and the season is spring,” in unison. There is a TV sitting on a shelf. They use this TV for the morning announcements and to display a clock during the day. In this corner there is a library and rocking chairs for the students to sit in. Then there are three tall shelves where there are several blocks and worksheets for children to work on their math. In front of this, there are two small size tables with plastic letters in a container set up on these tables. Here students can work on their spelling. There are two computers following this. After the computers, there is a science area. There are more child sized shelves with different animal lifecycles on them, science books, and more. By these are student tables. The students normally sit on the blue carpet but this is an area students are able to work at. To the right of the
Our classroom has three rectangle tables and one trapezoid shaped table, and the students sit at these everyday when working on classwork or projects. We also have a big rectangular rug in the front of the room; this rug is split into five rows with four squares in each row, allowing twenty kids to sit on the rug comfortably. The rest of the students sit on the sides of the rug where there is extra room. While on the rug the students will typically either face the rocking chair, which is beside it or the Smart Board, which is located in the front of the room. In our classroom we have a home living area, a cozy library corner, and crates full of books, which are easily accessible by the students. The room is very large which allows for easy group transitions, and smooth traveling around the room to get daily supplies. The walls in our room are covered with student’s work, anchor charts, and colorful posters with content related information on them. This creates an attractive classroom and sets a positive tone for the environment. In our classroom we have two sets of cubby shelves, the one shelf by the door consists of cubbies for each
The classroom that I observed in was arranged in a simple way. In the dramatic play center there was a long coat rack and each hook was labeled with an image and name of the outfit. This was done so the children know where do place the clothing when they are done with it or cleaning up. Also in this center was a cash register, puppets, an oven, refrigerator, ironing board, sing, dishwasher, a table set and a comfy chair. Their block center was small, and sectioned off by a shelf and an arch way in the corner of the room. In this center there was also a table. I felt that they children would not have enough room to build although I did not measure the area. The art center had stamps, children’s art work, an easel, magazines and other essential art supplies. In the same area as the art center was the writing center. In this center was maps, chalk and chalk board, stencils, a ruler, notepads, loose paper and pencils.
Upon arriving at the classroom, the first thing I noticed was everything was covered by large sheets of paper on the walls. I was greeted by the teacher at the door who then informed me to sit anywhere. Students filed into the room found their seats and were informed to open there books because they were going to be reading three stories. As they were
Walking through the door, students feel safe and welcome wandering to their seats in a big circle of tables. They can see their classmates as they face each other and glance from wall to wall looking at maps, art, famous people, different cultures and student work all depicted in colorful posters around the room. As I start the lesson from my desk, which is also included in the circle, the students get out their journals and colorful pens to record today’s lesson and their personal thoughts, questions or even art. I believe the set up of a classroom has a big effect on student learning and I hope that my classroom will be an environment that will engage my students in critical thinking, discussions and reflection.
The classroom 110 is organized as follows: starting at the threshold and going clockwise; on the first wall, there is a big armoire that holds some of the classroom supplies and teachers’ belongings; it covers almost the whole wall. In front of the second wall, there is a big movable blackboard and beside it, there is a small computer station for the children. The third wall is comprised of a set of windows that covers most of it and below them, we can found a couple of bookshelves
These past seven have whizzed by quicker than (insert metaphor), and it 's hard to believe that I am one fourth of the way through my sophomore year. This class has been without a doubt my favorite class I have taken at Concordia so far. At the beginning of the semester I was overwhelmed looking through all of the assignments that the eight weeks entailed, and was not too excited about taking the class online instead of on campus. However, I quickly discovered that I loved sharing my thoughts and ideas on the discussion board, and enjoyed reading the various insights my peers had to offer. I loved the fact that instead of simply learning about Piaget, and Vygotsky 's theories we were learning how to apply them into a classroom setting. Although all the concepts and topics were valuable the ones that significantly changed my perspective on teaching were those on learning styles, the impact of poverty, and trauma-informed care.
The class I visited is comprised of 24 five and six year old children, a lead teacher and a ‘Para-Pro” who assists the teacher and provides support and guidance for the children. Within the classroom itself, there are 6 tables organized in the center of the room in a grid formation. Children have their own workspace at a shared table. Around the perimeter of the room are ‘centers’ where each day, the children work on tasks such as listening, story development, gross and fine motor skills, math, reading and other important skills that are needed to develop socially and academically. In several places on the walls, there are displays or ‘brag boards’ where children can post their work that they feel best represents their efforts. The walls are brightly decorated and are filled with pictures, letters, numbers and other basic elementary school information. It is energizing and interesting without being chaotic or overstimulating.
For this reflection, I would like to reflect on my first full day of solo teaching without my mentor in the room. My mentor went to an in-district training for three days and I was able to be her substitute. On my way to school, I was really nervous about what the first day on my own would be like and would everything run smoothly. I was pleasantly surprised how easy this day ended up being.
On the first day of college; my teachers said to me; Study hard and you 'll get a degree. The Course 's Enduring Understanding (EU) is ideas, habits, and general comprehension of what students should know or will soon find out. Over the course of my first semester I learned ideas such as studying, sceduding, and trying to fit all that into one week and 5 classes. I also learned habits such as reading, thinking, listening, presenting. We used all of those skills in the course of the whole semester and it kind of got me read for what the other courses where going to bring.
While teaching my first lesson, there were several things I did well and I’ll admit several things I need to work on. During the lesson, I feel I did a good job in using the proper terminology we had taught the students the day before class. I felt they needed it because they all looked a bit scared when I started teaching without the refresher. I also feel I did a good job of going over the tools they need and explaining the steps in simple enough terms for them to follow.
I can say that there room is conducive to learning. They were 30 plus students. They were electric fan and window for their ventilation. And I can see that the students were comfortable.
One of the first things a teacher does at the beginning of the school year is organize, arrange, and decorate the classroom. The physical environment of a classroom plays a part in the ownership students feel about their school and more specifically their class. The classroom environment should do as much too foster cooperation and acceptance as the instructional method the teacher uses. Children are sensitive to the atmosphere created in the classroom. Is the classroom warm and inviting? Are all areas of the classroom accessible to all children? Are the walls bleak and lacking in color or do the decorations help to make the