A Example Of My Observation Of A Field Experience

Observation Form 2

When I first started my field experience the eighth graders would not participate at all. Now, they are all raising their hands and paying attention more in class. I am not sure what happened, but it makes the class more enjoyable to be in. The students have also warmed up to me. They will raise their hands and I will walk around and help them.

I have had to reteach myself the parts of speech to be able to help them. I feel like I am learning right along with them. I also checked out the textbook they are using in Mrs. Sottoriva’s class so I am able to read the stories and be more engaged in the classroom discussions. The students are assigned different short stories out of the textbook and will write a one page

They were given a article and had to underline what they felt what was important or significant. Then as a class, we went through paragraph by paragraph and discussed what we underlined. The students told Mrs. Sottoriva why they felt it was important or what it meant. I followed along with the students and I was impressed with the responses they gave. Mrs. Sottoriva also told the students what she underlined, this way they could underline it if they did not already. I really enjoyed this activity because it helped with the student’s comprehension. The students had to think about what is important and what it meant if they did not understand it.

The students have also been working on terms found in Literature. They were given a quiz where they had to match the term with the definition, identify five types of conflicts, and label the layout of a story. Mrs. Sottoriva’s cooperating teacher gave me a copy of the quiz to show me how she differentiated the quiz for the special education students. I know we need to differentiate our lessons, but I did not think about differentiating a quiz before. This helped me see where all the students are in their learning and what they are capable of