Throughout this semester, all my observations that I’ve done in my assigned preschool have taught me something about teaching. From seeing how the students interact with one another and watching how the teachers manage their classroom, I’m able to learn how a successful classroom looks and works and also if this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. One of the first things that I’ve learned during my classroom observations through interacting with the students is that you cannot force or “speed up” learning. For example, I remember one day working with a student who asked me to help her practice her letters and trying to get her to write the letter “f”. She knew how to properly write her name so I automatically assumed that she knew how to write all her letters. First we traced the letter using the sand paper letters. Then we moved on to …show more content…
I’ve learned so much more than I thought I would at the beginning of the semester. I feel like because of how much I have learned in my observations, I am able to get a taste of what my role in the classroom as a teacher is or will be. I’ve seen how the teachers in my classroom interact with the students, and how well they know these students as individuals. I’ve been surprised and mind-blown by the intelligence these 3 and 4 year-olds possess and how these teachers are able to foster and care for these young minds. One thing that I’ve always known is that I want to be a teacher, preferably 3rd or 4th grade. At one point in my life I did question being a preschool teacher. I came into the CI 295 hoping that these classroom observations would help me realize if I want to be a classroom teacher or not and it did. After observing the PSU preschool this year, I finally realized that preschool probably isn’t what I want to do. I think I would feel more comfortable teaching a 3rd or 4th grade
Twenty-four children were observed for this study. Half of the children were male and the other half were female, all aged between three and four years old, and enrolled in a private southern California preschool that is located on a private college campus. They were all part of a racially diverse classroom, which I drew from in a manner that allowed for a representative sample to be derived.
I spent the whole night reading about the differences teachers make on student’s lives and how their hard work pays off in the eyes and minds of their students. The more I divulged in the books, the more I pictured myself leading the future of our community. From that day on, I was determined that teaching was going to be how I was going to spend the rest of life. I never knew that all I needed was for someone to see something in me as a student to affect my whole future and how I can possibly have that effect on future generations.
Teaching is one of the most well-known professions all around the world. However, it is also extremely underestimated, especially when it comes to teaching elementary school students. Jenny Peters, writer of the article Confessions of An Elementary School Teacher, observes that it is indeed a “challenging career” that in the end has “immeasurable rewards” (1). However, no matter what you have to do, it seems as though those rewards overrule anything and everything as long as your heart is in it, not only for the students, but for the drive to teach them and lead them to bigger and brighter futures.
John Henry is a 15 year old 9th grade student who suffers from ADHD and anxiety disorder. John frequently makes inappropriate verbalizations during teacher’s instructional time. This behavior causes distractions for himself and his peers. The teacher would ask John to stop talking out of turn, but the student only stopped for a short amount of time. The teacher would then pull John out of the classroom to speak one-on-one on some adjustments he can make with his behavior to make his learning more successful. After pulling John out of the classroom, he would be complaint for 2-3 days, but not for a week long period. Afterwards, the parent/guardian were contacted, but the target behavior was still not altered in any way.
David's parents appeared to be in an okay mood when the QP arrived for the session.
So, how does a preservice teacher learn to do that? Same as with any other skill - practice. And talking with and observing colleagues. And taking classes.
The class that I observed was a special education class. I chose to do this because I feel sometimes we as counselors lack the in support special education. So I wanted to be an outsider and a future counselor to observe to see what I know and what I can do. The staff that was present during this observation was Gerado Lara. I was observed that classroom for most of the day, from 9:10AM-2:00PM. In the classroom there were about 10 students all of the students had variety of special needs. There wasn’t a subject specifically being taught but Mr. Jerry was working with his student on his verbal and communication skills. My overall perception and feelings is that these kids need more help than just an aid or a teacher. They also needed
The second day of my observation during the 3rd grade class I noticed that the children were very wild and disobedient. Mr. Dunn told me it was because P.E. was their last class of the day and they were ready to go home. In addition to this it had been raining all day so the children had not gotten outdoor recess. The options for students when it rained were to either go to the computer lab or the cafeteria. Since the children had not gotten to run around and get out some energy, they acted out during P.E. Mr. Dunn told me there is a link between physical activity and learning and when children don’t get the physical aspect it makes it hard for them to focus, retain information, and behave during learning excercises. Throughout the duration of this class the children ran and yelled and climbed on things they weren’t supposed to. Mr. Dunn used his microphone a lot and the police officer came in to help calm the children down. The students would not be tamed, so the class turned into more of keeping the students from hurting themselves and each other and just ignoring the tattle telling and yelling. Each of the planned tasks did get completed and the students did learn, but I could tell by the end of class Mr. Dunn was stressed and the police officer laughed at his expression. One of the things I admired about Mr. Dunn was that even
Everyone that attends Brickell academy, please rise as we share our ideas about the science project. I am comparing the cells to an environment. I also am starting from the outside of the organelle and closing in. The plant cell that I am using is a vascular type. I choose our learning environment. The superior school. I think, that the school is a great example because of it's cell wall and membrane.
In a Grade two classroom a teacher has incorporated a show and tell session each to provide the students with the opportunity to share their current interests and knowledge on topics of their choice, promoting student-centred learning and social interactions within the class (Biermeier, 2015; Blaise, 2011). Today is Eliza's show and tell, the teacher approaches Eliza's parents at morning drop off to see how Eliza and the family are settling into their new home. With consideration to Bronfenbrenner’s (1994) ecological systems model, the teacher understands that mesosystems are the connections between each setting that includes the child, school, and home and that these relationships have an influence upon a child’s learning. During her conversation with Eliza’s parents, the teacher is informed that over the weekend Eliza found a cat skeleton underneath her new house and she has proudly brought it to share with the class. Whilst being shocked at Eliza’s choice of show and tell, the teacher
As an education major at State College, I’ve decided to become a teacher for several reasons. As I progressed through elementary, middle, and high school, many of my teachers were great role models for me. This has inspired me to become a role model for someone in the near future. My love for science and math has also influenced my desire to teach and make a difference in a child’s life. I want to teach students the subjects that I love so much. I want the feeling that I helped a child accomplish or learn something they couldn’t understand. One of the main reasons I want to become an educator is because I feel education has really lost teachers who truly love teaching and those who truly love teaching and those who have the desire to make a difference. I feel I can really help make a difference in the education world and bring back the love to teach.
When this semester came about, I did not know what to expect, I was nervous but also excited at the same time. My desire to teach evolved probably when I was in middle school and the desire matured through high school and is still evolving as I immerse myself into the field of teaching. I started to enjoy learning more and more and felt that to be able to teach all this information I learned would be my dream job. I love to learn and want to inspire my students to love to learn new ideas and skills. I career-shadowed in middle school, and I enjoyed being at the center of the classroom with all the pupils attention directed towards me. Valuing what I had to tell them was awe-inspiring. These children saw me as a role-model and wanted to know
For my observation experience I went to Southern High School in Harwood, MD. Southern High School has a special education department for the students with disabilities. The teacher that I met with for this classroom observation was Ms. West. In the classroom there were at least four assistant teachers that helped Ms. West throughout the school day. The assistant teachers helped Ms. West co- teach the class and were there to help the students if they needed extra help. The school also has a couple of student aides that come in to help the teachers and the students in the classroom. There were at least twelve students in the classroom. The students in the class had many different exceptionalities such as learning disabilities, Down syndrome,
Through classroom observation I was exposed to the different methods of teaching a lesson. The methods of teaching depends on how will the teacher execute the lesson well. I learned that modern learners today needs both modern and traditional way of teaching as for them to fully learned the lesson in a meaningful way.
Coming into this class, I figured we would learn about how to handle different kinds of situations from a teacher’s standpoint. As it turns out, the class is much more than just that. I figured there would be group discussions consisting of some controversial issues, but I had no idea how the course would make me feel as a person and as a future educator. So far, this class has brought to light the incredibly difficult decisions I will have to make as a teacher. Not only will those decisions affect the child and parents of that child at hand, but myself as well.