I had to go Pasco Elementary School in order to do observations. They are from one of my teacher candidate courses that I am taking at the University of South Florida. While doing this I figured I could also do my reflective observation as well. Field observations are a requirement, they are needed for completing the exceptional student educational program I am enrolled in. Normally, I do not participate in any of the classroom activities, however, this day I was asked to go beyond what my exceptions…
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constantly talking, when they did not stop talking after the first warning, their places were changed so that they could stay on task and not distract the rest of the students. The class in general was much disciplined and on task throughout my observation. 5. What did you think about the teaching you observed? Ms. Parker’s assistant teacher was not present this day. Therefore, keeping students engaged and busy with the coloring activity gave her a chance to work with a small group of students…
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I observed in the Central School District No. 104 at Central Elementary School with Mrs. Kristin Murphy. Central Elementary School hosts students from prekindergarten through the fourth grade. Mrs. Murphy has been a teacher for over twenty years at three different schools in private and public settings. She has been working at Central Elementary since 2013 as one of their four second grade teachers. Her current classroom contains seventeen students, including four boys and thirteen girls, and…
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Khristy Hernandez 1AB Teacher: Mrs. Carroll Time: 2 hours and 56 minutes Where: Seabourn Elementary School, 1st graders The purpose of this week's observation was to observe if my mentor had a Code Red plan, and I came to see that she does. My mentor is prepared for the unexpected. Her code red plan is to lock the doors, turn off the lights, get the kids away from the door and windows and somewhere dark and safe. If a code red does happen she will do these procedures and put the kids under her…
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During my observation of Mrs. Mizenko’s first grade classroom on November 9th, I noticed that Mrs. Mizenko does not teach how to form letters unless one of her students is repeatedly struggling with a specific letter because the children are in first grade and should be able to properly form letters by now. However, if a child struggles to properly form a letter, Mrs. Mizenko writes the letter on the whiteboard and models what the letter is supposed to look like. Once the students reach the word…
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I observed for five hours at Fairlane Elementary School in a Kindergarten classroom. Fairlane Elementary is located in Lafayette Tennessee. The teacher I observed was Kendra Garmon. Mrs. Garmon’s classroom was very open. She had centers for the students to work at in every corner of the room. Her room was very colorful and eventful. I observed a Kindergarten classroom with fifteen students. The students were equal in gender. There was seven boys and eight girls. The class had two children who had…
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service learning at Rock Canyon Elementary School, located in Provo, Utah. This is the school I attended for grades K-6. I have always loved this school and will learn to love it more as I get to know the faculty and students there. The most exciting thing about my school is that it is brand new. This is the first year of instruction in the new building. The old school was torn down over the past summer, and students returned to a new school for the 2016-2017 school year. It makes things a little…
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cannot recommend your son to Woodrow Wilson. He’s not an all-rounder.” Now I do not blame Ms. Colon. She had to nominate a student from her class of kindergartners for an interview at the Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, an institution for the “gifted and talented” children from the Union City School District. She judged students’ respective aptitudes based on whether they hit certain benchmarks, such as tying one’s shoes, listening and following instructions, etc. I struggled with these basic tasks…
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Over the course of this semester, I observed three diverse elementary general music teachers. The teachers I observed were Jeff Leonhardt, Amy Davidson, and Rachel Pollard. All three of these teachers have different backgrounds, school situations, job requirements, and years of experience. With all of this in mind, there were also many consistencies between these three teachers including instrument and solfege use, daily class routines, and specific objections and goals for each class. Jeff…
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major, I studied in the area of Elementary Education. While serving under this program for a period of time, we were required to take two semesters of field observation. This observation assignment was to examine the classroom, help the teacher, document the teacher’s classroom management, and observe the different lessons taught. It was a complete a portfolio of daily logs, pictures, and worked I assisted in. My field observation was held at Bugg Elementary School and I observed second grade for…
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