My initial classroom observation went totally different from what I was expecting. I was extremely nervous to be just "staring" at students and typing on my huge laptop. However, a bit of my anxiety went away when I saw my classmate Maggie and also when we both decided that sitting in the front of the classroom was definitely something we were not interested in doing at all. During the duration of the observation I felt like an hour and fifteen minute class session seems way longer when you are just
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The room smelled faintly of playdough and a loud crash rang from the back of the classroom as a tower of blocks collapsed. Nervously, I hung my pink backpack on a hook. My parents smiled down at me before leaving me in the increasingly chaotic preschool classroom. Throughout my first day, I heard an onslaught of new words. My head spun, why was no one speaking Chinese? Suddenly, there were “shoes” and “crayons” - two terms my mother had only taught me in Chinese. Every object my mother had taught
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Mrs. Holdway, I have been an educator in the Claiborne County schools for 36 years, but Wednesday I had an incident occur that has never happened throughout my career. I put in a technology requisition to have computer internet repairs done in the lab. Today, Chad and Brian came to fix the issues. First, let me say that Brian was both and polite and professional towards me. Immediately though, Chad accused me in front of a room full of students, as well as two other teachers, of allowing the
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While I was observing I saw a child who was making "hon hon" noises by opening his mouth and making the noise though his nose. The children giggled at first but then ignored him when he made that noise again. The two teacher seemed to ignore the behavior and eventually he stopped making it. I saw the Aid a few times remind the student to stay focused and mentioned what his rules were. The teacher mentioned to me that sometimes she has him get a drink of water when he needs a break. However she also
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The context. Provide the reader with the setting of the observation including the place and the content of the lesson interfaced for learning. For my peer observation I had the opportunity to visit Ms. Cade’s 1st grade classroom at Hyalite where Savannah is completing her practicum at. Savannah has being teaching a unit on plants and for this lesson I was able to participate in a lesson that demonstrated whether plants need soil to grow. She had created an activity that would but this theory to action
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For the parents that have children coming home from school complaining about blurred vision or eye pain, the answer is in the student’s classroom. The answer is actually something that is used for educational use and is affecting the students of today, but not in a good way. It is the laptop or tablet. Laptops can be a great resource to have but being on one all day can be very harmful to someone. Studies show that laptops are related to multiple health issues. Manufacturing laptops or tablets is
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Currently, Quazonte is enrolled in Churchland Middle School full-time, as an 8th grader. In the last three months, Quazonte has attended school regularly, but there have been interventions by school administration. His recent school behavior has resulted in two out-of-school suspensions, one for fighting and one for being involved in the current matter before the court. Quazonte's performance at school is concerning- he is failing English 8 and Math 8. He is passing all his other classes. The school
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Introduction The classroom is the place bounded by the wall and roof which teachers houses their students for the purpose of giving instruction to their students. In other words, it is a place where teachers and students engage in discussion. To some teachers, classroom teaching is a complex process in a complex environment whereas to others, classroom teaching is like rearing their own children in their own home. The classroom is an immediate environment where management is applied in order for
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Philosophy of Classroom Engagement and Management Cheryl Lindsey Grand Canyon University: EDU-536: Classroom Engagement and Management Dr. Strickland September 23, 2015 Philosophy of Classroom Engagement and Management This paper uses annotated bibliographies to discuss key topics of this author’s philosophy of classroom engagement and management. We will look at both, teacher’s role and student’s role. A closer look at the classroom atmosphere and appearance will help us understand how
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Weinstein (2006) define classroom management as “the actions teachers take to create an environment that supports and facilitates both academic and social emotional learning.” This simple means that classroom management is a set of rules, words, and deeds that you, the classroom teacher, use to keep your classroom running smoothly so that you and your students can work, teach, and learn safely and efficiently. I will first take into consideration the physical environment of my classroom. Since my students
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