4.2 Observations 4-6

 Mrs. Young was very organized and kept her kids on track. They wouldn't always do the same thing, sometimes they did slide or Gizmos or one day they did a prep for their state testing and got to go on science sights afterwards. My favorite part of her class was the gizmos activities and the Google slides, they were quick and easy and the kids seemed to really enjoy them and learn a lot. 

My first favorite method from her class was how she keeped the kids in check, she has this thing call class dojo and whenever the kids would get very rowdy or disruptive she had a fake class dojo that she would take points off so they would know to stop ( the kids didn't know it was a fake class). 

My second favorite method from Mrs. Young was how she was very confident in herself when she was up there teaching the kids. That is something I truly admire and aspire to work towards. 

4.4 Mini teach #2

This lesson plan was based on the sister book of the first book I did. This book was about the moon by Stacy Mcanulty. For this lesson I read to them out loud again but I only gave them one worksheet over labeling the moon fazes and a two truths and a lie game about the moon on the back of the book. Yet again I went up to read and teach and I got stage fright again. I learned from these teaches that I just have to find my voice and give more confidence. 

4.3 Mini teach #1

 My lesson plan for my first mini teach was a book that Mrs.Young had in her class over the unit they were going over. This book was about the earth by Stacy Mcanulty. It was a short small picture book that had tons of information over the earth. Mrs. Young helped me to hunt down some handouts for the kids, I chose to have them do a maze and a sheet over labeling the layers of the earth, followed by some questions. I believe that everything went particularly well other than I could have had more confidence and picked a harder maze to have them do because most finished in 5 seconds. I was very confident in my reading abilities in front of the students but when I got up there I suddenly had gained stage fright. In conclusion I learned to be more confident and to give the students work that is actually on their level. 

4.1 Observation 1-3

Unfortunately due to some family emergencies I missed my first observation of Mrs. Young's class so I don't have any data on 1-2 but I was there for our third day. Mrs. Young started her kids off on a gizmo activity online and some Google slides to work on. I thoroughly enjoyed watching her and the kids go through the gizmo activity, I believe that is something I will be using in my class room for the future. I also thoroughly enjoyed the Google slides, these Google slides had everything laid out for the kids and they were interactive so they had many resources and materials to go along with while Mrs . Young was going over it with them.

Mrs. Young had very many great methods but what I noticed the most was how well she paid attention to her kids and kept the ones she knows have a hard time paying attention in line and on track, she gained a lot of respect from her kids and it really shows. Another thing that I admired from her methods in my first day was how she allows them to talk as they work but she maintains it in an equal level. 

Mrs. Young really impacted my career choice by showing me that it is fun teaching some of the younger groups. I noticed how she made her class fun and the kids went along with everything.  I always thought that I just wanted to teach high schoolers but my first day in her class really changed my perspective.

Even though I was only in there for about a day during my observations I truly think that I learned a lot about what it's like to be a teacher who has a good class environment. 

3.2 Middle school observations

 observation 1. 

I did not get to do this observation sadly, I was sick with strep throat and my doctor told me to stay home. 

Middle school observation No. 2 Mrs. Patterson's class 5th grade math

For the first 20 or 30 minutes I was in her class it was her prep period and her kids were in art. When the kids came back she got them situated and then she introduced her lesson by having her kids watch a video she thought would help them as they went through and reviewed. The whole class period was mostly reviewed from what I saw. Mrs. Patterson would periodically stop and have them do something on their own and she would go around and help them if they needed. Mrs. Patterson's class was very good, they listened and they learned very well. 

3.1 Elementary Observations

 The past two Wednesdays I have gone to our elementary school to observe their teachers, I had lots and lots of fun observing how much care and fun these kids were experiencing. 

Elementary school observation no.1 Mrs. Reed's class 

I visited a kindergarten class for my first elementary observation, The teacher was nothing but nice to me and her students. She showed very good discipline in her class despite them being a little bit of a hand full but they are kindergartners after all so nothing against them. My teacher sat me at a table full of kids doing what she called "morning activities" as she pulled others for assessments. These kids got right to work knowing what they should do and how to do it. I am very impressed with the teacher and that class. 

Elementary school observation no.2 Mrs. Moser's class 

For my second observation I observed a first grade class. This teacher was also nothing but nice to me and her students as well. When I walked into her room her and the teacher in the classroom next to hers were having their classes do some friendly competition of phoenics between them. These kids were being called up in pairs- one from each class- to see who could right their word down faster. Both classes sat very quietly and very still as their fellow peers were competing. After they left I observed how the teacher reviewed their topics and then she got them started on a worksheet and other activities on their chrome as she pulled them for testing. These kids were wonderful they sat quietly and barely had to be reprimanded. 

I really enjoyed my observations in the elementary the kids were good and the teachers were amazing.

My biggest take away from this was that I might want to teach elementary students, I would use the layout of Mrs. Moser's room because I love how her desks are set in 2 desks together. 

2.2 Junior High Observations

 INTRO: Wednesday the 6th and wednesday the 13th I observed classrooms in the junior high. 

First Junior high observation : I observed an 8th grade history class. The teacher started off the class by putting the objectives on the board and introducing out loud what they will be doing and doing a verbal review on the topics they have learned in class that week and the week before. Then she got them set up with an activity to do that required group work. After that they did some more review then they finished up a flip book activity. I liked that the class was so quiet and willing to learn and I love that the teacher was very loud and got her point across.

Second Junior High Observation : I observed an 8th grade literacy class. The class started off with some bell work and then some verbal vocab review. Then they did some short questions and reviews on the book they are reading. They took a short quiz on certain chapters of the book. The rest of the class they went over the book and some questions through class discussions. I liked that the teacher walked them through what they were doing and I like that she let them review the book through class discussion. 

Something I learned is the students learn and review better through class discussion.

In conclusion I had a very good time observing these teachers classrooms.