The name of the center that I have chosen was Omaha Early Learning Community (OELC) located as of now in Skinner Magnet School, in Omaha, Nebraska. The ages of children in the room are from sixteen months to twenty-two months old. I (Kellee R. Smith) am the Lead Teacher and I have a one Teacher Assistant and one Aide who has had little experience with toddlers and infants.
____ Part 1: Classroom observation: What score did you assign FOR EACH Item and why? What were the strengths? Any areas needing improvement? (2 points each for 38 points)
__5___ 1. Organization of the Classroom
__5___ 2. Contents of the Classroom
__3___ 3. Classroom Management
__4___ 4. Personnel
Section I: I ended up with a total of seventeen, which is pretty good to me for first time teaching toddlers. I scored the fives because all the furniture in my room is toddler height and friendly. The materials are accessible whenever the students show interest and we change out the art center every day with a new sheet of paper and add crayons, makers, and paints. However, I would like to see more from myself and my assistant teachers be more tentative, immediate, and on their level for the majority of the day.
__4___ 5. Approaches to Curriculum
__4___ 6. Opportunities for Child Choice and Initiative …show more content…
There is a posted daily schedule that is being followed, but I think about the various needs being unmet in my classroom. For starters, I have two SLP’s and two PT’s that come and leave valuable information in order to meet my two kiddo’s needs with hearing impairments. This is wonderful but overwhelming. I am in need of picture flip books for transitions, sign language posters, Spanish talk phrases for toddlers, and a picture schedule. Although three teachers in a classroom, I still feel the weight of the world on my shoulders and guilt of failing my children because there isn’t enough time in the day to always
____ Part 1: Classroom observation: What score did you assign FOR EACH Item and why? What were the strengths? Any areas needing improvement? (2 points each for 38 points)
__5___ 1. Organization of the Classroom
__5___ 2. Contents of the Classroom
__3___ 3. Classroom Management
__4___ 4. Personnel
Section I: I ended up with a total of seventeen, which is pretty good to me for first time teaching toddlers. I scored the fives because all the furniture in my room is toddler height and friendly. The materials are accessible whenever the students show interest and we change out the art center every day with a new sheet of paper and add crayons, makers, and paints. However, I would like to see more from myself and my assistant teachers be more tentative, immediate, and on their level for the majority of the day.
__4___ 5. Approaches to Curriculum
__4___ 6. Opportunities for Child Choice and Initiative …show more content…
There is a posted daily schedule that is being followed, but I think about the various needs being unmet in my classroom. For starters, I have two SLP’s and two PT’s that come and leave valuable information in order to meet my two kiddo’s needs with hearing impairments. This is wonderful but overwhelming. I am in need of picture flip books for transitions, sign language posters, Spanish talk phrases for toddlers, and a picture schedule. Although three teachers in a classroom, I still feel the weight of the world on my shoulders and guilt of failing my children because there isn’t enough time in the day to always