Cep Classroom Observation

Mrs. Whitelaw’s CEP class is the class I looked forward to observing in the most. She and her two TA’s made me feel the most welcomed by greeting me every time I observed in their classrooms (none of the others made me feel unwelcomed). I believe that the welcoming also came from the classroom environment that Mrs. Whitelaw provided her students. The class was covered in the students’ school work and achievements. The classroom also provided escapes to any of the students that needed alone time or a quiet space. There was a room in the classroom designed for students that needed alone time. This space was a closed off office with curtains around the windows and only a beanbag chair inside. The space was a designed for escapism for any student …show more content…
While the students with other less severe disabilities work on their homework from other classes. One of the TA’s will sit down at a table known as the science table where they will work with the students on worksheets regarding different science topics. The other TA works with the students that are completing homework or other class assignments. This class also has a therapy dog that they share with the elementary school across the street from the middle school. Mrs. Whitelaw rewards the students for jobs well done by using a ladder system. The students each have a name plaque with a Velcro back that is attached to the whiteboard on top in a ladder like style. Each student at the end of each class would show Mrs. Whitelaw in the different TA’s what they completed that day and after each class. If the students completed the right amount of work, had good behavior, and displayed kindness they would be moved up on the ladder. Once they reach the top of the ladder they would receive a ticket that would go towards a raffle that happened every Friday for them to receive a reward. This is a great way to positively reinforce acceptable behavior from the