My TE-100 class went to Barr Middle School in Grand Island, Nebraska and Northeast Elementary in Kearney, Nebraska. Due to a conflict I was unable to attend the Barr Middle School visit and went to Walnut Middle School in Grand Island, Nebraska instead. At Walnut Middle School, I observed Mrs. Coble, the seventh grad math teacher. At Northeast, I observed Mrs. Tobey, a fourth grade teacher. After observing both schools I came to the conclusion that the two schools are very different from one another. Walnut is sixth through eight grade and Northeast is kindergarten through fifth grade. From the outside Walnut Middle School looked very bland and very big. On the other hand, Northeast elementary looked very colorful and small. When I went inside
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At Walnut Middle School they have a parent/ teacher committee where the teachers works alongside the parents to create the best school they can have. They also have movie nights where they invite the community to come watch a movie at the school. To advertise for the movie night they work with a local Spanish radio station and get the message across to people who only speak Spanish so that they can come to the movie night as well. Stewardship at Northeast Elementary was huge because they have many different programs to get their students involved in the community. The do Character Cats where fifth graders apply and interview to help the teacher during one of their recesses. It is preparing them for when they have a job someday because they have to do well or else they will have to step down from their position. They also have Safety Patrol for fifth grade students and make sure that all their students get to school safely. They recite the pledge everyday and third through fifth graders can sign up to say the pledge over the intercom. Something unique is that they have an outdoor learning center and fourth and fifth graders maintain it. The last thing is that the fourth graders are in charge of picking up the recyclables. Nurturing Pedagogy was apparent at Walnut mainly through the principal. When he was talking to us before we observed our classroom he said that he spends a lot of time with students who need some extra talking too. He also is in and out of the classroom because he truly cares about each student. Mrs. Coble was trying to prepare her students for high school when they will not baby you through every lesson and that came from a place of caring for her students. Nurturing Pedagogy was very evident at Northeast Elementary because Mrs. Tobey had a big poster that said “Accountable Talk”. There were 4 steps to the accountable talk. 1. Rephrase, 2. Rewind, 3. Review, 4. Recharge. She also showed that she cared
At Walnut Middle School they have a parent/ teacher committee where the teachers works alongside the parents to create the best school they can have. They also have movie nights where they invite the community to come watch a movie at the school. To advertise for the movie night they work with a local Spanish radio station and get the message across to people who only speak Spanish so that they can come to the movie night as well. Stewardship at Northeast Elementary was huge because they have many different programs to get their students involved in the community. The do Character Cats where fifth graders apply and interview to help the teacher during one of their recesses. It is preparing them for when they have a job someday because they have to do well or else they will have to step down from their position. They also have Safety Patrol for fifth grade students and make sure that all their students get to school safely. They recite the pledge everyday and third through fifth graders can sign up to say the pledge over the intercom. Something unique is that they have an outdoor learning center and fourth and fifth graders maintain it. The last thing is that the fourth graders are in charge of picking up the recyclables. Nurturing Pedagogy was apparent at Walnut mainly through the principal. When he was talking to us before we observed our classroom he said that he spends a lot of time with students who need some extra talking too. He also is in and out of the classroom because he truly cares about each student. Mrs. Coble was trying to prepare her students for high school when they will not baby you through every lesson and that came from a place of caring for her students. Nurturing Pedagogy was very evident at Northeast Elementary because Mrs. Tobey had a big poster that said “Accountable Talk”. There were 4 steps to the accountable talk. 1. Rephrase, 2. Rewind, 3. Review, 4. Recharge. She also showed that she cared