SEP #4
In my observation of a Kindergarten class, there were many different teaching methods used. The teacher used many visual aids, and example would be when she asked the students to draw a pig. She displayed a pig on the board that was drawn by a guest speaker, and the students were asked to replicate the drawing. The teacher I observed also used games to enhance the student’s learning. The games were not meant to be competitive, but simply there to help the students with thing such as counting. She had the students roll a dice and write down the number they rolled. After, they had to continue counting on from the number they rolled. My mentor teacher’s lessons presented information to various types of learners. One teaching method …show more content…
After she was done reading the book, she would have the students return to their seats so they could partake in a craft that related to the book. The teacher evaluates how effect her teaching approach is by observing the students work. She writes ‘help’ on the paper or activity when the students require a large amount of help to finish. She accommodates students with disabilities, by having them work one-on-one with another adult that is constantly in the room. Each student takes their turn meeting with this other adult. One problem I observed with instructional strategies, was the lack of attention that most of the students were receiving during activities. My mentor teacher would get pre-occupied helping one student, that she would forget that someone else in the class may be struggling as well. Then that student would fall way behind, and the teacher would have to cut time out of the next activity to help that student finish. I think she could solve this problem by making more small group assignments. Instead of having every student complete the activity, have each table work on the activity so if one of the students understands then they can …show more content…
One of the main skills my mentor teacher exhibits is the understanding of her students’ strengths and weaknesses. She knows that some of her students are more advanced than others, and plans her lessons accordingly. She is able to make her lessons challenging enough for the most advanced students, but also not too hard for the slower students. The second reflective practitioner trait I observed was what she did with her prep time. I usually arrived at 12:45 p.m., and this was her prep time when all of the students were out of the room. She would be looking over her lesson plans for that afternoon and reflecting on how the students performed in the morning lesson. She was always so excited to tell me what she had planned for the children in the afternoon. There were even lessons prepared if the students got done early. Her mentality was, “do whatever is best for the children.” Her reflective practitioner skills were shown in full detail after I completed my lesson. She gave me things that I could improve on before my next lesson, but she presented them in a good manner. I was not being scolded for a bad lesson, and she gave plenty good compliments on it as well. I think exposure to a teacher like Mrs. Beers and her great attitude, will be beneficial to my teaching
In my observation of a Kindergarten class, there were many different teaching methods used. The teacher used many visual aids, and example would be when she asked the students to draw a pig. She displayed a pig on the board that was drawn by a guest speaker, and the students were asked to replicate the drawing. The teacher I observed also used games to enhance the student’s learning. The games were not meant to be competitive, but simply there to help the students with thing such as counting. She had the students roll a dice and write down the number they rolled. After, they had to continue counting on from the number they rolled. My mentor teacher’s lessons presented information to various types of learners. One teaching method …show more content…
After she was done reading the book, she would have the students return to their seats so they could partake in a craft that related to the book. The teacher evaluates how effect her teaching approach is by observing the students work. She writes ‘help’ on the paper or activity when the students require a large amount of help to finish. She accommodates students with disabilities, by having them work one-on-one with another adult that is constantly in the room. Each student takes their turn meeting with this other adult. One problem I observed with instructional strategies, was the lack of attention that most of the students were receiving during activities. My mentor teacher would get pre-occupied helping one student, that she would forget that someone else in the class may be struggling as well. Then that student would fall way behind, and the teacher would have to cut time out of the next activity to help that student finish. I think she could solve this problem by making more small group assignments. Instead of having every student complete the activity, have each table work on the activity so if one of the students understands then they can …show more content…
One of the main skills my mentor teacher exhibits is the understanding of her students’ strengths and weaknesses. She knows that some of her students are more advanced than others, and plans her lessons accordingly. She is able to make her lessons challenging enough for the most advanced students, but also not too hard for the slower students. The second reflective practitioner trait I observed was what she did with her prep time. I usually arrived at 12:45 p.m., and this was her prep time when all of the students were out of the room. She would be looking over her lesson plans for that afternoon and reflecting on how the students performed in the morning lesson. She was always so excited to tell me what she had planned for the children in the afternoon. There were even lessons prepared if the students got done early. Her mentality was, “do whatever is best for the children.” Her reflective practitioner skills were shown in full detail after I completed my lesson. She gave me things that I could improve on before my next lesson, but she presented them in a good manner. I was not being scolded for a bad lesson, and she gave plenty good compliments on it as well. I think exposure to a teacher like Mrs. Beers and her great attitude, will be beneficial to my teaching