Cooperative Teacher Observation

Mrs. Hendrickson’s third grade class is full of bright eager learners that have begun to except me at a teacher in their classroom. I have begun to get questions like, “Mrs. Granger, can I go to the bathroom.” Overtime, I have learned from this wonderful group of students as well as my Cooperative teacher. As I have taken on the role of teaching the reading block first thing in the morning, I have grown as a pre-service teacher educationally and more become more confident.
My cooperative teacher has been teaching for seven years. Her delivery of grade level content seems to come with easy and she can discuss a topic with students or hours. The conversation she has with the classroom is as natural as having a conversation with friends at the dinner table. Mrs. Hendrickson starts a conversation out with yes and no type questions and begins challenging students with questions that require deeper thought. At times, she will ask students to prove their answer, even if the student is correct. Students are engaged and respond well to her teaching. I observed this, and wanted to apply the same style questioning to my teacher. Yet, I was not sure how to begin. Impressive as my cooperative teacher is, I admire her ability to except students as they are, and nitpick at …show more content…
Yet, the most challenging part of growing as a teacher is knowing how to grow. Asking higher reasoning questions is a weakness of mine, yet how do I begin to quire the skills to address this weakness. The seminar addressed this weakness. In the past, when I lacked the knowledge to address a situation in the class, I would look up strategies online. Therefore, when a weakness arises, I could educate myself and work to turn the weakness into a strength. Finally, I will strive to turn my weaknesses into strengths by discussing strategies with my cooperative teacher and other teachers around