Classroom Field Observation

The structure of a teacher’s classroom is crucial to determining the type of learning environment that the teacher wants to have. For my students’ desks, my preference is rows and columns. The reason that I choose rows and columns is that I have seen clusters in action during my filed experience during this semester. The students in my field placement are unfortunately off task more often than not, because they are in groups the entire time that they are in school, causing more disruptions in the classroom. With rows and columns on the other hand, allow the students to have their each individual spaces in the classroom, and allows for less disruptions during teaching and learning time. I do however, understand the need for the student-student …show more content…
In my current field placement, my mentor teacher doesn’t have a teacher’s desk, and while it does allow for less clutter in her classroom, it doesn’t give her, her own individual space in the classroom to allow her to get the things she needs to get done before, during and after the school day. For me, I would personally like to have a teacher’s desk somewhere in my classroom. I would place it in a corner, so that it is not taking up any space that my students may need. I would make sure that my desk is visible to all students and that all students are visible to me and that it is easily accessible to them and to me. Hopefully though while I am going through the motions of the school day, I won’t be at my desk, so that while I am teaching that I am in front of the students, and even if I am not teaching, I am monitoring my students by walking around the classroom to help them if needed. The only times that I believe that I will actually use my desk, is for conferences, or to get things situated before or after class …show more content…
The first would be at the back table to conduct smaller lessons, for students who are having trouble with the materials. The second place that I would place them is for them to walk around alongside me and help out students who need help during classwork time. This will allow more students’ needs to be met at a quicker rate. Teacher’s aids/teacher’s assistants will also be valuable to use when learning centers are in play during a lesson, because they can be in charge of certain centers that may need extra explanation of what is required of the students at that