Observation And Reflection

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_____________ Students can fill these sheets of paper out and share positive things that they’d like to say about each other. I would then have them handed out to students at the end of the week. I like the idea of students catching others being good and creating a positive environment. Sometimes children don’t hear positive things being said about them at home. I really want my classroom to be a loving, welcoming, and encouraging environment for all my students.
B2. How Observations and Discussion Might Affect Future Practice
My observations and discussion with the classroom teacher might affect my future practice by: providing a model of ideas that I can implement to keep my students engaged, to reward and discipline students for behavior,
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This has been a whole new experience for me, but since I was able to work with students and had several opportunities to tutor and assist the class I will feel more confident when it comes time for me to teach the class. I worked with students with different abilities and I will be able to adjust my teaching methods for both students that are on-level academically and also with those that are struggling. D1A. Reflection on the Effective Use of General Effective Teaching Practices My reflection on the effective use of general effective teaching practices includes:
Every Student Can Learn: Mr. D. tells the students, “If you tell yourself you can’t do something it’s true. I believe in you. You are intelligent, you are kind, and you are special. You should tell yourself I can’t yet.” Basically he was telling his students there are some things that they may not be able to do, there are some things that they haven’t learned yet. However, they should not tell themselves that they can’t do something. Instead they should tell themselves that “I can’t yet.” I thought that this was an effective teaching practice because there are a

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