Courtroom Observation Essay

people would normally gather at coffee shops for a number of reasons; including casual business meetings, conversing with friends over coffee, or even to just enjoy the daily newspaper over a cup of coffee. Putting myself in this situation for observation, I suddenly found how obvious the influences of technology were and how they can greatly impact our social interactions. Technology in the café, as I observed, takes away the ability to “live in the moment”, meaning people are only half-engaged…

as I approach Bruning Elementary School in Wilmington, IL. Today I will be observing Mrs. W’s preschool class. I arrive before the students so as to get a good seat where I can see all their faces and watch two children without any obstacles. Observation 1: The children come in with their winter coats on, one little girl looks right at me, smiles and states “I got a boo-boo” and sticks up her finger to me then goes to put away her coat. She comes back out of the coat area and shows me her…

autism. Also, Mike’s mother shared that Mike was currently on an Individualized Education Program (IEP) at school. In order to inform my own understanding of Mike, I conducted informal observations of Mike and his interactions with others at home and school. On September 20th and Oct 4th, I conducted two field observations at the school that Mike attends called BuildUp elementary school academy (pseudonym). BuildUp is a school in the Riverdale Public School District (pseudonym) that serves…

theory which enables a greater knowledge and understanding of development, coupled with parental observation; early identification is hindered. This is further highlighted by Wieringa (2011) who discusses the importance of Schön’s (1983) theory of ‘reflection-in-action’ using the knowledge gained by the practitioner to influence changes needed in provision. Therefore following the analysis of observation one and further discussions with parent/ teacher with regards to Thomas’s first and second…

Throughout the observations I noticed there was a relatively even amount of information regarding the four developmental domains: physical, cognitive, social, and emotional. The first instance of physical development was in observation two when children were playing outside. Children were climbing the playground and running around in the play area. Children should be encouraged to run around while outside, if they aren’t then children are antsy in times when they need to be quiet and still.…

ever wrong! This essay will look at my experience in the dental clinic with what I have learned from the observation, how the experience has changed my view of the program, if the experience enhanced or diminished my interest in the field, what fears I have moving forward and what I feel more confident about after the observation. To begin with, I have learned a decent amount from the observation in clinic, but I am only going to hit some major points that I found most important. As I walked…

Before the members initiate the program, they must fill out an application and be interviewed. During the program, the members are mainly assessed based on observation. The CTRS observes the skills each member is building on or may need more help with. The last form of assessment the Clubhouse uses is a standardized assessment called the work readiness evaluation which is completed before a member is discharged…

representation of the observations completed for the class M464 – Methods of Teaching Reading taught by Dr. Hope Smith Davis. These observations have been conducted and recorded by Joshua Lindsey, a teacher candidate at Indiana University South Bend during the spring semester of 2017. These observations give prospective teachers a chance to be immersed in a content-area classroom and to witness day-to-day operations within the secondary classroom as they occur. While these observations were…

upper edge of the eye orbit. The first time this observation took place, the results were that the edge was blunt. There was another observation done on the same part of the skull and the final determination of the shape of the upper edge of the eye is that it has a sharp edge. This qualitative observation points to the skull being from a female. The next observational test was conducted on the actual shape of the eye orbit. Two analytical observations was executed and both of them resulted with…

Drosophila from larva to adult stages were obtained. Each of the two vials was carefully observed one at a time for natural and mating behavior. The following mating behaviors were looked for during the observation: orienting, tapping, ‘singing’, licking, attempting copulation, copulation. Observations were recorded.…