effective writing as a recursive process), I had to go back and revise my essay, by expanding on ideas and fixing my mechanic issues. My observational essay also fit this goal, because I had to go back and fix moments of persuasion rather than observation. For my third paper (Literary Analysis), I fit the first goal when I had to go back and fix a lot of the fragments that…
I observed Josh Craner’s sixth-grade classroom for this assignment. I have been in his classroom this whole academic year and really enjoyed observing/ assisting. For this particular observation, I noticed things that I definitely missed before and watched the physical environment, emotional climate, curriculum, and interactions a lot more than I ever have. Mr. Craner knows his students very well. He knows not only their testing habits, and homework habits; he also knows their social habits.…
My observation took place at Gateway Community College Central City Campus as a part of my job as a student services specialist at the front desk counter. I was observing students between 9 A.M. and 12P.M. on a Monday morning, September 12, 2016. I was able to observe about 15 current and prospective students. The college is located in Central City area neighborhood on Buckeye and 12 street, and most of the students at this campus are considered to be “at-risk” students. The student population…
While being in Pre-Professional experience in the classroom we are required to conduct a project approach in our preschool classroom. A project approach that contains lessons related to a topic by the interests of the students in your class. The preschool that I will conduct my project approach is Madison Monroe Elementary School #16. Madison Monroe is broken up into two buildings and then several outdoor trailers. The main building classes range 6th grade until 8th grade. Also, surrounding the…
Summary timeline of the observation: What activities was the child involved in? 10:00-10:10am: I found 16 children and one teacher during my initial observations upon my arrival to Ms. Hicks’s classroom. Ms. Hicks was stationed in the corner cutting up some color construction paper. From this observation it appeared to me that it the paper she was cutting was going to be used for a future art project or something. Also, there were four groups of children that were working in various activities…
The event in which I attended was a Parent Teacher Association meeting in Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School, located at 160-20 Goethals Avenue, Jamaica, NY, 11432. The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. and adjourned at 8 p.m. The agenda for this meeting included the 8th grader Regents, the 8th grader school dance, PTA bylaws vote, PTA elections and picture day. The purpose of a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is to help connect parents, students, and teachers and it serves…
On February 15th, 2017, I had the opportunity of being a guest at The Village Preschool located in Visalia, California. The classroom that I was assigned to had a total of twelve children that all ranged from the ages of four to five years old. Specifically, the classroom had five female students and seven male students. Upon arrival, the teacher introduced me to the children and explained to them that I was a guest from Fresno State University and would be observing them. To allow the children…
Garrett, the energetic four year old who I had previously observed, was somewhat quiet when observing him the second time. It was three in the afternoon and the teacher was finishing up circle time. Garrett was seated on the red rug in the middle of the first row and sat with his feet tucked under him and his knees bent. The classroom was fully decorated with Fall colors which consisted of numerous paintings and art projects plastered on the walls and hanging from the ceilings. There was also…
For this observation, I decided an appropriate setting would be the mall, due to the fact that people from many different races, ethnicities, and backgrounds tend to be present on any given day. I observed people mainly near Barnes and Noble and Starbucks, however, I also examined people walking about the mall in general. To narrow the scope of my observation, I decided to focus on a number of interconnected themes: gender roles, race, ethnicity, and kinship. Gender roles is a major theme…
Introduction The child I observed was a three year old girl. I observed her in her home specifically her room and the dining room. Unexpected problems which arose during my observation were…… Next time I would correct this by….. Personal assumptions that appeared in my notes. I assumed the reason why she sat next to her mom was because she wanted to play together. Assuming that she took out the tiger for a comparison to help her draw the tiger in her coloring book. I speculated that shutting…