Write a 3-page minimum, error free paper in APA style about your observation and interview. Must be typed.
Observe the activities and characteristics of the classroom.
Describe your observations in detail by using the guide below (write in paragraph form – not question/answer).
Include interview with teacher if necessary to complete the assignment (write in paragraph form – not question/answer). If a topic is not observed, you will have to talk to the teacher to glean information.
Include any additional comments that you want to make about your visit.
Describe how this assignment will affect you as a teacher in the future. What did you learn?
Submit the completed log and contact information from the teacher you observed with your report.
Report should be clear, detailed, error-free, at least 3 pages, written in paragraph form following the APA style guidelines.
The following assignment must be submitted as a Word document. Google docs cannot be opened. The professor cannot grade what cannot be opened. Failure to submit this assignment as a Word document may result in a zero for your grade.
The student will examine the issues facing schools in today’s diverse society, including socioeconomic distinctions, gender, race, ethnicity, language differences special education and the changing standards for future educators. The student must discuss each of the aforementioned topics and refer to primary or secondary resources for reference. The student uses primary and secondary resources which include data.
Information to include in your paper:
Introduction
Use National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/ to give general information
School
Teacher’s name and characteristics
Grade level/subject
Type of class (inclusion, resource, regular education, etc.)
Student make-up of the class (ethnicity, gender, ethnicity, ELL, students with disabilities, and any other apparent attributes that are important to note)
Structure of the Learning Environment:
Physical environment
where was the class?
Describe the condition of the facilities.
What is posted on the walls?
How are displays arranged?
Are people shown in the displays?
List the different cultures (race, ethnicity, gender, ability/disability etc) that are included in the displays.
Purpose of the setting
why were the students there?
Who established the setting?
What did it intend to fill?
Culture
What can you see or hear that will tell you about the students’ culture? (race/ethnicity, gender, social class, ability/disability, religion etc).
Is your culture different from those in the setting?
With whom does the teacher make more eye contact (consider race/ethnicity, gender, social class, ability/disability, religion etc)?
Other Things to Consider: directness, politeness, humor, anger, approval, degree of formality, competitiveness, cooperativeness
Were any holidays celebrated?
How does this teacher’s classroom organization and teaching strategies meet different student needs? Is the classroom teacher-centered or student-centered? Why?
Who talks more, boys or girls? Minority or majority students? Rich or poor kids?
What are the characteristics of students who are usually silent?
Describe the kinds of clothes the students wear. What do clothes of students tell you about their cultural groups? Describe the different kinds of clothes that the different cliques wear. Do students ever challenge the teacher’s authority? What cultural group does it?
Social Class
Are you able to determine social class of the students you observe? How? Do you see any differences?
Language
Is Standard English used all the time?
Do you observe code-switching / register-switching?
Do students have a different language? How does this make you feel?
What are some social perceptions of the students’ language?
What modifications do you make to communicate effectively with students? (consider listening, speaking, reading, writing)
Are there ESL students in the setting? Are any bilingual programs offered in the school?
What is the students’ communication style?
Was body language used?
What is the supervisor’s communication style?
Gender
When observing boys and girls, what gender differences are you able to observe?
Think of the way children act, their choices of activities as well as friends, and their responses to various stimuli. Does the teacher treat boys and girls differently? In what way?
Ability/Disability
Is there ability grouping in the schools and in individual classrooms? If so, describe the differences in the way the groups are taught.
Are there any students with special needs? Are these students treated differently? If so, in what way? Is there a special room in the school for special education students?
Stereotypes and discrimination
What are the common prejudices and stereotypes applied to the students with whom you worked? Was there any evidence that they were aware of these?
Which stereotypes and prejudices might have been on your mind when you entered the setting?
Is there any evidence of segregation in the classroom or in the school on the basis of sex, race, religion, ability, or socioeconomic background? If so, who does the segregating–the teacher, the students, the administration?
Conclusion
Briefly answer the question: what have you learned from your field observations?
Please use the following naming protocol for your file:
LastnameFirstinitialObservation.docx
My Submissions
Part 1
Title Start Date Due Date Post Date Marks Available
Classroom Observation Report-Due Tues 5/21 9AM – Part 1 5 Mar 2024 – 18:42 21 May 2024 – 09:00 21 May 2024 – 09:00 100
Summary:
Write a 3-page minimum, error free paper in APA style about your observation and interview. Must be typed.
Observe the activities and characteristics of the classroom.
Describe your observations in detail by using the guide below (write in paragraph form – not question/answer).
Include interview with teacher if necessary to complete the assignment (write in paragraph form – not question/answer). If a topic is not observed, you will have to talk to the teacher to glean information.
Include any additional comments that you want to make about your visit.
Describe how this assignment will affect you as a teacher in the future. What did you learn?
Submit the completed log and contact information from the teacher you observed with your report.
Report should be clear, detailed, error-free, at least 3 pages, written in paragraph form following the APA style guidelines.
The following assignment must be submitted as a Word document. Google docs cannot be opened. The professor cannot grade what cannot be opened. Failure to submit this assignment as a Word document may result in a zero for your grade.
The student will examine the issues facing schools in today’s diverse society, including socioeconomic distinctions, gender, race, ethnicity, language differences special education and the changing standards for future educators. The student must discuss each of the aforementioned topics and refer to primary or secondary resources for reference. The student uses primary and secondary resources which include data.
Information to include in your paper:
Introduction
Use National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/ to give general information about the school and the classroom you observed.
School
Teacher’s name and characteristics
Grade level/subject
Type of class (inclusion, resource, regular education, etc.)
Student make-up of the class (ethnicity, gender, ethnicity, ELL, students with disabilities, and any other apparent attributes that are important to note)
Structure of the Learning Environment:
Physical environment
where was the class?
Describe the condition of the facilities.
What is posted on the walls?
How are displays arranged?
Are people shown in the displays?
List the different cultures (race, ethnicity, gender, ability/disability etc) that are included in the displays.
Purpose of the setting
why were the students there?
Who established the setting?
What did it intend to fill?
Culture
What can you see or hear that will tell you about the students’ culture? (race/ethnicity, gender, social class, ability/disability, religion etc).
Is your culture different from those in the setting?
With whom does the teacher make more eye contact (consider race/ethnicity, gender, social class, ability/disability, religion etc)?
Other Things to Consider: directness, politeness, humor, anger, approval, degree of formality, competitiveness, cooperativeness
Were any holidays celebrated?
How does this teacher’s classroom organization and teaching strategies meet different student needs? Is the classroom teacher-centered or student-centered? Why?
Who talks more, boys or girls? Minority or majority students? Rich or poor kids?
What are the characteristics of students who are usually silent?
Describe the kinds of clothes the students wear. What do clothes of students tell you about their cultural groups? Describe the different kinds of clothes that the different cliques wear. Do students ever challenge the teacher’s authority? What cultural group does it?
Social Class
Are you able to determine social class of the students you observe? How? Do you see any differences?
Language
Is Standard English used all the time?
Do you observe code-switching / register-switching?
Do students have a different language? How does this make you feel?
What are some social perceptions of the students’ language?
What modifications do you make to communicate effectively with students? (consider listening, speaking, reading, writing)
Are there ESL students in the setting? Are any bilingual programs offered in the school?
What is the students’ communication style?
Was body language used?
What is the supervisor’s communication style?
Gender
When observing boys and girls, what gender differences are you able to observe?
Think of the way children act, their choices of activities as well as friends, and their responses to various stimuli. Does the teacher treat boys and girls differently? In what way?
Ability/Disability
Is there ability grouping in the schools and in individual classrooms? If so, describe the differences in the way the groups are taught.
Are there any students with special needs? Are these students treated differently? If so, in what way? Is there a special room in the school for special education students?
Stereotypes and discrimination
What are the common prejudices and stereotypes applied to the students with whom you worked? Was there any evidence that they were aware of these?
Which stereotypes and prejudices might have been on your mind when you entered the setting?
Is there any evidence of segregation in the classroom or in the school on the basis of sex, race, religion, ability, or socioeconomic background? If so, who does the segregating–the teacher, the students, the administration?
Conclusion
Briefly answer the question: what have you learned from your field observations?
Please use the following naming protocol for your file:
LastnameFirstinitialObservation.docx
