First Week of Field Experience

This week flew by so quick! I am currently placed in a first grade classroom with 24 students. Since I work with kids daily I am already use to having kids always talking to you and asking questions. The classroom isn't completely decked out with a lot of technology, we actually only have a smart board, an overhead, and computer for the teachers use. My CT uses the smart board daily during morning meeting and when showing students worksheets on the overhead. One website that my teacher uses multiple times everyday is called Go Noodle (https://www.gonoodle.com). This website has tons of dances and other games for students to dance along with. I find this a great website because we all know kids can't sit and listen for very long, so whenever my CT thinks the students are looking a little antsy she has them all do this! It's a great way to burn off the extra energy and get the kids moving!

I hope everyone has a great second week of field experience!

Reflection on Week 1

The first week of my field experience went very well. I am in a kindergarten classroom so there is constant movement going on. There are 15 students in my class, so learning their names was not a difficult task. Behavior, on the other hand, is something that many students are struggling with. The teacher is often redirecting students, reminding them of the expected behaviors, and using a clip chart as a way for students to think about their behavior. I will be paying special attention to how my cooperating teacher manages her classroom and the behaviors that occur.

The school I am at is a Spanish Immersion school. I had a chance to walk around and listen to what is going on in the other classrooms. It is an interesting atmosphere to hear the different languages being spoken in the school. I am looking forward to learning more about this program.

For a special education class at SCSU, I have the opportunity to work on a case study and work with a student in an academic area. We are supposed to do an instructional activity (or two) with a student, test them, monitor and graph their scores, and then modify when the student is below or above the line of expected progress. I am working on the alphabet with a student, starting with the capital letters. I am hoping that I am able to help this student succeed and lessen the gap between their peers.

I hope everyone is enjoying their field experiences and has a great rest of the week!

1st week of field expirence

I completed my first week of field expirence on Thursday, and it was very nice to be back in the field. It's been a few years for myself since I have been in a classroom and I have to say, I love being in the field. I always feel in-place and where I belong when I am teaching or working in the classroom. I feel comfortable and confident and it becomes a natural process for me to adapt to the classroom. It was fascinating to be in a current elementary classroom in a progressive education setting. The classroom had a smartboard, chromebooks, and a student microphone. I loved watching the smartboard lessons because my cooperating teacher is able to do her math and literacy lessons online because all of the lessons and assignments ( for all the different learning levels) are online and there are interactive activities for my teacher to utilize. I feel that this will make learning subjects like math and literacy ( which can be extremely difficult for some) easier to comprehend and teach. These are just some of my observations and feelings about my first week in field expirence.

First Day

Hello everyone,
With today being the first day of our field experience the Smart Board was on of the first things that caught my eye in the classroom. The teacher took attendance on the Smart Board while talking to the students as he marked who was here and who needed a hot lunch or not. I also noticed that the students went up on the Smart Board a few times throughout the morning to answer questions. I did not notice a whiteboard in the classroom at all. I guess technology has really come a long way for the new age of students.

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