Classroom Teacher Observation Report

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I was unprepared, unknowing, and curious about what South County middle school would offer me for my observation. South County is established in a well developed neighborhood with most of the houses costing $329,232 or more. The middle school has over 1,100 students with different ethnic backgrounds including: 59% Caucasian, 29% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% unknown ethnicity, and 2% Asian (publicschoolreview.com, 2013). As I walked into the middle school the Leander ISD vision is posted on the walls stating, “Every student is encouraged, supported, and challenged to achieve the highest levels of knowledge, skills, and character.” South County tries to uphold this vision by ensuring that each student is provided the best opportunities to learn by having a teacher student ratio of sixteen to one (publicschoolreview.com, 2013). The middle school also upheld this vision when performing in the Performance Index Report. The school surpassed the goals set in student achievement, student progress, and closing performance gaps (. As I walked through the school the hallways were empty; however, there was a sense that those hallways would be filled within minutes. The bell rang above me and soon the halls were filled with students scampering to their designated classrooms. I entered the classroom of Bob Faust and saw that the desks were set in 5 distinct rows with whiteboards on opposite sides of the room. There was a math problem on the board followed by Mr. Faust stating, “Please find your chairs and solve the problem on the board.” As the sixth graders filed into the classroom each of them pulled out their notebooks and began to solve the problem on the board.

Borich (2010) defines classroom management as, “How teach...

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...ate both group tables and rows within the classroom setting to provide the students with an opportunity to learn on their own and from each other. Even with this idea, the observation left me to question if there was an equal amount of time in group work and single work, would it make a difference? I believe it would; however, it will be a test I will need to find out when I begin teaching.

Works Cited

Borich, G. D. (2011). Observation skills for effective teaching. Columbus, Ohio: Merrill Pub. Co.

2013 Campus Accountability Report. (August 8, 2013). Texas Education Agency 2013 Accountability Summary South County Middle School. Retrieved November 14, 2013. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/

South County Middle School, TX. PublicSchoolReview.com. (n.d.). Profiles of USA. Retrieved November 14, 2013. http://www.publicschoolreview.com/

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