Classroom Observation Essay

I have observed my master teacher’s classroom for three weeks. Based on my observation of the classroom, I believe that my master teacher’s teaching style is student-centered. I would say this is true because students have a lot of freedom in the classroom. Students have a lot of opportunities to socialize with their peers in the classroom. The noise level of the classroom is uncontrollable. During the HR announcements on PA, students are very loud, and they become out of control. No one listens to the announcements on PA, and they socialize with their peers. In addition, when students are not explicitly assigned to activity, students engage in conversations with their peers. Teacher usually does not address an issue about noise when students are not explicitly assigned to an activity. The noise level of the classroom is a result of students’ freedom in the class. Students chose their own seat from the beginning of the year, and students talk too

Because this is a college preparation elective, students are not forced to take this class. Which means, the students are not in this class to meet the graduation requirement. Most of the students take this course because they want to major in STEM subjects. Therefore, most of the students are very self-directed on task and highly disciplined. The students know that they are required to pick up the worksheet from the back of the room when they come into the classroom, and they know that they are required to get ready to learn when they come into the room. The students know when to copy down the notes as teacher writes her notes on the document camera or the whiteboard. The students follow the teacher’s directive and focus on the small group or whole group discussion. They know how to work independently with the review materials. When the students are on the task, and assigned to a task, the students are very focused and eager to learn the