Classroom Observation The classroom observation took place in Chaira’s class at Early Education Center (EEC) in Highland, NY. Chaira class is a self contain (Full day center-based special) class that consist of 12 children, 2 assistant teachers and 2 one to one aides. The age range for this class is from 3 ½-5 years old. EEC starts at 8:45am and ends at 2:30pm. The staff is very friendly and caring to the children. I arrived EEC at 8:30am and talk briefly with the teacher. She discussed the agenda for the class. She invited me to interact with the children in the class. This allowed me to observe and get hands on experience working with preschool children. This class has a routine everyday that the children learned from the beginning of the school year. Once the children arrived in the classroom they complete their morning …show more content…
When this program first developed it was for students who had language and speech impairment. Over the years the school has evolved into a program that provide services to all students. This center based program is a fully integrated program. Kathy mention EEC was the first program in the county to provide these services to young children. EEC offers half day, full day program and after school child care. Students have the opportunity to be bussed into school or drop off and pick up from an adult that is authorize to receive the child. EEC also provides a 6week summer session for students. During the school year and summer session students will receive services if needed for the child. This program has teachers who are fully certified in early education and special education and fully certified therapist for children who needs services. This program offers integrated/inclusion and special classes that is approved by New York State. Kathy assured that children learn through play so they provide the school with materials such as toys that is specific for children to play, develop and
9:05-9:25: Morning circle time (Teacher led, full class activities included: pledge of allegiance, helper jobs, calendar time, patterns, weather, ABCs/counting, songs, introduce daily activities,
The Child Development Center of College of San Mateo provides early care and educational programs for children between the ages of 3 to 5 years old. Children are divided into classrooms with a “master” teacher, a “regular” teacher, and two or three “associate” teachers. Klara attended Classroom, “A,” a stimulating and well-resourced classroom. Klara was observed for two hours on Monday from 9 am to 11 am and for two hours on Wednesday from 9 am to 11 am. During these two hours, classroom activities consisted of “free time,” “story time,” and an outside “play time.” A “master” teacher, a “regular” teacher, and two “associate” teachers were present during observations. Additionally, a total of eighteen children were in attendance during the observed days.
I observed at St. Eve’s Learning Center location in their preschool room. The center has a naturalistic feel to the environment and all of the staff is friendly and welcoming. The classroom displayed best practices, modern theories and research, and followed expected standards set by their accreditations.
This class added to my knowledge of working with children such as I usually pay attention and have active listening when children talk to me that also help me to meet children’s needs. I also feel more confident to speak up at
When someone walks into a preschool they will generally see a teacher sitting in front of a group of young children reading a story, or even children playing with toys or pa...
As the black doors open wide, parents rush to leave their child at the Early Childhood Development Center at the University of California, Riverside. The white walls are plastered with rainbows and smiley faces, where a tall, brown haired woman, with a bright yellow clipboard, greets everyone entering the building. “Standing out at the front desk while greeting families is the best part of my day,” according to Lesly Martinez an enrollment coordinator at the Early Child Development Center(ECDC). As I walk with Lesly to her office, the kindergarteners seem ecstatic jumping up and down like little monkeys. Taking a tour of their campus was so different from what I knew as a preschool or kindergarten class.
Observation Assignment – Video #1: Setting and Role In the first video, I have observed an education assistant with thirty more students in a large classroom. She was standing and supervising a whole class in a back of the classroom, and later she was helping with a few students’ writing work in a computer room. After that, she was assisting one student by one on one style with his book reading in the school hallway, which appeared to be quiet and not distracting space for the student to concentrate. She said she was also required to operate equipment like smart board, photo copier, and laminator.
Nurture Your Preschooler's Social and Emotional Development By Leslie Falconer | Submitted On May 14, 2012 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious 1 Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest How can you help your preschool child feel confident, treat others with respect and be excited about learning? In this article, you will learn ten questions to ask yourself as you interact with your child. With each questions we suggest a few tips on how to set up your environment, plan your day, or respond
Having an instructional teaching specialist observe your classroom is a potentially valuable way to get feedback about the strengths and weaknesses as a teacher and to get recommendations for additional improvements. To be a valuable assessment process, the teacher must trust in the fidelity of the evidence based on the observation. Fidelity is influenced by why the observations are taking place, who is doing the observations, what is being observed, and when the observations are taking place. When the observations are conducted for the primary purpose of improvement, and are started or received by the teacher, the interaction is most likely to be trusted and valued. Additional, when the observers are experienced in both observing and giving
My observation period has been focused on elementary level education. The students have generally ranged between the ages of five and eight years old. Furthermore, the learning objectives have ranged from number identification and counting to the beginning stages of learning to read. Each morning started in the Subjects of Reading and Writing. This allowed for a gentle introduction into the days lessons.
Each week in elementary school, the students within my cooperating classroom would delve into a new topic or subject area. One week it was money. Another week it was time. Depending on the topic, each subject area would correlate accordingly. The students would learn to count money in math.
The class I visited is comprised of 24 five and six year old children, a lead teacher and a ‘Para-Pro” who assists the teacher and provides support and guidance for the children. Within the classroom itself, there are 6 tables organized in the center of the room in a grid formation. Children have their own workspace at a shared table. Around the perimeter of the room are ‘centers’ where each day, the children work on tasks such as listening, story development, gross and fine motor skills, math, reading and other important skills that are needed to develop socially and academically. In several places on the walls, there are displays or ‘brag boards’ where children can post their work that they feel best represents their efforts. The walls are brightly decorated and are filled with pictures, letters, numbers and other basic elementary school information. It is energizing and interesting without being chaotic or overstimulating.
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The school that I visited was new. It was the first year of the school opening. The school board had combined two schools into one, so the students had to adjust to their new environments and new individuals. They seemed to be getting along well with each other. Since the school is new the teacher has to adjust to new problems that araise. Times for the subjects and times for using the computer labs change. So the teacher must always be fixable for anything. In this observation of this classroom I learned about the enjoyment of teaching. How you have to adapt to each of the students.
The students that I observed in the classroom were of middle to high school. I went to see 8th, freshman, 10th , and seniors classes, they seemed excited and very curious to why I was there. The middle school was more alive and rambunctious while I observed them. The High school kids were more relaxed, more comical. Some were paying attention while others seemed tuned out to the lecture or involved in socialization with friends within the class. By the end of the class Mr. Hasgil had restored the attention of everyone by using tactics such as history jeopardy with candy as the prize with the high school kids. In both he middle school and high school the kids were mostly Caucasian with a mixture of black, Asian , and Hispanic in the classes.