The grade level of the classroom I designed is mainly elementary school. I identified this grade level because with the lockers being in the classroom, it is likely that the students are in that classroom most of the time and traveling to other rooms is minimal. It also includes a lot of furniture/fixtures which can be found in classrooms of lower grade levels. While some of these things are available in middle school and high school classrooms, they are often built into the walls, so they cannot be moved or relocated. Lastly, the size of the classroom (being fairly large) accommodates multiple arrangements of items, and a wide variety of items. The disability I chose to accommodate was someone who is identified as deaf/ hard of hearing. I chose this because growing up one of my friends all through elementary, middle, and high schools was deaf. Every year he was accompanied by an interpreter. My main reason for putting the square table where I did was so that this associate could have a place to sit that would be near the student, …show more content…
Most storage such as bookshelves, file cabinets, wardrobe storage, and misc. cabinets were placed along the outer perimeter of the room to maximize visualization, accessibility, and space. The spacious layout allows for students, the teacher, and other personnel to move safely around the room.
The teachers desk is placed on the side of the room by both the desks and the carpeted reading/meeting area. This placement allows the teacher to watch what is going on at the desks, and in the back corner while not blocking the view of the boards. The kidney table is placed in the back-left corner which also allows visualization of the desks and carpeted area, just from a different view. The placement next to the storage cabinets makes it easy for the teacher to access extra practice worksheets for small
Samuel has a great team supporting him which makes inclusion in general classes easier. Dan and Betsy did not want him in a separate class from his peers. Samuel peer’s loves having him in class and he is not left out. This documentary raised the question for me are schools including all students. The documentary talked to students with disabilities, students without disabilities, and educators. The younger kids did not see a difference just perks. The children in Samuel class thinks his accommodations are cool. The older kids in a different school views varied; it seemed harder to include students with disabilities in general classes. Students with disabilities are more secluded in the higher grades. There should be no separate classrooms. The longer children are exposed to being in a class with students with disabilities the more understanding they will become. Inclusion should be in all grade level and every aspect of
it a point to arrange the rooms running from east to west. This progression is symbolically
Storage for auxiliary materials such as kieselguhr, glue, labels, etc. is ideally located near where the materials are used.
This essay will explore the authors meaning of reflection, how various reflective styles can benefit the practitioners within their settings, and how important reflection is within Early Years Practice. According to Appleby (2010, p.10), reflection is a generic term which describes various behaviours involving feelings, and thinking about thoughts and experiences, in order to examine issues and develop, new understandings and insights. Reflection within practice allows the practitioner to develop a sense of awareness around their daily activities, and helps them to evaluate how they could evolve these activities further, if the given opportunity was to arise again. Similarly, keeping a reflective journal
The location is important as seeing the “bright” colored bin will remind students to empty their backpacks and leave their assignment folders before hanging backpacks up. Moreover, the goal is to teach students to be responsible for their assignment folders and handing them in. Additionally, this will also allow assignments to be turned in and picked up from a central location, which will make monitoring and collecting assignments easier.
The classroom that I observed in was arranged in a simple way. In the dramatic play center there was a long coat rack and each hook was labeled with an image and name of the outfit. This was done so the children know where do place the clothing when they are done with it or cleaning up. Also in this center was a cash register, puppets, an oven, refrigerator, ironing board, sing, dishwasher, a table set and a comfy chair. Their block center was small, and sectioned off by a shelf and an arch way in the corner of the room. In this center there was also a table. I felt that they children would not have enough room to build although I did not measure the area. The art center had stamps, children’s art work, an easel, magazines and other essential art supplies. In the same area as the art center was the writing center. In this center was maps, chalk and chalk board, stencils, a ruler, notepads, loose paper and pencils.
Seat work will be collected according to the configuration of the desks. The “U shaped” seating arrangement will be used in the classroom. All papers will be sent to the ends of the U and then collected there by the teacher.
Equipment and materials used in the classroom are vital tools used for learning inside of the classroom. Materials in a classroom are the smaller items such as books, puzzles, games and toys. These items are moved in and out of the classroom as needed to help children learn, explore and grow. Items are moved in and out of centers purposely by the teacher to allow children an opportunity to learn. An example of this could be the addition of a fire fighter outfit along with fire trucks...
Looking back over the course of the semester, I feel that I learned many new and interesting uses for technology within the classroom – both for classrooms that have a lot of technology and for classrooms that are limited with technology. For the majority of the class, we utilized William Kists’ book The Socially Networked Classroom: Teaching in the New Media Age (2010), which provided multiple modes of instruction that both utilized and/or created technology. One of the first things that I remember, and consequently that stuck with me through the course’s entirety, is that individuals must treat everything as a text. Even a garden is a text. The statement made me change the way that I traditionally viewed Language Arts both as a student and as a teacher, as I very narrowly saw literature and works of the like as texts only; however, by considering nearly anything as a text, one can analyze, study, and even expand his/her knowledge. Kist (2010) states that society is “experiencing a vast transformation of the way we “read” and “write,” and a broadening of the way we conceptualize “literacy” (p. 2). In order to begin to experience and learn with the modern classroom and technologically advanced students, individuals must begin to see new things as literature and analyze those things in a similar manner.
The classroom embodied the stereotypical music classroom with its various instruments scattered around the room. Every inch of the wall and door was covered with music notes while chairs encircled the room. Besides the teacher’s desk, there were no other desks in sight. The students had to sit on the ground in the center of the room away from the instruments. Even when playing instruments, the students sat on the ground. Although the setup was very different from a general classroom, it was appropriate for the kinds of lessons that the teacher taught the students. The teacher did not hand out any worksheets or assigned homework so the students did not need any desks for writing. Since the classroom was already small and cramped, having desks in the class would have impeded on the activities that the students performed.
The syllabus is a commonly created and shared document in the education world (Parkes & Harris, 2010). For some high school, and most higher education courses, it is the first form of contact between an instructor and their students. The organization and content of the syllabus sets the tone of the course and stands as a resource throughout the semester or year. Continual analysis, reflection and refinement helps to maintain the syllabus as a dynamic educational resource for every student in that class (Slattery & Carlson, 2010). An effective syllabus provides, not only an introduction and overview into the course, but also outlines the academic standards and essential questions that are to be covered, shares the course schedule and
During the first day of school, a variety of different students enter the classroom. These students are excited and nervous, they have their parents by their sides who are observing the classroom walls and arrangement. From the minute the students enter the classroom, students are observing the classroom environment and notice the everything. Everything in the classroom needs to have a purpose, but provide a pleasant environment. When preparing and organizing the classrooms, teachers need to consider the different variables that impact the classroom. Classrooms can be disorganized if the walls are cluttered and have no meaning The organizations of the desks, the wall decorations, and the seating arrangements significantly impact the physical environments. Students are like sponges, they soak up everything that surrounds them. In the article A comparison of actual and preferred classroom environments as perceived by middle school students in the Journal of School Health stated “studies have shown that classroom environments are closely related to a number of aspects of student
There was a significant amount of knowledge given in this course, involving concepts that in our teaching career will be extremely important. From this course I have gained a significant amount of learning experiences. I had the pleasure learning about how the educational system has come to be what it is today and who were the important people in the creation of the public education, like Horace Mann. Watching the videos and reading the chapters required has opened my eyes more of how a teacher should respond to different situations involving a student, For example when we read the chapter on the laws that revolve around the educators and the students. I had absolutely no clue that students had rights while in school property. Another learning
Coming into the teaching profession not knowing a lot, I was able to use previous experience from previous teachers to understand how important it is to understand whether or not students really understand the subject being taught. Having a passion to teacher also improves how much work teachers have to put into to make sure students understand. Growing up, I had the opportunity to experience what it was like to have a teacher was passionate about mathematics. This particular opportunity showed me how much effect he was able to put on his students performance, but most importantly how much effort he had to put into things to see a change in his students work.
As a teacher, I would strive for a classroom that would be conducive to learning. I feel that linear seating allows for more structure in the classroom. However, interest should be stimulated by the display of attractive bulletin boards that are pertinent to the material being taught. The use of supplemental materials such as videos and computers are a must in educational programs. In today`s society everything moves rather quickly and the future generations must be able to keep pace. The world is at our fingertips through these devices. I would also assign projects to reinforce learning. This, of course, would depend on the ability of the groups being taught.