Field Observation

Last week was my first field observation. Although I only observed for two hours and although all I did was observe, I still learned a great deal. The two hours were back to back so I was able to witness the teacher having to teach the same thing twice. I saw that she did almost the same thing in both classes, from what she said to what she wrote. I know that is very important because you want to try and make sure every student is getting the same education. Though this is a math class and though not much was done during my observation, I was still able to recognize where reading strategies could be used and should be used. It being a Geometry class there is plenty of material such as formulas and definitions where reading strategies could be used.  As for the students I was able to identify certain personality types that may or may not be associated with their confidence in their ability to answer a question. As a teacher I feel that although it is hard, you need to be able to shift though the garbage to uncover those who need help. I bet I will learn much from this experience and I am actually looking forward to getting to the part where I get more involved in the classes I am observing.