Observation 1: 4-3-13- 1:45- 2:55
All of them are listening to the teacher
The teacher is interactive with the students.
All of the students are in the back sitting on the carpet in
front of the smart board.
Teacher is talking with the students
*all of the students laughed when a comment was made by the
teacher. Almost like a joke. One student
asked “why are we all laughing”*
Teacher asks the students questions about their writing
projects. The students answer
The teacher tells the students directions (step by step)
then tells the stud. to go back to their seats.
Layout
of the room- on the word document
Students are working on a writing project
Students are somewhat quiet
Students are talking with each
other
3 of the students at T4 noticed I
was a visitor. T4 student 1 asked if I
was the visitor in the classroom. I said
yes.
5 students are around the other
teacher in the room around the computer.
Four of the students in the class
(T1) are talking.
*makes classroom atmosphere to
talk in relaxed*
One student is talking to the
teacher about baseball, having a conversation.
Teacher is showing the stud.something.
Teacher is showing and talking about baseball together at teacher desk.
He read the book to that student.
Teacher is walking over to a
group of 5 students on the computer (one typing, 4 standing around). Teacher makes a joke, turns to me, makes a
face, I make the same face back (our connection we have together). Then he tells the students that the one on
the computer doesn’t need an audience.
One student in the back asked
what I was doing (T4,student 3)
SU: taking notes
Stud 3: of what
SU: whats going on in
the class.
Stud 3: but you don’t
go to class.
SU: yes I do, I go in
the morning. I don’t have a classroom, I
go to a classroom and learn, just like you.
Stud 3: oh (then goes
back to working.
Other teacher in the
room is helping a student on the computer. Another students just asked her a question.
Students at T4 are
talking about borrowing markers.
His classroom is very
colorful, lots of posters if writing rules, math terms, etc.
Teacher is walking
around the room talking to different students.
Students are working at
their desk. Some working harder than
others
One student saw that my
pen lit up (T4 student 3) and another
asked what kind of gum I was chewing (t4 stud 4)
Students are allowed to
have water bottles on their desk.
Students are allowed to
use computers to do their research.
Student is asking
another student how to spell a word (T2)
Students are talking
but doing their work (all of them)
Teacher is hanging up a
chart on his new whiteboard. Beginning, Middle, End.
Other teacher in the
room is helping a student on facts. She
is helping a student distinguish between fact and fiction. She is asking the
student if what she has written down is a fact, or an opinion.
The teacher is helping
a student at his desk.
T4 stud. 4: why are you
sitting here?
SU: to watch you guys
T4 stud 4: you’re the
girl from sunset
SU: yes.
Then we talk about her
project which is on cats. She was
telling me about the diagram she is copying from the book she s using.
Teacher is on the
computer helping a student look for pictures on Google.
5 students are standing
around the other student in the class and going over a book.
End of the day
procedures: 2:50
Teacher tells students
to finish up what they are doing and getting to a stopping point.
Students put away their
things and start to pack up.
Teacher calls the names
of the students in the class to pick up their folder from his desk. Then the
students check their mailbox to see if they have anything in there (homework,
notes)
Students are getting
their bookbags.
Teacher gets T4 stud. 4
a student of the week poster for her to fill out.
Teacher sees many
students over by T3 stud 3 and says idk why there is a mob over by T (students
first initial)
Observation 2: April 8, 2013-11:40-12:30
Teacher tells students to get their privacy folders for
minute math. She calls the students by
tables.
Teacher hands out papers face down.
Students flip over papers and begin.
Teacher is circulating around the room while the students
are doing minute math.
*teacher stands in front middle of the classroom when
instructing the students*
“let’s see if I am
good today” “last week I was pretty good”
T1 Stud 3 (not normally sits here) and 4 gives the teacher
thumbs up when teacher got the row of addition problems correct.
T1 stud. 3- notifys teacher that she got one wrong. Teacher
says “Oh man, I was doing so well” then laughs
He comes up and shows the teacher he got wrong.
Teacher tells the students to switch papers then grade. Then
put in their mailbox.
Lesson:
Teacher shows studs. a powerpoint on smart board on
Prezi. Prezi has a ppts that connect /
match up / go along with the work book and textbook.
She asks the students what capacity means. She tells them,
the volume of something.
Then she has the students do another do now. Find the equalivent fractions to 1/2 , 1/3,
and ¼. Students may use fraction cards.
“some may need scrap paper and some may not” “How do you
know they are equivalent” ½- half of the number equals denominator.
T1 stud 1- 64/128 = ½
teacher “ yeah I guess.” She laughs.
“I want to see more hands”
A student got an example wrong and the teacher said “not 2/3
, can anybody help out”
A student said “I counted 9 3 times and got 27 9/27” T1 stud
5
Teacher said “how about T4, any equivalent fractions, or did
we say them all” they all stayed silent.
Teacher asks which one would hold more. 1c in the green one
or 1c in the pink one.
“I will come to your tables”
Students are talking about it at their desks while the
teacher is walking around the room showing other tables the expirement.
“Short and wide ppl were right” some of the students say
“yay”
Teacher explains her answer as to why the pink short wide is
holding more than the green tall skinny one.
“tell me some things that we buy that is a gallon”
Teacher is in the front of the classroom.
Teacher asks the students if they have any questions about
they learned.
Asks the students questions like “how many cups are in 2
quarts”
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