Introduction
The past three weeks, I have had the wonderful opportunity to observe Mrs. Kiihnl's 4th-grade Literacy class. I go to observe this class two days a week, so in total I have been there five days. While observing, I have learned many different teaching methods that I hope to use in future as a teacher. I have had a wonderful time observing this class.
Whole Class 1
My number one favorite part of the class, was how well-behaved the class was throughout the class. The teacher had clearly set some ground rules. The students also knew what the day would look like, once students came in they all knew it was time for bellwork, and then read. While observing Mrs. Kiihnl, I noticed that Mrs. Kiihnl noticed a student who was struggling, but before she could help the student, another student asked if they could help the student. I thought this was very interesting because you could tell the students were aware of other people in the room.
Whole Class 2
I also really enjoyed, how involved the students were throughout the class. There was never the awkward silence after Mrs. Kiihnl would ask a question. After she would ask a question the majority of the class would raise their hands to answer. Also, when the students had the opportunity to read aloud in class, Mrs. Kiihnl would draw ducks that had their class numbers on it, and if the students didn't have their number called you could hear audible complaints about not being called upon. I thought this was cool, because this was my first time observing a class who wanted to be involved.
Teacher Methods 1
I enjoyed seeing all the different methods Mrs. Kiihnl used. My favorite one that Mrs. Kiihnl used every time I was in the class, was the hand motions she used for the students to remember the structures of words. It seemed that all the students knew the hand motions for each of the structures. I personally thought this was a great way for students to remember different things and a great visual representation. I definitely see myself using this method in my future teaching job.
Teaching Methods 2
I also enjoyed the slideshows Mrs. Kiihnl used in her class. The slideshows would give the students which would explain what the day would look like and what the objectives were for the week. I thought this was a very interesting concept to show the students what the following week is going to involve, and what is being taught. This also gives the students a visual representation of what to expect for the week and what is being expected of the students. I plan on using slideshows for students in the future, to give a visual representation, and what is expected of my students.
The Overall Impact
The overall impact I had while observing Mrs. Kiihnl's class, was how Mrs. Kiihnl knew how to handle some outburst while she was teaching without getting completely off track. She knew what the class and that student needed at that moment. I thought the way she handled it was very professional, she simply said wait in the hallway for me and that was that. She didn't let the student interrupt the whole class, and she didn't let the students' behavior take her off track. I thought the way she handled the situation was very professional and I hope that one day I can be just as professional when handling a situation like that.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I had a wonderful time observing Mrs. Kiihnl's class. I really did enjoy my time that I got to spend with this class. I learned many different things that I hope to establish in my own classroom one day. I hope one day that I'll be able to have a class that was just as involved with me, as Mrs. Kiihnl's class was involved with her.
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