Fieldwork Experience Essay

Reflecting back on my field experience, I was able to gain quality insight as well as a better understanding of the teaching and the learning process of ESOL in a mainstream classroom. My experience in Mrs. Little’s classroom has shown that the role of the ESOL teacher is to educate students in functional language skills, offer content that is academically challenging, and helps students acculturate to the new language and culture.

This assignment is intended to provide evidence of a candidate’s knowledge and understanding of children and young people’s development birth to 19 years. By completing all tasks within the assignment, the candidate will provide evidence that meets the Learning Outcomes and assessment criteria for Unit 022, Understand Child and Young Person Development.

For my Field Experience I chose to observe at Krahn Elementary which is a part of Klein Independent School District. After my approval, I was assigned to four teachers and their classrooms. I observed at Krahn Elementary on six Tuesdays between 15 September 2015 and 27 October 2015, and more or less followed the schedule that was given to me by the Assistant Principal Ms. Shannon Strole. From 8:30 am to 9:15 am I observed Ms. Judy Burkes, who is a third grade Math and Science teacher. Her classroom is comprised of twenty students which range from average to below average learners and a student with ADHD and another with autism. For most part of my observation, M. Burkes had been working with her students on fractions and multiple digits addition and subtraction. From 9:15 am to 10:30 am I observed Ms. Lisa Parker who is a Math co-teacher and resource teacher at Krahn Elementary for grades K-5. During my assigned time, Ms. Parker usually joined Mr. Duru’s fifth grade class of twenty three students as a co-teacher and when required would pull out a group of six students after initial instructions from Mr. Duru and would teach them the concepts separately at a slower pace. This particular group of students with special needs was mostly seen to be focusing more and more on mathematical word problems. These students were students with Learning disabilities, behavioral issues and one of them was a student with ADHD. From 10:30 am to 11:15, I was with Ms. Janice Bluhms, who is a

Fieldwork.” This chapter describes the difficulties encountered by the author and her research assistants in conducting natural observations of families in their own homes and schools. The methodology utilized by the author included natural observations and interviews. The methodology of family observations was necessary to realistically identify and analyze the families’ different approaches to childrearing. This intensive research study, conducted during 1994 and 1995, revealed striking differences in the lifestyles of middle class families as compared to those of working class and poor families.

On September 8th, I visited our athletic trainer after school for about an hour. During this observation, many athletes’ ankles were wrapped. One of the football players waited to get an ultra sound on his right ankle. An ultrasound is commonly used to look at problems with soft tissue. The ultrasound works by focusing high-frequency sound waves on the specific location on the ankle that contains soft tissue. The sound waves then bounce off the bones and soft tissues and are picked up by the transducer. Chad, the school athletic trainer first put gel on the probe and massaged the athlete’s ankle for about six minutes. After the ultrasound, Chad wrapped both of the athlete’s ankles. He started by putting pre-wrap on the foot and ankle to prevent

My child 's name is Jude Alexander and he is a male. As a baby he is cautious around new people and situations, but warms up fairly quickly to friendly people. In kindergarten Jude Alexander seemed to have made one or two friends and usually played cooperatively and was sometimes reluctant to join in new activities with unfamiliar children. He performed below average on tests of vocabulary, and the ability to retell a story. He had a real knack for the art projects, and really got interested in the pre-math activities involving working with blocks and geometric shapes. In first through fifth grade he worked cooperatively in groups, usually respects the rights and property of others, and usually demonstrates appropriate peer social interaction. He demonstrates strength in art, all areas of reading, and in spelling and appropriate for the grade level in writing. He needs additional help in the areas of speaking and listening and in the content knowledge of social studies, science and music. He was average in mathematical problem solving, understanding of data, number concepts, graphical applications, and arithmetic computation. In the seventh grade, he consistently contributes to cooperative group activities and respects the rights and possessions of others, and shows age-appropriate social interaction with peers. He demonstrates strength in art, reading, spelling and writing. He was average in math and science, and needs additional

During my field experience at Ridge Elementary school, I was placed in a 4th-grade classroom. While working on my field experience I had gotten the luxury to connect and bond with several types of student’s from various backgrounds and demographics. When I first stepped foot into the fourth-grade classroom it was very well decorated with quotes, educational tips, and motivational messages. There were three windows in which the students often gazed out while working. The walls were an eggshell color which was kind of depressing. Adding color to the walls would have made the environment feel a little more joyful yet the students still made that classroom their second home by decorating their desks.

I have a strong commitment to serving in a community development. Over the years, i have demonstrated this service by serving in the United States Peace Corps in West Africa and with the Black Graduate Student Organization working in the urban areas of Gainesville. During my Peace Corps experience, i identifed common problems in communities rethat improved sustainable agricultural practices and generate income through agribusiness ventures. Along with this experience, my educational training as a professional has prepared me in formal, nonformal, and informal education, which equips me with the skills necessary to disseminate research base knowledge to individuals that need information in various stages. I have also acquired personal experiences

My field experience assignment is an SLC or Structured Learning Center self contained unit at the United High School 9th grade campus. The students in this particular classroom are all students with Autism and they are all boys between the ages of 14 to 15 years old. Their learning goals vary and are very different from those of the students in the general education population; therefore, their assessments are going to be different as well. The main goals for our students include learning daily living skills, display proper behavior, and increase social activity. Assessing these goals vary between formative assessments and authentic assessments, but we mostly use checklists for our students.

I believe that my assessment was accurate and fair. One example I can perceive as a bias, would be my inability to differentiate Western students from other students. Once I completed the fieldwork component of the assignment, I had asked my female friend what was the “Western” look. She explained that females wear Canadian goose jackets, Hunter rubber boots, and lululemon tights. Afterwards, it had hit me. I had been oblivious to my surroundings the whole time. However, if I were to be in an environment that was different from Western’s, then maybe I would be able to see the difference. I also pondered whether there was a male “Western” look or not, but could not come to a conclusion. I also was not able to divide the Asian students into

I was in Anchorage, Alaska. My student mission choir, Zamar, took 99 students to go to Anchorage to perform mission work. I got sent to work in the nursing home, which they called the pioneer home. I was really nervous about it since I thought I would be more comfortable doing mission work with little kids instead of the people in the nursing home. I went in the nursing home expecting to be working in the bingo group, but they sent me to the Alzheimer’s unit instead. I was very worried because I had never seen this disease in real life before.

Unfortunately, my partner and I only received 3 surveys so far, with numbers to go back as well as contact information to conduct an interview. Lately, we are finding strategies to become better communicators and ways to reach people on a level they will understand. For example, if an older person were to open the door versus a student, we changed the interaction to suit their level of comfortness.

For as long as I can remember I’ve always loved learning new things and acquiring new skills. Anything that seemed remotely interesting to me was reason enough to be explored. Whether it was learning to skateboard, or taking apart old technology to see how it worked, I always wanted to do something and try something new or different. One particular venture that got me into the STEM field specifically was when I wanted to learn music production. I had friends who made beats and it looked really fun to me, so I went home downloaded some software, and was disheartened to see that old computer my uncle had given us was not powerful enough to run the software well. From that day on I had researched how to upgrade computers and make them faster

I observed and analyzed the design and delivery of an instructional unit in a Montessori school setting. I observed a classroom of grades 1-3 two times from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. at the Kennebec Montessori school. I was asked to sit quietly and to not interact with the children so I could get a realistic view of the class day and the children would pursue their chosen work.

There are many aspects to teaching and as a teacher it is necessary to understand the most important aspects of teaching and how they should be incorporated into the classroom. A teacher’s most important job is not to teach specific material but to build relationships with the students and ensure they feel safe and cared for. Once the teacher is able to ensure this then they should focus on teaching, however teaching is more than listing off facts and sharing information with the students. As teachers it is essential we try to engage our students. There are many ways to engage students and each teacher as a specific way they get their classroom involved in learning. During my field experience I have learned the importance of being able to engage students and I have seen what a classroom looks like when students are not engaged. My field experience has helped to reflect on student engagement and how I would place the experience in my philosophy of education.