Directions: A requirement to successfully complete Education 1100 is the completion of a minimum of 15 hours spent observing in a public

school K-12 classroom. While observing you are to look for the following indicators, provide examples, and reflect on your observations for
each indicator. You may or may not see all indicators listed below due to the limited amount of time you spend in your cooperating teachers
classroom. You are however required to learn more about each indicator. Therefore you must have a conversation with your cooperating
teacher to understand the indicators not observed.

Jade Bagjas

Classroom Setting
Indicators
Classroom Atmosphere:
Teacher- student and studentstudent interactions.

Examples
-

Classroom procedures:
Groups, materials, supplies,
transitions, and, routines.

Many helper teachers in and out of the

classroom
Teacher is very good at addressing every
student when they have a commit about
something, sometimes things get pushed
back because she allows every student to
talk
When teacher puts students in groups, she
makes sure that children dont make
commentary to hurt other students feelings
Students are very well at working together
and in groups. They enjoy sharing their
own thought/commits/experiences
Students help each other out and answer
one another questions
Students are allowed to go to bathroom (in
classroom), get own tissues, fill up water
with classroom sink, get new sharpen
pencil *without asking
Children desks are set up into groups of 5
facing each other, with a table captain
Students have own material (textbooks,
notebooks and folders, and own supplies)
located within their desk
Transitions: The teacher says something
and the students must say the correlating
word (Teacher: all set; Children: you
bet) Then the teacher will give dictions

Reflection
I thought that the teacher did a very good job at attending to
the students commits. She always was very excited to hear
what ever student had to hear. Sometimes the students
would talk for too long and the teacher would have to cut
them off though; but then that student would talk to her
during alone time. I would love to have my own classroom
with as much interaction as this one.

I liked how independent the students were allowed to be

with getting things they needed to help them through the
day. As long as they werent being loud and distracting, then
the teacher would allow them to move around the
classroom. I loved the idea of students being placed into
groups as their seating, but I thought that it would have
been a good idea to move the childrens seats every month,
so they get a new ideas from different friends. I thought that
the transitions were very well in order and the children
followed them! I picked it up for work, and the children
love copying what I am doing. The routine went very
smoothly, and the children even know what to do if the sub
did not know what to do.

for the next activity and has them translate

quickly and quietly
The routine is the same every Friday
(Spelling, Wordily Wise, Reading Fluency,
Read out Loud, Reading Groups, PE, Free
choose Friday, Recess/Lunch, Math, Free
Choose Friday, 2nd Recess, Social Studies,
Weekend!)

Classroom behavior:
Expectations/rules,
monitoring, and response.

The children must remain silent during

translation
- When working with groups or partners the
teacher will put up a noise monitor on the
overhead with her IPad
- There is a noise chart on how load the
students should be while working
(Children cant make a lot of noise because the
walls are not completely built up to the top and
there is no door)
- Children must meet goal targets for the
week by Friday and when talking about
those targets must always start with I Can
- Children must be respectful to everything
around them and follow direction the first
time they were given
- Children are expected to do their
homework, or they must sit in silent room
during second recess
- Children that need to leave the class for
extra help must know what time they leave
and be reasonable for being on time and
being quit in the halls alone
- Be responsible for their own IPads

I understand that the classroom was not completely closed

off from the hallway, and that it would be very easy for the
students to become loud, but I didnt like how the children
were expected not to talk while going through translation. I
believe that it makes for a very long day when the child
cant get little things off their mind to their friends; even if
its for a short amount of time. I think that the children
worked very well with knowing and meeting their goals
each week, and I like the idea. I thought that when the
children are going over the goals at the end of the week and
they had to state I can, it was a great way to promote selfesteem to the child. I hated seeing children sit in the silence
room during their second recess. I am a strong believe that
children need something to let out their energy, and sitting
for ten minutes because they did not finish their homework
was not a good enough reason for me. Instead of staying for
their second recess I think that there is defiantly a better
way to handle it. I thought that the teacher should give a
reminder to the student that they are supposed to leave the
room for their extra help. I agree that each child is
responsible for their own IPad. I dont agree that each child
has their own IPad, but it shouldnt fall on the teacher to
keep track of 30 different IPads.

Classroom layout:
Arrangement of furniture,
resources for student use, and
technology integration.

The classroom layout was very crowded. I felt that there

was not a lot of space to walk because everything was so
jam packed in. I think that the teacher only needed one desk
and the one that was in the front of the class was

Desk are in 5 different groups

2 teacher desk, one located at the front
corner, and one located in the center front
2 group tables located on opposite ends of

the room
Tons of different resource posters located
everywhere in the room (Math, Solar
System, English, and more)
Calendar at the front of the room that is
marked with important dates
2 buckets for pencils, students put
unshapen pencils in one bucket and grab a
sharpen pencil from the other
Every student owns their own IPad, this is
located at the corner of each students desk
when not in use

unnecessary. I did like all the resource posters and the

pencil bucket idea. This way children can get the help they
need without interrupting the teacher. I also felt like the
students top of the desk were over crowded with them
having their IPads on top. Some students would have their
IPads, headphones, and water bottles sitting up on their
desk, then there goes their whole desk space. I also would
have loved to see more of the students work up on the walls
or hanging up.

Teaching
Indicators

Examples

Communication: Learning
outcomes, expectations,
directions, explanation of
content, use of vocabulary.

Learning Expectations: I can goals

Vocabulary: Word of the day, spelling words used
throughout the day

Questioning and discussion:

Blooms Taxonomy and wait
time.

Questions on the board all day for each child to

answer on their own and discusses them at before
leaving for the day
Teacher gives a question and students talk about them
in groups
Questions written on the board and each child writes
answer on their own white board and the teacher tells
them if they are right or wrong, then the teacher picks
a student to go over with the whole class

Student Participation
techniques

Group work
Talk to partners
Picks a student to explain a math problem on the big
white board
Raises hands to answer a question and teacher

Reflection
I thought that it was a cool idea to have the
word of the day up on the board. The teacher
would use it in a sentence randomly and you
can tell that some students picked up on it. It
was awesome when the students would look up
the meaning of the word because they just
wanted to know and it wasnt required.
The students really like the idea of the way the
teacher did math. I thought that it was kind of a
flawed system though, because the teacher
would say that one board was right but the
student next to them had it wrong. Then the
student would cheat and write down the right
answer without doing their own work.
However, I did like how the teacher would go
over the question on the board showing step by
step.
I think this is a very traditional way to run a
classroom. I would have loved to see the
students get more involved. I think it is really
good idea to have the students work in a group
and then give presentation on what they

normally picks a few students to answer

Activities and assignments

Grouping of students: Whole

class, small groups, pairs,
individual, etc.

learned. I believe that in elementary school,

they need to get students better prepared for
middle and high school because when these
students get to those grade levels, they dont
know to give a presentation. Elementary
teachers should be showing students many
different ways to provide information to the
rest of the class. The students also need to feel
more comfortable getting up in front of their
friends to give presentations.
A lot of work done on the IPads (Math, Reading, goal) Although IPads are great, they are not for
Math game with partners (roll a dice and multiple the
everyone. I think that there was a lot of work
numbers and try to fill the whole board with the
done on the IPads and it takes away from
correct answer before your partner)
actually learning in schools. I believe this
Worksheets (word searches, cross word puzzles,
teacher used IPads for her to get a break from
questions with textbook answers)
getting a break from teaching. Not every
student is going to learn from looking at a
screen and then moving to a robotic worksheet
that everyones looks the same. I am a strong
believer that students learn best by example
and experience. I would have loved to see the
children go outside when they were learning
science or walk around the library and measure
things when they were learning about math.
Whole Class: Reading out loud (Teacher would read a I love the way the teacher did her reading. The
book out loud to the class and the whole class would
students were able to eat their morning snack
have to answer questions about the book)
when they were listening to read out loud, and
Math (Teacher would put a math problem on the board I feel like this allowed the children to focus
and the students must answer each question individual better. I also loved the fact that the students
on own white board but at the end the teacher would
had reading groups and each group had their
pick someone to go over the problem on big white
own different book. I think this is a good
board)
learning experience because the students are
Small Groups: Reading groups (each group reads a
teaching each other summaries about their
different book)
books. I also like how social studies were even
The desk are set up into small groups of children so
a different group then their seats and their
they may ask each other questions
reading groups. I think that this gives the
Social Studies (each group learns a different topic and students the experience of working well with
teaches to class)
many different types of people. I liked that

Materials and resources:

Primary and secondary
sources
Pacing: Gaining attention,
transitions, reflection, closure,
wait time, etc.

Pairs: Playing a math game

Individual: Working on Ipads
Primary: Ipads, Overhead, and White boards
Secondary: Books (textbooks and workbooks), paper
and worksheets

each student had to work individual on their

IPads so they dont get distracted as easily.
I dont like that IPads are a primary source but
they are and theres nothing I am going to do
to change that. I like the use of the white
board!

Attention: Teacher 1,2,3Children 1,2 eyes on you!

Teacher chop chop children lollipop
Clap a beat and children repeat
Transitions: Starting a new subject with a question
(prediction or review)
Reflection: Teacher ask the children what they just
went over and ask open ended questions
Teacher will allow students to discuss in groups
Closure: Tells students they are running low on time
and will return to subject the following day
Wait time: When they are switching subjects the
teacher will put the tornado tubes out and the students
must be ready to go when all the water has crossed
over
There is a helper that comes into the classroom and
takes aside the children that are struggling with math
and works with closer attention
There is a student with a one on one aid working in
the classroom at all times with him and he is allowed
to make chances to fit his own needs

I loved the way the teacher got the students

attention. The students much rather participle
in something fun, than be yelled at when they
are being too noisy. I also liked the way that
the teacher would start a new subject with a
question because this would get the students
minds wondering about what they are going to
be learning next. This was a really good way to
grab the students attentions. I thought that the
tornado tubes were an extremely clever idea!
The students would want to clean up quicker
so they can watch the rest of the tubes! I loved
watching the childrens reactions.

Improvisation: Making
adjustments, flexibility based
on the student needs

Student interests, culture, and

other diversity incorporated

The students loved learning social studies (learning

the different cultures and way of living)
Students made friends with everyone (divers
classroom)
There were many different cultures and background
children in the classroom. Many students like sharing
their traditions to me during Halloween.
They loved animals and learning about them (they had
to do a project all about an animal they choose)

I thought that instead of the helper teacher

coming into the classroom, the students should
have gone with her to another classroom. I
think that the helper teacher was distracting to
the rest of the class because they were being
loud. I felt like the students that did need the
extra attention defiantly got it though, and I
loved to see that within the classroom!
I wouldnt be able to stand being in a
classroom that had no diversity. Each child has
their own viewpoints and ways of doing things
that its extremely interesting to me to learn! I
love living in a day of age that everyone can
get along with anyone no matter what history
they have. I know that when I go into work,
the children teach me more than I teach them.

Lesson Planning
Indicators
Concepts, skills,
prerequisites, and
pedagogy

Examples
-

Student abilities,
interests, learning
styles, level of
knowledge, culture,
background, and
needs.

Learning outcomes
linked to standards
within and outside of
the discipline that are
able to be assessed
based on a diverse

Children concepts skills are always

relating back to their goals they have to
finish each week
Students had to write a paper about a
spooky story and within their paper they
had to provide and point out the different
verbs, adjectives and nouns of words
that they learned that week
The students are right on track for being
4th graders and know the basic
knowledge
Students seemed to like the learning
style of playing games. Games: Around
the World (math), Knock it Off (math),
and IPad games (reading, math, social
studies and others)
Most students were all on the same level,
but if they werent they were allowed to
go to extra help or extra help came into
the class
An example of knowledge is when the
teacher was talking about bulling and the
children all gave their own experiences
of what a bully means to them
Needs: the teacher always compromised
with the child to meet their needs. For
example if the child could not do the
project, the teacher would allow extra
time for the student to finish
Talking about bullies (the teacher read
books and gave different examples of
bulling) The children loved to come up
with different solutions about bullies and
how to deal with them

Reflection
I thought that it was awesome listening
to the students read their papers out
loud to the class! The students really
grasped the idea of English terms
throughout their papers. There was also
some new vocabulary words that
students used properly throughout their
papers.
I think that the teachers within this
district do a really good job at getting
the students prepared for the next grade
level. I love the idea of children learning
through games, it makes it fun for them
and fun for the teacher as well. I also like
the idea of the students be able to have
extra help when they need it. I know that
when I was younger I always had to go
into extra help, but my teachers always
made it a fun learning experience for
me. I like the fact that if a child is
struggling with a project, then the
teacher will always allow more time.

I thought this was an excellent thing to

talk about with the students because it
showed them that things like this really
do happen. Some of the students said
that they saw bulling on the playground
but they didnt know it was called that

population of
students.

Classroom Resources
to enhance the
teachers professional
knowledge and
appropriately
challenging student
materials that fit the
learning needs of all
students.

Learning activities
sequentially designed
to engage and
advances students
learning.

Intentionally

until the same example happen in the

book. I think that it is awesome all the
different ideas the children came up to
deal with bullies. This would link to a
diverse populations because the bully
cold be picking on someone with a
different background than them and the
children standards would be to fix the
problem.
Helper teachers comes in
I think that the district that I observed
IPads with different helper apps on them was extremely good at working with
students and making sure they have the
Library resource books
Posters with information to help students resources they need. Although I dont
agree with ever child getting their own
so the teachers have multiply ways to
IPad, I do believe that they are a good
learn something (math)
resource within the classroom. I also like
the idea that posters are always
available for the students to use when
needed.
Free choice Fridays. The students are
I think it is awesome to see the students
allowed to choice what they want to work eyes light up when they are able to learn
on during this time. They can play
in a creative way. I also like the way that
educational games on their IPads, read a the teacher allows them a choice for
book, work on a coloring project, etc.
what they want to learn about during
their own free time. I believe that a
After reading a book, the students must
childs imagination is enhanced when
draw the magical creature described in
the children listen to a description of
the book
something that isnt real, and they are
The students enjoy doing math on their
allowed to make it their own. While they
own white boards
were working on this project, the teacher
Math games such as Around the World
continued to remind the students that
there was no right or wrong way to draw
this. I love the feeling of the happy
smiles when the students shared to one
another what their picture looked and
noticed how different it looked from their
other peers.
Each reading group had their own book
I think this a great way to have

organized student
groups created to
support learning.

Formative and
summative
assessments aligned
to learning outcomes
that drive planning
and instruction.

and packet to finish

Social study groups had to read about a
certain section and then present to the
rest of class

Spelling test
Social studies test (multiple choice)
Math test (concepts they talked about in
class put into word problems)
Fluency reading (partner times how fast
you read, but you dont get graded)

organized groups because each group is

learning something different. The
children in the group would all read the
same thing and then they would discuss
as a group what is happening in the
book, but each child would share the
information differently. Since each child
has their own viewpoint, they were
teaching each other different ways to
interpret the information. I love this idea!
I also like hearing the social studies
group sharing their findings to the class.
I am not a good test taker, therefore I
dont like to take or give out test. I think
that students should be able to retake
their test at least once if they get a
grade under a C, so that they learn the
material better. I also dont like the
fluency reading, but I like how you just
have to try to get better than last time.

Assessment
Indicators
Criteria expectations

Examples
-

Monitoring student learning

The students know how to ask for help so they know

what is on the test and know how to study for them
The students study and do all the necessary homework
to prepare for the test
Test
Projects
Pretentions
Working in small groups and the teacher would have
group conversance discussing what is happening in the
book their reading, or what information did each
student pull out from the textbook they are learning
from
Graded worksheets

Reflection
I think that these are really good skills to have
when working with a young age. I think the
teacher that I was working with better prepared
them for what they are going to encounter later
in school.
I think that my teacher did a lot of good ways
of monitoring student learning. I love the idea
of group conversances. I also think that the
self-reflections were really important in
making a difference in the way that the teacher
was teaching. She always made the children
fill out the goals on Monday and when Friday
came the students had to determine where they
stood on their goals for that week. The teacher

Feedback: Timely,
substantive, constructive,
teacher proximity, provides
guidance.

Student participation: Selfmonitoring.

Formative Assessment

Summative Assessment

Grading system: Traditional,

Looking over the childrens self-reflections on their

goals of the week

than told me that she looks over them on the

weekend and makes changes to her lesson
plans the following week to accommodate the
students needs. I love how well it worked!
Timely: the students get the spelling words are the
I think that my teacher always did a good job
beginning of the week and must know them by the end of providing to the needs of the children. She
of the week
was always really kind of answering the
Constructive: word of the day (learning a wider
questions, no matter how long it took the child
vocabulary)
to understand it. On one hand, I like the
Teacher Proximity: the teacher provides enough time
teacher would provide examples to the
for projects and allows extra time
children, although on the other hand I dont
Provides the information in order so it makes sense to
like when a teacher does that. I think that
the children
sometimes when a teacher provides an
Guidance: Always gives examples of work
example, the student has it set in their minds
Never turns down a question and always makes sure
that they have to make their project look the
the students know the answer before moving forward
exact say way. When in reality everyone is
different and its always about the process not
the product!
The students would have to self-monitor when they
When you are in a classroom with 25 students
were working with the IPads
and there is only 1 teacher, there is no way that
the teacher is going to be able to monitor every
student working on their IPads. The children
must be responsible for their own actions and
know what they have to do on the IPad. The
students know when it is time to play what
they want on their IPads and when they cant.
Math test over the unit they covered
I would have loved to see the children do more
Spelling test over the chapter they went over
worksheets and the teacher asking more
Social studies over a chapter they talked about
questions as a formative assessment. I dont
like test, but sometimes its a good way to test
a childs knowledge.
Presentations to the classroom over their animal project The teacher loved seeing what children view in
Projects
the bigger picture of things. I think that it is a
good way for children to use their imaginations
to show the class how they understood the
information. Giving presentations are always a
great way for students to teach other students.
Traditional Grading system
I love standards-based grading. I think it helps

standards-based

Test get graded once but the students cant retake them
Homework is counted if the student completes it and
not if the work is correct
A lot of work is done on the IPads, so the games do not
count scores and the students are allowed to try the
right answer as many times as they would like

the students become more aware of what they

are learning in the classroom and how it relates
to what they will need to know for the
following year. I think that the way traditional
grading was set up in the school was a little too
old school and the students werent learning as
much. For example the students didnt have to
have the right answer on their homework, I
think it would be better for the teacher to grade
them, hand them back, and allow
improvement.