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Focus on StudentsTo gain insight and knowledge from your field experience, your observations must be careful, analytical, and deliberate. Once you have made your observations, you need to consider carefully what you have seen and relate to what you have learned in the Fast Track Program.
The purpose of school is to educate students and prepare them to live in American society. Because you are educated members of the same society it can be difficult to notice significant interactions among children in classrooms. This instrument is designed to make you more alert to actions and events that you might not normally see. Adapted from Sadker, Teachers, Schools and Society /Name: __________________________________________ School: ________________________________ Date: ______________ Time: ___________ Grade: ______________________ Teacher(s) _____________________________________ Pretend you are a visitor from outer space (Third Rock?). How do students spend their time? All of it. Who do various students talk to? How do they group themselves if given the opportunity? Where do they group together? How do students respond to authority? How do students respond to directions? Do students touch each other? In what ways? What do students say to each other? Are students allowed to talk? If students are not allowed to talk, what do they do? Do classroom displays reflect all groups? Gender, race, etc? Do all students participate in class discussion? Some more than others? What special education needs are addressed in the classroom? How are the students grouped by the teacher for learning? What are the classroom rules? How are they enforced? |
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