When students see others doing this it quickly reminds those who may have forgot that they too need to place their homework in the basket. Mr. Collet is then able to quickly see who has turned in homework and who has not. He also has provided the opportunity to each parent to purchase a daily planner; the planner allows the student to write down daily homework assignments for each class period and parents may follow up by looking at the planner nightly to ensure that the work is getting completed. Mr. Collet also allows for the students to participate in deciding what homework assignments are going to be assigned. Students get to give the opinion on what is best for them to learn from by helping Mr. Collet collectively agree upon what material they will have homework on.
Play times are a common place where staff encourage young people to understand and respect other peoples feelings and points of view because it is often a place where incidents can occur between children, sometimes misunderstandings and fall-outs can take place where staff have to step in, listen to both sides, and encourage the students to come to a fair agreement, and to also help them understand wrong and right, and the effects they have on
The arrangement of the classroom can be used for different activities in different circumstances. Putting the seats in groups allows students to work with other students and help each other out. Interacting with other students can be beneficial as long as it does not interfere with
A learning environment can also be a virtual environment, this could be a website, Power Points, virtual games. The learning environment could be as simple as the design of the learning environment, for example if there is a lot of windows allowing natural light, it will allow a student to see their work and read books etc. easily. The design of the class room could also include the desks, this is shown in a blog from Annie Murphy Paul: ‘Comfortable—and larger—desks and chairs were an aid to progress.’ The learning environment could also include the temperature of the place which you are trying to learn in, as if the environment is too hot/cold I may be uncomfortable causing me to be distracted from my work. The learning environment must also be related to the certain subject, for example by having posters about diversity in a health and social care class room, this will help me and other students to stay focused on the subject, as if the posters were about Spanish it could cause the students to go of topic, and not take in as much information.
Children with learning disabilities or difficulties in social settings can often experience “otherness” in a classroom. As a teacher it would be my responsibility to notice if a student was being “othered”, to identify who is participating in the “othering” of the child, and assisting the child and classmates in recognizing the changes that might need to be made to overcome whatever the reasons are behind “othering”. Paying attention to the student’s social interactions during class and at recess time would allow me to be able to notice if a child is being “othered”. In the classroom, how do the majority of students react to each child as they actively participate in classroom discussions? If most of the students scoff, eye roll, or additionally demonstrate disrespectful behaviors it would be worthwhile to monitor other classroom interactions between students.
I like that the entire exit signs were visible and that there was parent update information board in the classroom. Teachers were making sure to go over all classroom rules before letting students move around. I also noticed that the classrooms were very clean with hardwood flooring and rugs that were installed into the floors. I noticed that the teachers were very engaged with the students and were not just standing around talking to each other they were making sure each student was safe by looking around and interacting. After each activity for example snack time, art time, play dough the desks were cleaned with disinfecting wipes and all children washed hands.
When entering a classroom, a knowledgeable student always goes directly to his seat and promptly takes out the previous night's lessons so that he might review it once more before the start of class. A knowledgeable student knows things such as the multiplication tables all the way up to twenty, and how to diagram every sentence that he hears. A wise person dresses in a fashion that suits him, so that he is conformable, not worrying what everyone else around him thinks. Upon entering a room, a wise person casually greets their friends, engages in a little conversation and then continues on with their business, knowing that it is important to let people know that you always enjoy talking with them. A wise person knows things such as the importance of dates and times and why things should happen.
Once identified the teacher can lessen the potential problem by taking steps to ensure the entire class feel connected to one another. By assigning group activities and rotating seat arrangements educators can improve the children’s relationship with one another. Also, when an issue of conflict or unusual behavior causes a social stigma teachers can help both parties understand each other’s perspective. Using social circles to encouraging inclusion and compassion can greatly improve the quality of education all of the children
I noticed that in the back of the classroom, there was a huge shelf containing books organized in different levels like magazines, realistic fiction, non-fiction, Times for Kids, National Geographic and so on. Throughout the class, there were some hanging instructions of how to take good notes, how to be a good listener, and what rules to follow. On the right hand side along the wall, there were 4 computers where students could use to do Kid-Biz or On-line activities. After Mrs. M. settled in, she finally asked
Other teachers and T.A’s from the same year group may be present here to share suggestions and advice. Teaching assistants should be a lot more actively involved in delivering learning activities. This may be by setting up the room with the correct resources before the lesson takes place and laying out the tables and chairs etc. One to one support may be needed for some pupils; this should have been discussed before the lesson. It may be that the T.A is put to work with one specific table/group of children or just float around the classroom and be available if any of the children ask for help.