Sample Field Notes
In-Class activity: Writing reflections about a group projectLast year, I observed a class taught by two teachers. Teacher M was the primary teacher for this 6th grade class, and Teacher L was a support...
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Setting: A private, independent second grade elementary classroom in center cityToday was my first day at this new placement. The first day is always an unpredictable one, because I, as well as the...
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During a Curriculum and Pedagogy Seminar last semester we were required to teach a lesson in our field placement. I was placed in a first grade classroom at Bayside School with fifty first graders and...
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Field Notes – Week 7More than a week away and the students are really excited about Winter Break – making them somewhat distracted at doing work. - I wonder if there is a way to involve...
View ArticleThoughts on Dewey and Freire readings
The reflections on pedagogy of both Dewey and Freire, read in tandem, show some interesting parallels, but also show some surprising differences in terms of conversations surrounding class, race,...
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This was my second visit to my independent school placement in center city with Teacher P's second grade classroom. We had morning meeting again where we played an interactive game discussing what we...
View ArticleReflections: At the Heart of Teaching
I really appreciate reading McEntee et al.'s At the Heart of Teaching--I really appreciate getting a more pragmatic point of view on teaching to coincide with the more theoretical pedagogical...
View ArticleBackground research and findings
Initial Findings: Before visiting Wordsmiths’ physical site, I was able to access a great deal of information about the organization through other sources. My initial research about the organization...
View ArticleField notes 1: reading with Erica
The book that Erica was reading, titled “Smile,” is a graphic novel. It is set in San Francisco. The main character is a white, brown haired girl. She wears her hair in a ponytail, and has to get “on...
View Articlefield notes (Guided Individual Reflection)
I'm a little frustrated, because I haven't been able to attend my field placement for the past two weeks due to being sick, and then the students having a Friday off (which I wasn't told about!). I'm...
View ArticleGoals for working group
Here are some ideas that Nicole and I discussed today in class - comment if you want to add/change these goals!Goals for Field notes /posting:make our notes more accessible - focus on specific moments...
View ArticleGuided reflection - math strategies
1. and 2.: Collect stories/What happened?– Miranda helped Omar do his math homeworkOnce again, we had more volunteers than students at tutoring. Mariah – the director of Wordsmiths – asked Miranda and...
View ArticleField notes: 2/22/13
Today at my school placement in a center city private school second grade classroom, the three second grade classrooms were coming together to celebrate the one hundredth day of school. The teachers...
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peach rings
I'm confused about how discipline/management of student energy should be happening at my placement. A few weeks ago, Mariah, the programming director, briefly told us that Wordsmiths uses a point...
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The overall theme that I noticed today that was striking to me were my own conceptions of "ability" as it pertains to the classroom. I see ability in the classroom in two ways: the first is the...
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Math Centers (lesson on how to read a clock): The students are broken up into their "center groups" (groups of 5-6 kids). For math, there are three different centers: one group works on math activities...
View ArticleTiming and distractions
On Tuesday, I worked with Erica again on both reading and homework. “Work with me, work with me,” she asked, so I agreed to come upstairs and work with her. After 20 minutes of reading, we switched to...
View Articlefield notes for 3/21/13
Since my field placement school is currently on spring vacation (and for the next week as well), I'm writing about my French teaching assistant work. A problem I keep encountering is a disconnect...
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Field Notes:This past week, a classmate of ours came to visit my placement with me. It was great. I was really stressed about this experience at first, mainly because I felt like I had to ask my...
View ArticleField Notes: Spring Break
Field Notes: Spring Break So these are unofficial field notes – just wanted to share some thoughts. Last week was a great week at my placement and very informative (see recently posted field...
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