This
week I had the opportunity to observe other teachers in the building. I visited
the 7th grade science teacher, 6th and 8th
grade social studies teacher, 7th and 8th grade language
art teacher and the 6th-8th Spanish teacher. Not only was
it a great experience for me to see other teaching styles, but I was also able
to see my students in different classroom situations. I noticed that some students
that are typically quiet in my class were more talkative in science and vice
versa. This got me to think about how teachers influence a classroom as well as
how the different mix of student (social aspect) influences how a student
act/performs in class.
As
soon as I walked into 7th grade science I was bombarded with
questions, “ Ms. Angulo are you teaching us Science today—are you our teacher
today?” “Ms. Angulo this isn’t social studies!” “Ms. Angulo what are you doing
here?” I explained to them that I was just going to sit in and observe. I was surrounded by them! An unexpected thing
that occurred was having some students come to me with questions—“Ms. Angulo is
it okay if we look this up?” or “Ms. Angulo, can you help us with this?” This showed me that they had become
comfortable enough to ask me questions (even if they were not social studies
questions). It also made me feel like they actually regarded me as one of their
teachers—which felt very nice!
I
received a variety of ideas from observing the different teachers form varying
subjects in middle school. I wrote down some strategies/activities that I think
could work great in social studies. Furthermore, having the opportunity to
visit these classes showed me the importance of teacher collaboration and professionalism.
It has been an amazing 7 weeks here. I am most definitely going to miss the
students, teachers, and staff! They all made me feel welcomed and part of the
school community.
Isn't it great that they saw you as a teacher! The fact that they asked you questions in other classes shows they value you as a teacher and depended on you. I was also able to visit other classrooms this week. I agree that it was beneficial to see how other teachers operate. Good luck next week on your new placement!
ReplyDeleteIt's good that you went to observe other classes and got the opportunity to see your students in a different environment. I'm sure the students will miss you just as much as you will miss them. They did seem to see you as a teacher figure--yay for you! Good luck at your new placement, I'm sure you'll do just as great!
ReplyDeleteGlad you got to observe some other classes. I found it is nothing but beneficial to see methods other teachers use with some of the same kids that you teach. It is also great to see how the students interact with other teachers as well as with the material.
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