TateFieldExperienceJournal2 

Field Experience Journal 2

For this class I came in during the period that my teacher chose for me and just sat and observed. The only reason I did this for the first class was to see how the classroom worked. It’s a co-taught class, with one teacher teaching the lesson and the other going around and helping students. I sat in the back of the classroom at one of the tables so I could oversee the classroom in action. The students are placed in groups of four at various tables in the classroom, with the whiteboard being at the front and the smartboard in the back. The students were reading A Marriage Proposal and working in their interactive readers. I received a copy of an interactive reader so I could follow along. To review: an interactive reader is basically like a workbook with a copy of the text inside and activities that students can do accompanying it. Students can write in the book and follow along. The teacher had them practice vocabulary words using Quizlet, an online academic site that she can enter data into so that students can practice. By playing games and various other activities, students can practice vocabulary words. Each student received a computer and practiced their vocabulary words with activities of their choosing. Since it was a Friday, the students were very chatty and seemed eager to get out of class. There were lots of side conversations happening and the students didn’t seem very focused on the material. There was also a lot of dead time between activities where students could talk amongst themselves. The groups of students at their tables might pose a slight problem when I teach a lesson. Can’t wait to actually be involved in the classroom this week on Friday!