YMCA as a Teacher Assistant in the Toddler Room (potty training room). We share all room duties‚ lesson plans‚ cleaning and all the functions of the room. There are 4 of us 3 Teachers Assistants‚ 2 Group Leaders and our Director is hands on in our classroom as well. There are 20 toddlers. We are not different due to title we all are trained and the expectations are the same as Group Leaders. I am so excited about this class as our toddlers can be a challenge at times. I feel this class will benefit
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and what will happen next. We don’t take the time to look around and try to make sense of the things we see. We need to slow things down‚ just watch‚ and then think of why we do the things we do or why we interact in the ways we do. As I did my observation‚ my goal was to see how individuals interacted with others through the use of their space. The main entrance has a ramp and two newspaper dispensers outside; a Christmas tree is in a window. There is a main dining area to the left and a larger
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product‚ we will then be able to teach our students effectively. In essence‚ there isn’t one perfect way to teach all students; instead‚ we must adapt different contents‚ strategies‚ and assessments to better educate our students. Often time our classrooms will be filled with students of vastly diverse ages and grade levels. When I was teaching Chinese at a local Chinese school‚ due to the limited resources‚ I had a class with 20 students between the ages of eight and 14—from 2nd graders to 8th graders—all
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Preschool is the foundation of all later school and it is crucial to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. Coming to preschool might be a big challenge for some kids‚ they come from a place where they are the prince or princess in other words the center of attention. Preschool on the other hand if full of many kids‚ some can see this as competition for attention. In this paper I will discuss four different learning center activities for a preschool class. These activates will strengthen fine
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The field observation program is an effective program that really helps those students desiring to become a teacher. It is the best way to receive a classroom experience from a different perspective‚ because of course we have all been through school from a student perspective. Evidently‚ this is the time too start gaining experience to be prepared for that teacher perspective. Currently‚ we are gaining a sort of assistant perspective which will help us with the teacher perspective. This is an efficient
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is listed below in the future. A good lesson: • Has a sense of coherence and flow (i.e.‚ it is not just a sequence of discrete activities) • Exhibits variety [*see varying a lesson below] – with some elements of predictability (e.g.‚ text‚ classroom routine‚ etc.) • Is flexible (i.e.‚ it is not immutable‚ nor does it dictate how and what I teach) (Jenson‚ 2001) When planning a lesson‚ I must consider: • My own beliefs and principles about teaching and learning • My students’ needs‚ interests
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by Clement (2000)‚ Classroom management has become the most common concern cited by student teachers as well as beginning and experienced teachers. Even a talented teacher would have difficulty teaching in an environment filled with interruptions and distractions. Classroom management techniques reduce the likelihood of interruptions during class‚ and include effective responses for any distractions that do occur. Classroom management includes the skills of organization‚ classroom layout‚ discipline
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In this paper‚ I chose to observe the toddler room. I picked Beau; he has brown hair with hazel eyes. He is 33 months old. He weighs 33 pounds and is 38 inches tall. The first observation I did of Beau is in the classroom‚ I found him playing in pretend kitchen. He was opening the cabinets‚ picking up plates and he gave another boy a banana. This all in two minutes and the student teachers were watching. Beau then stole a toy from another toddler. That was a whole minute. After that he went and
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During my observations‚ I had the opportunity to interview the director of the facility. We discussed risk and injury prevention practices within the classroom‚ how prevention is managed‚ how it is approved‚ and lastly‚ if there are any modifications being made in the environment in relation to the children’s needs and developmental levels. The director told me all the employees meet once a month to discuss solutions. She mentioned that there are fire drills every thirty days. The director said she
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Today is my first day of observation at Hinojosa EC/PK center. The time frame that was given to me to obverse was from 8:30am to 11:00am in a bilingual classroom who belonged to Mr. Villa who was awarded the teacher of the year. Sitting in and observing this classroom of nineteen students I could see exactly why he was awarded as the teacher of the year. Taking on the responsibility of teaching a bilingual class is not all that simple‚ there are several routines that were done over time to have the
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