Examples Of Classroom Observation

For my classroom observation, I chose to observe two classrooms with teachers I do not work with at my current job Bobbie Smith Elementary in Long Beach, CA. My area of interest is elementary, I chose to observe a Kindergarten and Second grade classroom. Although I prefer to teach a Kindergarten class and not go over the Second grade, I know that teachers never get a pick of what grades you teach sometimes. So I am glad that I am able to gain experience in each grade level.
The first hour and a half I spent observing Mrs. Ballardo kindergarten classroom. The type of lesson that I am observing is Math Cooperative groups and the objective that is being worked on in this lesson is that the students can show that they know the numbers by counting dots on a die. When walking into the classroom I immediately felt like this was a class that promoted learning. It felt so welcoming, and the mood of the children were great they were all sitting on the rug and ready to learn. The classroom is arranged with the five tables. When you first walk into the classroom there are two
Carlson is using in her class is Barak Rosenshine theory, which is doing frequent checks for understanding while giving direct instructions. Nonverbal communication that Mrs. Carlson shows is through her posture and moving toward the student desk that is being disruptive who sits by her and before she even reaches him he receive the message and so do the other students in the class. The types of questions that Mrs. Carlson ask her students are “can some students tell her what they are to put inside their double bubble map”? She ask the questions while she is going over the double bubble map on the document camera and this is also a way that she use classroom media. Mrs. Carlson motivate her students by encouraging them to finish their work and reassure them that they are doing a great job. Her students respond with smiles and they continue working and get their work