Week 2 Reflection

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    During week two, we discussed classroom observation. Observing in the classroom is super important because it allows you to really take in how your students are behaving and performing around you. When we observe in the classroom, we take notes on levels of engagement, children interaction, evidence of high-order thinking, learning climate and classroom management. It also allows teachers to see classroom patterns, help remember what children can do, help plan instructional activities and provide evidence. In the classroom you would use the different types of observations when you need to record the behaviors of the class or a certain student, to make accommodations or even to see if students are understanding a specific lesson. I would use checklists as an observation strategy in my classroom since they are fast and easy to make and read. During week two we also created an analytic rubric to practice making standards and scoring. Overall, creating the analytic rubric wasn't too hard but it did have its difficulties. It was challenging to create the standards we wanted the students to meet, and to develop what each score consisted of. I think it was super important to practice making a rubric since it is something we will frequently use in our future classrooms one day.

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  1. Abigail GorczycaSeptember 5, 2022 at 4:02 PM

    Hi Ana! I love the behavior checklist example you included. I think it fits very well with what we learned this past week. I also agree that developing the standards on the analytic rubric was the most challenging part, and making sure they were detailed enough so the students understand each expectation clearly.

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  2. Dana VillellaSeptember 6, 2022 at 9:07 AM

    Hey Ana! I absolutely love the behavior checklist you included. I think it perfectly ensembles all of the criteria needed and even has the days on the week to make this ongoing if you really need to. I loved reading your post. Good work!

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