Elementary Education

This week during spelling, the teacher I am observing gave her students the option of working with a friend to quiz each other, or doing a worksheet to help remember the words.  I like that she did this because she gave students the option of using kinisthetic learning, auditory learning, or visual learning. The students were able to choose which method they felt would help them best.  The teacher I am observing greats her students every morning they come in.  This helps the students feel safe and cared for. She also points out things that she likes that the students do.  The teacher I am with encourages conversations with peers and using kindness.  She uses class and group discussions to help the students feel safe and secure. She makes a point to  call each student by name and have one on one conversations with them daily. The teacher has a schedule on the board that they follow each day.  This allows the students to know what they are doing and wh...

 The teacher I have observed this week used a lot of humanistic and cognitive learning theories.  I  love both of these theories so I am grateful to be learning these from her.   She uses experiences and scenarios to help students learn.   Her students work in groups and try to solve things together.  The teacher I am with also encourages different types of learning.  She does centers where students can learn through technology, reading, and projects.  By doing this each student can try different ways of learning and find a way that best suites them.

The School I will be doing service work at is Sierra Bonita Elementary.  It is a great school.  The principal is Garrett Anderson.  The school is located in the middle of a neighbor so there is not a lot of heavy traffic.  This school has a lot of ways to get the students involved.  They have an Instagram account ran entirely by the sixth grade students.  They have after school clubs and are currently working on putting on a play.  This school has over 850 students kindergarten through sixth grade.  They also have a medically fragile unit which the older students take turns helping them with different activities.  89% of the teachers at Sierra Bonita have been teaching for more than three years.  The students here are very active and love to play.  They are very diverse and all learn differently which can be a blessing and a challenge for teachers  I am very excited to start service teaching.  I already work with these st...