Westside Elementary Observation

I observed for five hours at Westside Elementary School. Westside Elementary School is located on the edge of Sumner County. I observed a 5th grade elementary classroom. There was 9 boys and 13 girls, so there was a total of 22 students. The students were equal in gender. The class had two children who had to be pulled for deeper help from the resource teacher. There was also a mix of race within the class. The school was amazing at keeping up with the data from each student that attended Westside. Each classroom had the appropriate and up to date standards posted on the wall. The teachers called the standards “I can statements.” I selected Westside Elementary because I wanted to receive the best experience possible, and I had heard nothing but great things about the school. When I first entered the classroom, I was informed that the

She started on time, and she was very good at multitasking. She was able to help each student whenever they needed it. A smartboard, a document camera, and books were used to help the students learn the math lesson that was being taught. The teacher used great and very effective classroom management. She made all of the students sit correctly. She made the students listen. She made sure they knew she was in control, but she was not aggressive in any way. The last hour that I was there the students broke up into groups by the tier that they were in. I stayed with the teacher, and she was with tier 2 students. She used a reward system, for example, she promised that the students could go outside if they did their best, to get each student to achieve their goal. No conflict arose while I was there, but she did make a student separate from the other students for not listening to her and for being a distraction. The teacher taught very effectively. She challenged the students to think, and she was also there to guide the students if they needed