Student teacher observation Feb. 19
“You guys are so brilliant you’ll breeze through it.” This is a great way to get the quiz underway.
You greeted Remy who was late. This was a great way to establish a positive tone to the class. Your friendly approach will always win over the boys.
You again greeted a late student, Derrick, with a good morning. Try to make eye contact with them.
Class was quiet and well behaved at the outset of the quiz.
You took up a stationary position behind the podium. Try to wander around the room quietly, just to reinforce in their minds that you are present and aware of what is going on in the class. You’ll also be able to respond to questions a little more quickly if you are among the boys rather than standing away from them at the front of the class.
During the quiz there were a few instances where your attention was focused on papers in front of you rather than on students taking the quiz. If you are going to be looking over material, it’s better to be at the back of the room where the boys can not see you. I actually prefer the back of the room for test taking as it enables me to watch the boys much more effectively. They’re attempts to look at other papers or talk requires that they turn around and first ensure that you aren’t watching them.
About tens minutes into the quiz you’ve wandered quietly around the room several times, but you keep taking a position behind the podium at the front of the room. Try to avoid routines or repetitive behavior, especially during test-taking situations. Keep the boys guessing! That way they can’t take advantage of predictable behavior. This sounds a bit paranoid!!!!!!
“Ok guys, you have about 15 minutes.” Good to give them as much advanced notice as possible.
Fifteen minutes into the class and boys are still working quietly. You are wandering quietly around the classroom keeping an eye on the boys.
“Ten minutes left!” Again good that you’re giving them lots of advanced notice; that way they can pace themselves.
Sam Leshgold arrived in class at 8:50. You spoke with him and then gave him the quiz. Are you just giving him 10 mins. write the quiz? Will he be given extra time to write the quiz? You just need to be sure you have a plan for situations like this one. You might inadvertently be encouraging kids to arrive late for class on test-taking days if they know they can take advantage of the situation.
“Five minutes!” You’re giving them lots of advanced warning at regular intervals. There has been no complaining about not having sufficient time.
While you were talking with Mark at the back of the room, Sam was communicating something to another student across the room. Be vigilant! These guys will take advantage of a situation if it presents itself. Even as you’re talking to Mark, you need to be aware of the other students in the class.
There was some harmless banter going on after you had taken collected some tests and you quickly approached the boys and asked them politely and quietly to remain quiet. They were quite compliant.
Eli took out a calculator and began playing a game. You saw no harm in this. You smiled and allowed them to play their game quietly. As a result, nobody was being disruptive and the class continued to write the quiz quietly.
“Who needs more time for the quiz?” There was a show of hands and you gave them an additional five minutes. This was good. You again gave them a two-minute warning and there was no complaining.
There were a few kids lying quietly with their heads on their desks and you respected this. As a result the classroom remained quiet and students continued with their quiz.
It was good that you collected Sam’s quiz, even though he had not finished it. You will have to have a plan for dealing with Sam at another time.
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