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Field Experience Week 10 (Week 16)

Week 10 Analysis of Mentor Teacher Pedagogy Name: Sydney Bauman Date of field experiences reported: 12/5-12/9 Time spent: 8:22-9:57 A.M. Sequence of Events. This week consisted of taking single-page guided notes. My mentor teacher would lead instruction from the front of the classroom using the SmartBoard. The students were instructed to follow along and take notes on their individual pages. The instruction ended early for a few of the class periods, so the rest of the time was given to the students to work on the rest of the page because they were going to be turning it in for a grade. Elaboration of One or Two Significant Episodes.  12/8/22 On Thursday, students were given a note page that was full of content on the front and back. This note page was on cube roots, the sum of cubes, and the differences of cubes. More specifically, it started with cube roots and became more advanced by having them factor sums and differences of cubes. My mentor teacher began teaching from the fron...
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Field Experience Week 9 (Week 15)

  Week 9 Assessment for Learning, of Learning, and as Learning Name: Sydney Bauman Date of field experiences reported: 11/28-12/2 Time spent: 8:22-9:57 A.M. Sequence of Events. Monday and Tuesday were spent learning a new section of the chapter. On Wednesday, the students were given an assignment that they were instructed to work on during the entire period. Thursday was similar to Wednesday in that the students were given an assignment that they were instructed to work on in class. The Thursday assignment was in preparation for the quiz that was given to the students on Friday. Elaboration of One or Two Significant Episodes.  11/29/22 While my mentor teacher was instructing, she would include "try it" problems throughout the instruction. At the start of the period, students were instructed to take out their notes. The teacher then began discussing an example problem. Once they worked through the example problem as a class, they were then instructed to begin working on the ne...
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Field Experience Week 7 (Week 13)

  Week 7 Problem-Based Learning Progress Report Name: Sydney Bauman Date of field experiences reported: 11/14-11/18 Time spent: 8:22-9:57 A.M. Sequence of Events. This week I started teaching my unit. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday were spent on Chapter 3, Section 1. Thursday was a work day for the students. They spent this day doing an online assignment over what they had learned during the first half of the week. On Friday, school was canceled at Anderson High School. This was due to the incident that happened Thursday. A student was arrested at school for having a loaded handgun on them. Elaboration of One or Two Significant Episodes.  11/14/22 On Monday, I began teaching my unit. The approach I took was a traditional approach. This is similar to the approach my mentor teacher uses when she is teaching. One part of my lesson on Monday that included aspects of problem-based learning was the launch. I started my lesson by giving the students a handout. At the top of the hando...
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Field Experience Week 6 (Week 12)

  Week 8 Data Driven Decision Making in the Classroom Name: Sydney Bauman Date of field experiences reported: 11/7-11/11 Time spent: 8:22-9:57 A.M. Sequence of Events. The beginning of the week consisted of finishing up the chapter in both periods two and three. Once the chapter was wrapped up, the students were given time to work on their missing assignments as well as on their test review. During this time, I had a few meaningful discussions with my teacher, walked around the classroom, and helped students when they needed it and asked for it. Then, on Thursday, the students took a test. Elaboration of One or Two Significant Episodes.  11/7/22 Monday, in class, the third period Algebra II class was discussing Chapter 2, Section 7. This section covers quadratic-linear systems. The teacher was leading instruction from the front of the classroom and covering the examples that needed to be covered. She then began iterating exactly what the students needed to know in order to get...
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Field Experience Week 5 (Week 11)

Week 8 Differentiation Practices in the Classroom Name: Sydney Bauman Date of field experiences reported: 10/31-11/4 Time spent: 8:22-9:57 A.M. Sequence of Events. This was my first week back for the second rotation. On Monday, my mentor teacher was sick and unable to come to class. There was a substitute teacher, so the classes consisted of the students quietly working on worksheets. Tuesday was an e-learning day for parent teacher conferences. The rest of the week, the teacher was there, and class resumed as normal. I was able to teach a little because my teacher was still recovering from being sick over the weekend and on Monday. Elaboration of One or Two Significant Episodes.  11/3/22 On Thursday, during period two of analytical algebra II class, the teacher started the lesson with guided notes. Once the teacher reached a point that she wanted to stop at, she gave students extra time to work on the assignments they had previously gotten. This then allowed her to have one-on-one...
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Field Experience Week 4 (Week 7)

  Week 7 Classroom Management Name: Sydney Bauman Date of field experiences reported: 10/3-10/7 Time spent: 8:22-9:57 A.M. Sequence of Events. After finishing up the third section of the chapter, the students were given homework time and then a day to work on their study guide. Following the study day, the students were given a test covering three sections of chapter two. Then on Friday, the day before Fall Break, the students were given time to complete any unfinished assignments. This allowed them to get these assignments completed since Friday was the last day of the quarter. Elaboration of One or Two Significant Episodes.  10/5/22 During both periods, the students were handed their study guides and told to quietly work on them. In addition to working on their study guides, they could work on their other assignments that are due in this class. The teacher made it clear that they were to work quietly and that if they had a question, they could raise their hand and either she...
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Field Experience Week 3 (Week 6)

  Week 6 Students with Exceptionalities Name: Sydney Bauman Date of field experiences reported: 9/26-9/30 Time spent: 8:22-9:57 A.M. Sequence of Events. I spent the majority of the week answering questions that the students had. In addition to answering questions, this week I was able to lead the instruction. I led the instruction on Tuesday, and the content that was covered was the standard form of a quadratic equation. On Wednesday, the students had a homework day. The rest of the week consisted of the students learning the next lesson. Elaboration of One or Two Significant Episodes.  9/27/22 At the beginning of class on Tuesday, I made sure the example problem was pulled up, so when the students arrived, I was ready to teach. The struggle with basic arithmetic is something that is common in the second period, Analytical Algebra 2. One specific instance occurred while the students were trying a problem on their own. I was walking around the room to help any students that nee...
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