Week 5 Tech Use in the School/Classroom
Name: Sydney Bauman
Date of field experiences reported: 9/19-9/23
Time spent: 8:22-9:57 A.M.
Sequence of Events.
Students had a review day on Monday. On Tuesday, they took their test on topic one. This test was taken through Canvas on their Chromebooks. The rest of the week consisted of the students beginning topic two, which was the standard form of a quadratic equation. On Friday, there was a sub, so both classes consisted of the students working quietly on an assignment on their Chromebooks.
Elaboration of One or Two Significant Episodes.
9/20/22
Tuesday was a test day. Talking to the teacher, I learned that they have a staff member who oversees the mathematics department, and she is the one who composes the tests. There are a total of three Algebra 2 teachers, and they all use the same tests. The test was on Canvas. The Analytical Algebra 2 students began taking their test shortly after the period began. While they were taking the tests, the teacher sat in the back of the classroom, walked around, and looked at their screens on her own computer. While walking around, she caught one student trying to look up how to do the problem on YouTube. She confronted and reminded him that this was unacceptable. This was the end of their conversation, and the student continued to take the test.
9/21/22
Wednesday was the day after test day. One student who was absent on Tuesday was sent out of the classroom to take the test. While the teacher was giving this student access through the test on Canvas, I was able to see some of the test scores of the other students. These scores ranged from zeros to only missing a few points. Next to their scores were how long they took to take the test. It was interesting to try and gauge if the students tried and if they tried, how hard did they try? There were a few students who had zeros but had taken basically the whole class time. These grades could be because they did not try, they did not pay attention when the content was being taught, or they did not care during the lessons, and they still did not care during the test.
Analysis of Episode(s).
9/20/22
From this situation, I believe the student knew exactly what he was doing and why it was wrong. The encounter and conversation between the student and teacher were short-lived. There was no raising of voices or arguing. With the student doing this, I see it almost as a glimmer of wanting to succeed. To me, it says that he wants to be successful, but he either does not know how to go about it or he does not want to put in the effort in order to succeed. From this situation, I have learned how to properly handle a situation like this. This is the first time that I have seen this student do something such as try to look up how to solve a problem during a test. Therefore, I believe the way the teacher stayed calm was the best thing she could have done. I do not think taking his Chromebook away and giving him a zero would be of benefit to anybody. The majority of the students in the Analytical Algebra 2 class are already struggling, and pushing them further away from success is not the answer. I think a quick reminder that he should not be doing this accomplished what needed to be accomplished.
9/21/22
These scores reflect their effort in the classroom. In addition to reflecting on effort, they also reflect on the amount of content they have learned and what they may need more instruction on. In this classroom, I have noticed that several students are not putting in the effort when the teacher is instructing. Something I do not think the students realize is that the teacher is not there for herself, but instead she is there for her students to help them learn and grow as individuals. From this situation, I have continued to learn that some students do not care, some students do care and just do not know how to show it, and others care and make it known. With this being said, I believe it is important that all three of the groups that students find themselves in deserve the same amount of attention. Showing the students that they can learn and that sometimes all they need to do is put in the effort will hopefully reflect positively on at least one student.
Week Overview
This week was much like the first week in that those students who do not care still do not care. Although, I did witness one student asking the teacher to open up old assignments because he wanted to submit them. In addition to opening up these assignments, he talked about staying after school to get extra help from another staff member. This showed me that although students may show they do not care, deep down they do. In terms of what I was able to get involved in this week, I graded a quiz, assisted in answering questions from the students, and began working on the lesson I am preparing to teach.
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