EDSE 380 Field Blog

  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...

  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...

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...