Classroom Observations

Being an education major I was required to experience first hand what it was like to be in a classroom. In my Intro to Education class at FGCU I was required to complete 15 hours of observation. We had to do 5 hours in an elementary, middle, and hight school. I also completed hours in my teaching diverse populations class. For this class I had to go to both a public and private school. I also had to observe an ESL class. I got to observe the different ways they brought different tools into their classroom. For the ESL experience I shadowed my aunt who lives in New Jersey. This was good because I got to see what teaching outside of Florida is like.

I learned from doing these observations that you really do get the chance to see what it is like in that atmosphere. It was challenging because I did not have a car. So many times I had to go home to do my observations. I finally car pulled with people in my class witch was also beneficial. Overall I learned that I do indeed want to teach kindergarten. I also saw the different learning abilities of the students and how bringing technology into the classroom can benefit them.