Field Experience Blog 1

Hello fellow classmates,

As much as I enjoy being in the field, I must say I miss seeing all of you :(!

Well as Cassie stated a while back, she has seen many a teacher candidate fall ill; I happen to be one of those candidates. I have a terrible cold and on top of that Pink Eye, so I emailed my CT and Cassie and told them I would be absent today from Field Experience. I hope none of you are also under the weather.


My CT is nice and funny and she is someone that I would enjoy having as a colleague. Every staff member I've come across has also been very kind and helpful.

My CT uses many different classroom management strategies in her classroom, I have witnessed "waterfall" and  "fix your bodies on 1, 2, 3..." the latter she uses when her students are on the learning rug and they are having a hard time sitting criss cross applesauce and or keeping their hands to themselves. She rarely calls out students by name, but rather she chooses to praise the students that are "sitting smart and showing active listening". She also uses non-verbal cues such as the American Sign Language sign for sit down, or she touches the shoulder of a squirmy student.

For Technology Integration, I have seen my CT use her Interactive Whiteboard daily for reading  math, and the daily question for morning meeting. For instance she has all of the students names on the Smartboard and there is a question written above their names, such as: What is your age minus 2? And in the box under their name they write their answer.

She also uses the Smartboard to go on a website called Go Noodle where the students get a chance to replicate zumba or yoga moves so they can get the wiggles out.

The only other technology I have seen so far is the tablet she uses with her group during the Daily 5. I'm not sure how they use it yet because at this time Mr. Lanners and myself are usually busy with other Daily 5 groups. I will ask her and hopefully I will have an answer for you next week.


Keep up the good work everyone,

JP