Arts Fieldwork Visit

Last week I had the pleasure of attending a Fieldwork visit at Art's High School with my cooperating teacher, Miss DeAnna Whitley. As I arrived I was pleased to see that they had welcomed me into their PLC meeting which was the start of a meeting involved with the HESPA testing and what can be done to improve the students writing until the day of the test. I listened in and made notes and was interesting to see the way teachers were tested on their own ideas by the principal in how they personally thought of changes.
As I entered the classroom of Miss Whitley, I was surprised by the warm smiles and friendly welcomes from the students. I introduced myself to each of her classes and they began their lesson for the day. some things I liked about her way of teaching was the way she kept in the classroom a list of homework assignments for the week on a big bulletin board so everyone could not forget any homework. also, she had reward status for the amount of students who chose to participate during the classroom discussions. This to me was a very good way of promoting students to get active in the classroom lesson. also I liked how the students were in groups and did a lot of group work that led back to a whole classroom discussion. This to me makes sense because it allows a student to understand at all times what is or is not expected of a certain lesson. A student is less likely to fall behind or short of work because of the risk of not understanding a lessons instructions. Everyone seemed to get along very well with each other and with the teacher as well. She was very polite to me at all times and seemed to care deeply about what she has done to accomplish teaching students.