Observation 1 One Child
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Observation 1: One Child 1. Use the recording sheet to list 3-4 descriptive and objective observations of Danny's play. Be careful to separate your observations and interpretations.
Observations
Interpretations
Danny demonstrates curiosity when he
is watching the girls jump off of the
bench.
Danny does in interact with his peers,
but he will respond to the direction of
his teacher.
Danny is playing near the other
children when he is stomping on the
sand, but he is not interacting with the
other children.
Danny has not seemed to fully be
developed fine motor skills as his
teacher had to help him climb the rock
and countdown to help him jump.
Danny responded to simple requests as
he “stomped like a dinosaur” when
they were breaking the sandcastle they
were attempting to make.
Danny observed his peers playing but
did not initiate interactions with them
which may lead to a belief that he does
not have siblings or peers to play with
outside of his school group.
Danny did not respond to the girl that
was trying to jump off of the rock,
instead he continued to sit there until
the teacher asked him to move off of
the rock.
Danny does not use many words or
show expressions as a way of
demonstrating the wants or needs he
feels from his teachers or his peers.
2. Application: Compose a brief 1-2 sentence anecdotal record that could be used as part of an assessment. Use objective language to describe 1 of Danny’s skills from a strengths-based perspective. Be specific.
Date: 9/13/2023 Routine: Outside Play/Sand Area Danny is observant and watches as his peers play beside him. Even though he does not interact with his peers, he responds to directives given by his teacher when he is asked to stomp with dinosaur feet and when counting with his teacher prior to jumping off of the rock. 3. Reflection:
Which details were easiest to observe and what challenges did you encounter?
The easiest details to observe came when Danny was reacting to what his teachers were telling him, but not necessarily responding by using his words. It was easy to notice this because, for example, his teacher asked him to participate in
“big dinosaur stomps” after making the sandcastle. Although Danny did not directly respond with words, he joined his classmates in stomping on the sand. Although some of the actions were easier to observe than others, but one of the challenging parts that I noticed for me personally was the lack of communication that Danny showed with his classmates. Like previously mentioned, he joined in to stomp on the sand, but did not verbally interact with his peers. I see this as a challenge because with the understanding that children are different in the sense of communication, but I found difficulty in noticing when the
teacher should step in with his speaking compared to allowing the students to communicate in the ways that they feel the most comfortable.
What strategies might you use in your teaching to capture anecdotal records of children while also interacting with and supervising them?
As a future teacher, after learning about the many ways of capturing anecdotal records, I feel that the sticky notes posted within a notebook would be the most beneficial way for me to properly keep these records while also interacting and supervising my students. The reason I chose this method is because
it allows me to jot down a few notes, enough to be able to recall the observations that I saw, but also keep a sense of “normalcy” within the classroom for the students. I also like the idea of using sticky notes because it gives me the option to look back on the progress of students in a simpler manner to ensure that I am providing my students with the proper changes to what I have observed from their actions within the classroom environment.
Using your observations of Danny, briefly describe an engaging activity for he and
his peers that would allow them to develop a particular skill while also building upon their interests.
Through a Dinosaur Hunt activity, Danny and his peers will develop fine motor skills and communication as they team up to dig through sand in search of dinosaurs. Plastic dinosaurs will be covered in a sand area with shovels and scoops provided for digging. As dinosaurs are collected, they are placed in a bucket to be counted with the teacher. 4: Video Application:
Describe an example of reflective practice from the
Color Investigation
video found in the Week 2 module. What intrigued you most about this curriculum project example?
In the Color Investigation video, the teacher used the feedback of her students as an example of reflective practice because she was taking notes as to how engaged her students were. Overall, she noted that this was the most engaged she had seen her students as a whole and continue to work together to create their restaurant. Also in the video, the teacher mentioned how one of her students brought up the idea of creating paintings to go in the restaurants, which was something that the teacher admitted she had not thought about. This proves that she
is taking the feedback of her students and creating activities for them to become engaged and participate in activities that they are interested in doing. In addition, describe how you might utilize similar video or audio recordings in your future classroom to reflect on your teaching? How could you use these types of documentation to help children reflect on their own learning?
There are many ways that I feel using a similar video would be important to be able to use to reflect on, but the most important reason that I would want to record similar videos is to be able to look back and pick up on the different details that I may have previously missed. As a teacher, there are many different things happening at the same time, but if you are recording the work that is happening within your classroom, you are then able to watch it back, multiple times if needed,
and reflect on each particular detail that you may have originally missed.
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Allowing students to reflect on their own learning is also extremely important. Reflecting on their own learning can give students the opportunity to see how engaged they were, make possible changes to their learning based off of what they notice and see how they worked with their classmates. These reflections for students are important because in the moment, it would be challenging for students to notice these important details, but looking back can become a helpful way to expand their learning and understanding in the classroom setting.