Trinity Christian College Field Experience Form
Context
for Learning
Description
of School and Students
About the School Where You Are Observing or
doing Field Experience
School Name and City: Tinley Park High school, Tinley Park
IL
Type of
School: High School
Setting:
Urban, Suburban
Write
your responses to the three questions below in paragraph form.
1. List any
special features of the school or classroom setting (e.g., themed magnet,
classroom aide, bilingual, co-taught
with a
special education teacher,
pull-out program).
Tinley Park High school is a public school and the classes I
observe are of about 20 -25 students who are juniors and seniors. In every different period there is only one
teacher in the classroom and there are no aids or special education teachers in
these classes.
2. Describe any
district, school, or cooperating teacher requirements or expectations that affects
the planning or delivery of instruction, such as required curricula, pacing
plan, use of specific instructional strategies, or standardized tests.
In the Business Professionals class students are involved in the
program Business professionals of America that allows them to prepare, look and
find a job while attending school.
3. For special education only: List
any educators with specialized expertise in the school/district (e.g., specific
disabilities, subject-specific pedagogy, English language development, speech
therapists).
1. Estimated percentage of
students eligible for free/reduced lunch:
2. Grade level(s):
3. Number of
a. students in the class: 20-25
b. males: 15
females: 5-10
c. English language learners: 3
d. students identified as gifted and talented: 5
e. students with Individualized Education
Programs (IEPs) or 504 plans: 1
4. Complete the chart below to summarize
required accommodations or modifications for students receiving special
education services and/or students who are gifted and talented as they will affect instruction. As needed,
consult with your cooperating teacher to complete the chart. The first row has
been completed in italics as an example. Use as many rows as you need.
Special
Education
Category |
Number of
Students
|
Accommodations,
Modifications, and/or Pertinent IEP Goals
|
Example:
Learning Disability
|
Example: 4
|
Example:
Close monitoring, follow up, and Resource Room
|
About
the Class You Observed
1. How much time is devoted each day to instruction
in the classroom? Describe the class periods (if applicable)? Choose a content
area of your specialty or major. How much time is devoted to teaching that
subject?
The class periods are 55 minutes each and I observe a variety of
Business subjects such as Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Technology in Business
and Business Professionals. In all the
classes instruction should take the half of the time and the other half
students work on an assignment related to the material taught.
3. Is there any
ability grouping or tracking? If so, please describe how it affects your class.
Students in the Sports and Entertainment Marketing class work in
groups when they have to debate on an issue with the other group. They have to prepare a certain number of
questions and discuss the issues in their group. Then they have to talk in order to present
their opinion on an issue related to marketing.
The teacher is evaluating their arguments, the vocabulary they use and
the written questions.
3. Identify any textbook or instructional
program you primarily use for instruction. If a textbook, please provide the
title, publisher, and date of publication.
“Sports and Entertainment Marketing” by Ken Kaser and Dotty Boen
Oelkers. 2008
4. List other resources (e.g., SMARTBoard, manipulatives,
online resources) used for instruction in this class.
The teacher uses a lot of videos that shows through the smart boards
of real games or business episodes related to Marketing.
4. What do you
know about what
your students know, what can they do, and what are they learning to do? What do
you know about your students’ everyday experiences, cultural backgrounds and
practices, and interests?
Students in the Business class come with the expectations to learn more
about the economy and how it works but they soon find out that this is only a
part of it since they get engaged with real life experience. In the marketing class they become more aware
of how the marketing policies work around sports and in The Business Professionals
class they learn how to go to an
interview, how to write a good professional resume and in the technology class
they work on on line projects.
5. Describe one
teaching event. What best practices in teaching were used?
The best teaching event I have observed is the SWOT analysis in
the Sports and Entertainment Marketing class.
The teacher explained using the SMART Board what the SWOT stands for and
she used McDonald’s for an example.
Students then had to find a similar company and create their own SWOT
analysis.
Konstantina,
ReplyDeleteI think your post will resonate with many teachers both new and experienced. What works for one teacher or group of students may not work with others. I have observed those teachers who are able to stay at the front of the classroom and seem to easily command student engagement, whereas others are trying to get to every student in the room to provide individualized attention. There is not necessarily a universally correct solution to this as there are so many variables at play. In your teaching experience and professional development opportunities you will develop your own unique style that works for you and your students.