My observation hours were completed at one school, Benito Juarez Community Academy in Pilsen. I believed it was a great school to have done my field work because this school has been implementing a new grading system and styles of learning. My mentor teacher has also been teaching for eight years, and therefore, has a lot of experience that she shared with me. Not only did she allowed me to observe her classroom, but, she took time after each visit to discuss with me her reasoning and any questions I had.
Some of her practices that I often saw was a lot of group work. She would set the tables in groups of four to allow for ease of collaboration. She would begin every class with a bell ringer, then proceed with brief direct instruction. After each topic, the students would break off into groups and discuss the questions the teacher had prepare for them and shared those ideas.
There was also quite a bit of handouts that was used for the students reading to help them with primary sources. The handouts would have a few general questions that students should be thinking about when reading and open boxes for them to write down their thoughts of the reading.
Overall, she was a great teacher to observe. While I would listen in to their discussion, I saw that a lot of students were learning and majority were engaging into the discussion. A major aspect of her teaching style was relating the material being learn to the students and I believe this was one of the reasons why her students had a high interest in her class.
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