Teacher Observation Blog

Yesterday I went to the Mary Welsh Elementary School to observe the music teacher Mrs. Wetjen. The classroom felt very engaging looked very decorated. The teacher took her time to decorate the room with pictures and posters with facts about famous composers and other music facts. To help the students see the teacher she arranged the chairs in a semi-oval so that every student could be seen and every student could see the teacher. When the students sang an important song they all got up and gathered around the teacher. She wouldn't start the lesson until she could see every student. I think the students to a good job learning and paying attention in the class and most of them could sing the songs without their books. The teacher did a great job helping the students along with their lessons.

Characteristics of effective instruction.

I chose Student-Centered Classrooms. In student centered classrooms, students are directly involved in learning. The teacher does many things to get the students more involved. I think this helps students learn better when they get moar involved. If I had a classroom I would let the students make a lot of decisions and help them along better with them having more control over what they do.

I'm an ENFJ

Today in my Exploring Teaching class, the class took a Myers Briggs test and I discovered I was an ENFJ. Most ENFJs are open, showy, loving people. They want the best from the world and themselves. This is generally true of me. Most of the time this describes me. But there are sometimes when I would rather help my self then others so this label is only partly true.