FWE

I am so thankful that I took this class because it has given me wonderful fieldwork experiences. Not only was I able to teach a class two whole lessons but I was also able to watch my peers teach their lessons as well. I was able to receive feedback from my peers and from Dr. Smirnova. During my fieldwork experience I was able to see what it is like to manage a whole classroom. The fourth grade class was very chatty because my group was teaching a more hands on lesson. Due to this we had to control their volume. By asking the students to give us 5 we were able to control their volume and get their attention. Many times throughout the lesson we had to redirect the students to focus on the assignment. The students loved being able to reenact the whole battle because it allowed them to feel as if they were apart of the Battle of Hastings. We also provided the students with multiple props. These props got distracting at times but we told the students if they could not handle the props then they would be taken away. We also had the students put on their thinking crowns to make them feel like they were kings and queens. These really helped the teachers because we were able to see the students' names clearly. This experience also taught me that sometimes you have to go back to what you just taught if the students do not understand. It is important to ask more than one student to answer your questions. Allowing class discussions are also very helpful to students. This fieldwork experience also allowed me to check for their understanding of what I am teaching.