PSY201/spring 2008/DeGiorgio Service learning- participation and
observation (collect field notes)
Teaching Behaviors
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Communication skills
Respect for students
Problem solving
Eye contact
Use of voice, tone, volume
Proximity
Body language/gestures, smiles, frowns, etc
Classroom Organization
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Seating arrangement
Bulletin boards and walls
Learning centers
Storage space and supplies
Organizational plans (individualization, grouping, cooperative
learning, whole class instruction, centers, etc.
Scheduling (flexibility within a routine, using time effectively,
filler/sponge and time on task)
Record keeping
Physical Classroom environment
Charts, written directions, instructions
Teaching Strategies- subject, content, methods, activities
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Student-centered learning
Motivation
Relating instruction to student background and experience
Adjusting instruction to student learning styles
Instructional techniques (lecture, discussion, demonstration
Checking for understanding, guided practice, closure)
Questioning, .
Homework
Use of new technologies
The Exceptional Student
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Challenging the gifted student
Assisting the slow learner
Providing for the learning disabled/challenged student
Addressing the needs of the culturally and linguistically diverse
students
Mainstreamed students of all types
Evaluation- how are the students assessed?
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Student progress (informal evaluation techniques, formal
assessment and tests, portfolio assessment, computer applications
for testing, self-analysis of learning).
A Few Questions- Reflection, knowledge, skills, dispositions
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Does the teacher enjoy his/her job? How do you know?
Do the children enjoy being in this classroom? How do you know?
Why would students want to be in this classroom?
Is this classroom a positive place to live and learn? Why or why not?
Would you consider this classroom a positive learning community?
How do you think the students in this class would describe their
teacher?
Do the students feel that the work they do in this class is important?
What teaching behaviors did you observe that are most effective?
What teaching behaviors did you observe that are least effective?
What would you be doing if you were in front of this class?