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Chrissy Hinkle

September 15, 2015


UTL640E, Haug
Observation#1: My Classroom
Student Composition: The Basics
1-3. 8th period (Ages 14-15)
1st period (Ages 14-15)

The Learning Environment


1. The feel of the classroom is comfortable and set up for conversation. The
students are seated to face each other so there arent really any blind spotseveryone can feel free to enter the conversation. All of the art on the walls
makes the room feel personal for the kids, I think.
2. I think that the relationship between the teacher and students is one of
respect and positivity. Some of the kids expressed on the interest inventory
that I gave them that English class isnt one of their favorites, but there
hasnt been any lack of engagement in either of the classes Ive been able to
observe. The teacher is always walking around and when they have to do
independent activities, such as journal entries, she participates as well. I
think that definitely contributes to the class sense of responsibility. It is very
obvious to me, and I think and would hope, to the students that Ms. Khawaja
really cares about them and wants them to succeed not only in her class, but
in general.
The students are respectful of one another when others are speaking and
they listen relatively attentively for high school students. Ive seen them
present a couple of different assignments and they always clap for one
another. There is a wide array of personalities in each class and so it is very
obvious which students belong to which cliques and who are kind of the
loners. I feel like the two isolated students that Ive really noticed choose to
not interact with their classmates and I dont think its on the part of the
classmates.

3. Ms. Khawaja offers maybe more positive reinforcement than any of the CTs
Ive been able to observe. Every time that someone presents an assignment
or just an idea in a discussion, she takes the time to thank them for sharing
and pull something positive from what they did or said and make sure that it
is noticed. Even if she disagrees with a students point of view or their
answer isnt correct, she finds a positive to pull out of it and use as an
example for the rest of the class.
4. She seems to have created a pretty open classroom environment as far as
talking and moving goes. No one asks to get up to get a tissue or go to the
bathroom, they quietly get the pass or what they need and move back to
their seat as unobtrusively as possible. There isnt an abuse of this just for
the sake of getting up, I think, because she lets them take talking and
stretching breaks during the class if they havent already had to move for
some kind of group activity. The students are allowed to chat when they are
doing group assignments and some when working individually, but from what
Ive observed they dont take advantage of that liberty either. I think this
respect for her policies and rules comes, again, from her respect of them that
she shows through caring and encou
The Physical Environment

My favorite part of her classroom is the far wall where she lets students take
sharpies and sign her wall with quotes, drawings, and their names.

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