Field Experience Post

This week I went to Lone Peak High school to observe. I was able to observe the students, teacher, classroom management, lessons, but also the technology available to the class. First off, some information on the class. It consisted of 34 students. There was no seating chart, but the students mostly sat in the same places during the classes I was there. It seemed to cause more classroom management problems due to this. The teacher, however, was able to keep the class under control, for the majority of the time. He also used the technology that was available to him. Though there were not computers in the class for the students to use, he had two computers. He also had a projector and screen that the class would watch videos on and power-points. There were also two T'.V.'s. But these were not used while I was there. There may not have been computers for the students in the classroom, but they go to the computer lab. In fact, they have a big paper to write and they go to the lab a couple times before it's due to work on it. Obviously, it would be ideal if each classroom had its own computers for the students, this is not always possible. I was, however, glad to see the class and teacher taking advantage of the ones available for them in the lab. It was an enjoyable observation for me where I was able to look for things I have learned not only in this class, but in others as well.