Early Childhood Education (birth to eight) in Arizona

FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT YOU ARE IN A 1ST GRADE CLASSROOM OBSERVING A TEACHER WHO IS A TEACHING. PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS ASSIGNMENT IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A CLASSROOM BEFORE. YOU CAN LOOK ON YOUTUBE AND SEE OTHER TEACHING STYLES. THIS IS A MATH CLASS SO SIMPLE ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION. ***I have attached an example of a similar paper to guide you on how to answer the questions***

QUESTION #1 ASK ABOUT THE STANDARDS. I HAVE INCLUDED THE STANDARDS ATTACHED CHOOSE 1 OR 2 OF THEM BASED OFF THE CLASS EXAMPLES YOU FIND ON YOUTUBE OR HAVE TAUGHT IN THE PAST.

Observation Critical Thinking Form

EEP260 Early Childhood Curriculum and Methods of Math-Birth to Age 8

Throughout your Field Experience, take notes on the questions listed below. Complete this form by clicking within the Click or tap here to enter text. section located below each question. Save the file as your_name_Form 2B. Upload this completed file to your instructor using the assignment link posted in your course.

1. Describe how the teacher consults the curriculum standards to plan instruction.

2. Describe the various resources the teacher uses to plan and present mathematics instruction.

3. Describe how the teacher uses manipulatives to enhance problem solving skills.

4. Describe how the teacher collects formative and summative data to inform mathematics instruction.

5. Describe the different considerations for group and individual mathematics instruction demonstrated by the teacher.

6. At the conclusion of your field experience, describe how your tutoring/participation hours impacted the students you worked with in the classroom. Specifically, describe the interactions with the students and outline the focus of your sessions together. What type(s) of data were you able to collect to document the students’ progress along the way? Looking ahead, what might be the instructional next steps for this particular group of students?