Entry 6

Entry 6

Teachers do a lot to engage the students in their class.  If they did not, they would lose the students interest.  In the elementary, students seem to want to please the teacher.  There are a couple of different ways that the teacher engaged the student.  She would have the students come up to the white board and answer questions.  She would use the overhead projector to show a students example of the project they were working on.  The students worked in small groups on different projects.  It was up to the group to make sure everyone understood the final result.  Another thing I observed that I found helpful, was how she brought the students attention back to her.  She would say, "Class, class, class."  They would answer back, "Yes, yes, yes."  She changed her rhythm each time and students knew when to quiet down and listen for the next instruction.  I also observed in the 2nd grade class that the teacher pre-set a program on his computer, when it was time to change task, music would come on and students would know to put away what they are working on, return to their seats and get out the next subject materials.