In
my third observation in Mrs. Krawzyk’s class at Nathan Bishop Middle School, I
was observing for classroom management.
As students entered the room, they automatically went to their seats and
the teacher directed them to take everything off of their desks and to take out
their science folders. As students were
organizing their folders, the teacher quickly took attendance on her computer. She was able to visually survey the room to
see who was absent from class. A student
helper was chosen to hand out papers and when work was collected, students handed
it in themselves to the front of the room.
Students
who have been absent are expected to ask the teacher for what they have
missed. They are responsible for looking
at the homework board in the room and making up any missed homework
assignments. During group work, if a
student is going to be absent, he/she is expected to let the teacher or the
rest of the people in the group know so they don’t take away from what the
group is working on. Students coming in
late to class must have a late pass and this is a school-wide rule. The only thing students need to bring to Mrs.
Krawzyk’s class is their science folder and a writing utensil. However, if they have signed out a textbook
they are also required to bring that back to class with them as well.
In Mrs. Krawzyk’s class, student success was recognized
with positive reinforcement. Students
were praised when they were seen doing what they were supposed to be doing or
making progress on their assignments.
Student work was also displayed throughout the classroom. During my observation I only witnessed one
correction of misbehavior. A student was
wearing a hood during class, Mrs. Krawzyk asked the student to take the hood
off, and the student sighed and removed her hood. All of the students in the class seemed to
respect their teacher and I did not notice any behavior problems at all. If the class got too loud, or students were
talking at inappropriate times, all the teacher had to do was give them a
reminder to keep their voices down or ask them to stop talking. When any students got off track during the
lesson, Mrs. Krawzyk just had to remind them where they should be and what they
were doing. Overall, the students seemed
very responsive and respected what their teacher was asking of them.
Five minutes before the end of the class period, Mrs.
Krawzyk directed the students’ attention back to her. She informed them that there were only five
minutes left to work and reminded them what they had to do for homework. Students then finished up what they were
working on, signed out textbooks if they needed them, and put laptops away if
they were working on them. When the bell
rang they all packed up their belongings, pushed in their chairs, and left the
room.
After the class I had a chance to talk to Mrs. Krawzyk
about classroom management. She said
that she tries not to be too strict with the students, but also wants to run a
structured and productive class. From
what I saw in my observation, this seemed to really work well for her and her
students. All of the students were able
to get their work done without distractions and Mrs. Krawzyk was able to
deliver her lesson smoothly.
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