Fitzroy High School is a high school which values children as individuals, learners and contributors. The school embraces the individual differences and encourages their students to be participative and collaborative. The school operates in a humane environment. From their small class size, teachers and students are able to interact with each other and learn with confidence. The school was re-opened in 2004 and has a different curriculum and studying environment. compared to others. In classes, the tables are round which allows interaction.
The class i observed was a business year 11 class. The class contained 8 students which is a small size compared to the other schools I've previously visited. The class had round tables, and students were seated in threes. The class was working on "The barriers to communication" where the teacher created a mind map on the board for students to complete. Students each have a poster to copy the mind map the teacher has drawn on the board. The class worked together on this task through reading a textbook.
In my observation, i found out that the classroom was very interactive as students were able to participate in the class due to its size. Although the task was carried out through reading a text, the class was able to do the task together as the teacher included steps and allowed students to read aloud to ensure that all the students understood the meanings in the text. The teacher was walking around in the classroom as well to make sure that students were on task. The teacher consistently asked students concept questions to foresee their understanding of the text.
From this class observation, i think that the school is able to ensure that students are learning through their close relationships with their teachers because of the class size. However i think that although there was a lot of interaction within the classroom, i felt that the pace of the lesson was very slow and that although students were able to learn though reading the textbook together, i think that by allowing students to copy the mind map on the board decreases motivation and would not be able to help the teacher find out whether they fully understood the text.
The class i observed was a business year 11 class. The class contained 8 students which is a small size compared to the other schools I've previously visited. The class had round tables, and students were seated in threes. The class was working on "The barriers to communication" where the teacher created a mind map on the board for students to complete. Students each have a poster to copy the mind map the teacher has drawn on the board. The class worked together on this task through reading a textbook.
In my observation, i found out that the classroom was very interactive as students were able to participate in the class due to its size. Although the task was carried out through reading a text, the class was able to do the task together as the teacher included steps and allowed students to read aloud to ensure that all the students understood the meanings in the text. The teacher was walking around in the classroom as well to make sure that students were on task. The teacher consistently asked students concept questions to foresee their understanding of the text.
From this class observation, i think that the school is able to ensure that students are learning through their close relationships with their teachers because of the class size. However i think that although there was a lot of interaction within the classroom, i felt that the pace of the lesson was very slow and that although students were able to learn though reading the textbook together, i think that by allowing students to copy the mind map on the board decreases motivation and would not be able to help the teacher find out whether they fully understood the text.
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