[nobe-l] Urgent helpful tips for Education classes and observational learning

[Sharon Dudley]

Hi Valerie,

I teach 1st grade and have taught Kindergarten and Pre-K for over 20 years.
I agree with all of the previous comments, and I just want to add that
young children often will tell you if they see someone breaking the rules.
Such as what happened today. Elizabeth told me that Brandon was touching
her hair. The response I gave is appropriate for blind teachers OR sighted
teachers. "Elizabeth, do you want Brandon to touch your hair?" She said no.
"Then look at him and tell him 'Do not touch my hair.'" If you were
observing my classroom, you would hear the problem and the solution without
any difficulty. I suspect this will be the case in most classrooms.

I also use a color system for behavior in my classroom.
Blue/green/yellow/orange/red. The students know what the rules are but
they're kids, so they like to test the limits. Sometimes my first-graders
do run in the classroom. You can totally hear that, and when they do it you
can move their colors. This is just an example to help lighten some of your
anxiety. I won't promise you won't miss anything, but you'll catch more
than you think.

Sharon Dudley, NBCT

On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 8:18 AM, Valerie Gibson via NOBE-L <
nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Good morning,
> I am just about done with my classes for licensure for elementary school
> education.
>
> However there are a couple of classes that I am taking this semester where
> I will be place in an elementary school classroom, and I must observe
> classroom management. The professor will be giving us things to look for
> throughout the semester.  The class is geared to help us, as students, how
> teachers teach and manage the classroom.  An example the professor gave
> was, how do students interact one on one with a student or how does a
> teacher correct misbehavior.
>
> We have a year of this prior to student teaching.  Since this is another
> person’s classroom, and I wouldn’t have freedom to do things in a non
> visual way, does anyone have any tips for this?
>
> I think the head of field placement and my professor are a bit nervous
> about this.  They want to make sure that I get the same information that
> the students are getting, even the non visual stuff.
>
> I’m meeting with them this week and next to discuss any accommodations
> that might be needed for field placement, so anything anyone could give
> would be extremely helpful.
>
> Thanks.
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