Field Experience

I have truly enjoyed my field experience this semester. I had the opportunity to observe a great classroom of students who were ready and eager to learn and a teacher who was just as eager to teach them.

I would say that my field experience definitely made my course readings more meaningful. There were some topics that we discussed in class such as reading and writing workshop where I felt like I was always forgetting the details and the steps. For awhile when we were discussing reading and writing workshop in class all I saw it as at the time was a bunch of steps to follow. However, being able to observe a writing workshop a couple of times, I am now able to see how helpful it really can be in the classroom. Yes, there are steps in a writing workshop but now I am able to see the meaning behind those steps. I was fortunate enough to see how an effective writing workshop is conducted.

I will say that sometimes the connection between my course readings and what I was seeing in the classroom did not always immediately jump out to me. My reflections and looking for how what I observed connected to our readings was helpful for me as well.

Overall, I had a great field experience and would be willing to do it all again!