AVERY Cullman Field Experience Discussion Block 2 by https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep en-us 2022-11-03 13:17:46 UTC 2022-11-03 14:33:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Water play prevents biting rileysaus https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368437831 2022-11-03 13:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368437831 not much meaningful play mekline https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368441655 2022-11-03 13:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368441655 given no structure or solution when babies cry sandysmakitteh https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368450341 2022-11-03 13:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368450341 Derogatory comments made as a joke from director about her own staff. gracejapm https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368476846 2022-11-03 13:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368476846 more gossip than instruction from teachers, inappropriate topics/comments sandysmakitteh https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368481416 2022-11-03 13:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368481416 teachers gossiped entire time https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368481432 2022-11-03 13:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368481432 miscommunication and disconnect about what the director says is happening versus what actually happens mekline https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368483182 2022-11-03 13:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368483182 gossiping about both the kids and oneonta students in front of them sandysmakitteh https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368483482 2022-11-03 13:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368483482 Montessori learning was interesting in UPK 1, UPK 2, and Preschool gracejapm https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368483710 2022-11-03 13:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368483710 hands-on learning and arts & crafts in older grades sandysmakitteh https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368484438 2022-11-03 13:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368484438 children eager to be read to, probably do not get read to any other time paigeebrink https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368485009 2022-11-03 13:47:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368485009 Would be more beneficial to have been a couple days in preschool aged classrooms and a couple days in Kindergarten gracejapm https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368485189 2022-11-03 13:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368485189 Missing out on seeing how early childhood education carries over into a Kindergarten classroom mekline https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368487233 2022-11-03 13:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368487233 most teachers didn't talk to us the entire time, didn't give us instruction, and never introduced us to the children paigeebrink https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368488149 2022-11-03 13:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368488149 They said that it was Montessori infused but it seemed like it was only in UPK and not to the extent that they advertise it mekline https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368491788 2022-11-03 13:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368491788 Teachers made comments about how disgusting the food was in front of the students. lmw2002210000 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368494191 2022-11-03 13:52:45 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368494191 In toddlers, sent student to other classroom when crying so they "didn't have to deal with them" paigeebrink https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368498260 2022-11-03 13:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368498260 In UPK1 the same kids were expelled to the other side of the classroom during share/circle time over and over. Sometimes those kids weren't even the ones causing disruptions. bobdylan1511 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368500524 2022-11-03 13:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368500524 With all due respect, I personally would not recommend anyone to do field experience there, work there, or send their children there. gracejapm https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368502885 2022-11-03 13:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368502885 Felt like I knew more than every teacher I was with kristinaoliver0223 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368503577 2022-11-03 13:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368503577 teachers were unwelcoming and had no communication with Oneonta students. Made people feel unwanted and in the way https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368505176 2022-11-03 13:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368505176 Montessori learning was not demonstrated well. Just seemed as a filler for not having lessons planned out kayylaa5248 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368506972 2022-11-03 13:59:55 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368506972 I feel like it would have been more beneficial to observe teachers that went through similar training and classes that have education degrees rileysaus https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368507072 2022-11-03 13:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368507072 I love to ask questions and only 1 teacher I was with was receptive to any questions, so I didn't feel like I learned much bobdylan1511 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368508658 2022-11-03 14:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368508658 Didn't have alternatives for students that did not eat the provided lunches. There was warm, spoiled milk that they served to the students. lmw2002210000 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368509963 2022-11-03 14:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368509963 I didn't gain any teaching skills that I would apply to my own classroom mekline https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368511698 2022-11-03 14:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368511698 In the UPK2 classroom, one student was left behind while the other kids went to play outside (with a teacher in the classroom) to finish her lunch because she wasn't eating. lmw2002210000 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368513040 2022-11-03 14:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368513040 Only gained skills I would not use. Would never send my children there or recommend it to any other block period kayylaa5248 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368513193 2022-11-03 14:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368513193 transitions were very sudden and kids threw fits when they were not given a warning for changing activities sandysmakitteh https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368513392 2022-11-03 14:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368513392 threatened losing outside play when student's were misbehaving instead of "no explosion" kayylaa5248 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368514505 2022-11-03 14:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368514505 older kids are independent, clean up after themselves, use the bathroom sandysmakitteh https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368517162 2022-11-03 14:05:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368517162 Would make children stop eating in order to take a nap, most were only given 15-20 minutes to finish! paigeebrink https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368518039 2022-11-03 14:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368518039 students were outside at 8:30am in 29 degree weather. Student's were crying about being cold and begging to go inside and lead teacher just ignored them and told them they needed to be outside for the whole hour kayylaa5248 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368518519 2022-11-03 14:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368518519 Amy was not active in any classroom's during the day. Checking in or seeing how it was going for us kayylaa5248 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368519834 2022-11-03 14:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368519834 Was told that the toddlers are supposed to go outside each day but don't because the teachers don't want to sit in the cold. erindudzic https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368520282 2022-11-03 14:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368520282 Would have benefitted more from a kindergarten room or other certified teachers. erindudzic https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368521933 2022-11-03 14:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368521933 UPK2 "playground"- just rocks and trees. One day teachers brought out balloons and tied to trees and students jumped up and hit balloons for an hour straight. Felt there should have been more equipment for students to play with. paigeebrink https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368521982 2022-11-03 14:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368521982 separated students from rest of class when misbehaving instead of talking with them privately about what happened - "time out" sandysmakitteh https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368524359 2022-11-03 14:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368524359 Professional development just felt like a constant quiz. Received numerous handouts and were just quizzed on what they said. They did not teach us anything we did not already know kayylaa5248 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368525427 2022-11-03 14:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368525427 Seemed we were only there to boost their image, not to gain any actual knowledge paigeebrink https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368526066 2022-11-03 14:10:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368526066 We were treated as a PR stunt. Seemed as though we were there to help their image rather than them help us have a meaningful experience kayylaa5248 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368527214 2022-11-03 14:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368527214 If we were to use Cullman Center again we might have a focus on UPK and have the other rooms as an option or in shorter intervals bobdylan1511 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368536613 2022-11-03 14:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368536613 If possible, observe the same classroom multiple times to build stronger connections and get a better idea of their schedule and strategies bobdylan1511 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368539419 2022-11-03 14:17:30 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368539419 Shannon and Kendra were the best. Very welcoming and inclusive. Most structure was displayed in both their classes. Other than that there was no structure in any other classrooms. Both toddler rooms played for the entire day other than for having lunch and nap time. They did not read, do crafts, or teach at all. irrombaldi https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368542386 2022-11-03 14:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368542386 There were cameras set up in each room that Amy did have access to, but she rarely checked up on each room (this was said by a teacher to one of us) lmw2002210000 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368542434 2022-11-03 14:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368542434 being there from 7:30-3:00 was dragged out, 2 hours in between - field experience consisting of all half days (7:30-12) would be more beneficial, & adding another week would give more foundation for forming connections with students and teachers sandysmakitteh https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368548373 2022-11-03 14:22:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368548373 Amy did make another comment talking about how people at the center make $13.20 per hour, and that if she had a child that wanted to go into early childhood education (mainly a daycare) she would tell them to not continue with it especially if you would get paid more at a McDonalds lmw2002210000 https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368563269 2022-11-03 14:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gracejapm/1c0ic7v6bgsi8uep/wish/2368563269