Following​ ​each​ ​field​ ​assignment,​ ​a​ ​one​ ​page​ ​reflection​ ​is​ ​required.

​ ​ ​It​ ​must​ ​be​ ​typed​ ​and​ ​double

spaced​ ​with​ ​1”​ ​margins.​ ​ ​The​ ​paper​ ​is​ ​due​ ​following​ ​the​ ​last​ ​day​ ​of​ ​field.

What?​ ​(Description)
Describe​ ​your​ ​field​ ​experience.​ ​ ​What​ ​school,​ ​grade,​ ​teacher,​ ​subject?​ ​ ​What​ ​was​ ​the​ ​class
like?​ ​ ​What​ ​was​ ​the​ ​teacher,​ ​the​ ​school​ ​and​ ​the​ ​room​ ​like?​ ​ ​What​ ​did​ ​you​ ​do?​ ​ ​What​ ​did​ ​others
in​ ​the​ ​room​ ​do?​ ​ ​What,​ ​if​ ​anything,​ ​surprised​ ​or​ ​shocked​ ​you?​ ​ ​What​ ​lesson​ ​did​ ​you​ ​teach?
Address​ ​the​ ​who,​ ​what,​ ​when,​ ​where​ ​facts​ ​in​ ​the​ ​placement.​ ​ ​Describe​ ​the​ ​classroom​ ​you
observed​ ​as​ ​far​ ​as​ ​number​ ​of​ ​students,​ ​diversity​ ​of​ ​students,​ ​and​ ​subject​ ​matter.​ ​ ​Be​ ​sure​ ​to
include​ ​some​ ​information​ ​about​ ​the​ ​teacher.

So​ ​what?​ ​Experience​ ​-​ ​(Analysis​ ​and​ ​application)

Look​ ​at​ ​your​ ​first​ ​paragraph.​ ​ ​Why​ ​did​ ​things​ ​happen​ ​the​ ​way​ ​they​ ​did?​ ​ ​What​ ​were​ ​you​ ​thinking
and​ ​feeling​ ​when​ ​you​ ​first​ ​arrived,​ ​when​ ​you​ ​left,​ ​during​ ​your​ ​lesson?​ ​ ​What​ ​did​ ​you​ ​learn​ ​from
the​ ​experience?​ ​ ​How​ ​might​ ​this​ ​experience​ ​change​ ​my​ ​future​ ​thinking,​ ​behaving,​ ​interacting
with​ ​students​ ​or​ ​teachers?​ ​ ​What​ ​questions​ ​remain​ ​for​ ​you?​ ​ ​What​ ​did​ ​you​ ​like​ ​or​ ​not​ ​like​ ​about
the​ ​experience?​ ​ ​What​ ​surprised,​ ​confused,​ ​or​ ​inspired​ ​you​ ​about​ ​your​ ​time​ ​at​ ​this​ ​school?​ ​ ​Was
the​ ​experience​ ​what​ ​you​ ​expected?​ ​ ​What​ ​qualities​ ​of​ ​the​ ​teacher​ ​of​ ​the​ ​atmosphere​ ​of​ ​the
classroom​ ​did​ ​you​ ​like​ ​or​ ​not​ ​like?

So​ ​What​ ​-​ ​Me

How​ ​did​ ​you​ ​as​ ​a​ ​learner​ ​feel​ ​about​ ​the​ ​placement?​ ​ ​Is​ ​it​ ​the​ ​type​ ​of​ ​school​ ​or​ ​classroom​ ​that​ ​is
suited​ ​to​ ​your​ ​personality​ ​or​ ​your​ ​ambitions?​ ​ ​Why​ ​or​ ​why​ ​not?​ ​ ​Did​ ​your​ ​feelings​ ​about​ ​the
placement​ ​change​ ​throughout​ ​the​ ​month?​ ​ ​How​ ​comfortable​ ​were​ ​you​ ​in​ ​your​ ​placement?​ ​ ​What
type​ ​of​ ​things​ ​did​ ​the​ ​teacher​ ​do​ ​to​ ​make​ ​you​ ​feel​ ​welcome?

Now​ ​what?​ ​ ​(Implications​ ​for​ ​action)

At​ ​this​ ​stage​ ​you​ ​move​ ​into​ ​action​ ​planning.​ ​ ​What​ ​will​ ​you​ ​do​ ​differently?​ ​ ​Is​ ​there​ ​someone​ ​that
can​ ​help​ ​me​ ​look​ ​and​ ​the​ ​experience​ ​and​ ​learn​ ​from​ ​it?​ ​ ​What​ ​do​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​remember​ ​for​ ​my
next​ ​field​ ​experience?​ ​ ​What​ ​do​ ​I​ ​want​ ​to​ ​accomplish​ ​in​ ​my​ ​next​ ​field​ ​based​ ​on​ ​what​ ​I​ ​learned
this​ ​time?​ ​ ​How​ ​can​ ​I​ ​better​ ​prepare​ ​myself​ ​for​ ​the​ ​next​ ​assignment?​ ​ ​Is​ ​teaching​ ​still​ ​for​ ​me?​ ​Is
there​ ​a​ ​subject​ ​or​ ​grade​ ​that​ ​I​ ​would​ ​enjoy​ ​teaching?​ ​ ​What​ ​will​ ​you​ ​use​ ​in​ ​your​ ​future​ ​classroom
that​ ​you​ ​learned?​ ​ ​What​ ​strategies,​ ​procedures​ ​or​ ​attitudes​ ​will​ ​you​ ​not​ ​care​ ​to​ ​use​ ​in​ ​your
future​ ​classroom?​ ​ ​Do​ ​you​ ​still​ ​want​ ​to​ ​become​ ​a​ ​teacher?​ ​ ​How​ ​has​ ​this​ ​particular​ ​experience
influenced​ ​you​ ​about​ ​teaching?

*The​ ​questions​ ​listed​ ​under​ ​each​ ​heading​ ​are​ ​“food​ ​for​ ​thought.”​ ​ ​Use​ ​the​ ​questions​ ​to​ ​focus
your​ ​thinking​ ​and​ ​begin​ ​your​ ​writing.