Karmen
Wade - Blog post 1: August: The Habit of Kid watching
When I read the
title of the article, “The Habit of Kid Watching” my first initial thought was
that as a teacher I pretty much already do that every single day most of the
time! The article really opened my eyes to the true definition of kid watching.
Kid watching is not always a simple task. The classroom can be very busy place with
22 or more students in one room at a time. With so much to do in so little time,
it can be extremely hard for a teacher to find the time to sit down and just
watch the students. As I read I realized
that kid watching is a more complex task. An eye opening sentence for me was “taking
what we know about students and turning that knowledge into effective learning
invitations.” This really made me think about the students in my classroom. Each
day I observe my students. A lot of times, I do not take the time to write down
something I have noticed or observed about a student. This article helped me
realize that it is important for me to take an extra second and write down
little notes that are observed naturally each and every day. I enjoyed reading
this article and am trying to incorporate some of the note taking skills used
on the clipboard from the article. I would love to observe examples of kid
watching notes or templates from other teachers also. This article really helped me see that kid
watching is something that I can use in order to see what my students need so
that I can help them learn more!
