EPC 2903

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Weekly Guidelines Practicum 4

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Observation Task 1: Differentiating Centers
Focus:
Differentiating centers based activities in the early childhood
classroom

Objective: To encourage student teachers to identify how classroom centers

can be differentiated to meet all student levels (Mastery, Developing and
Emerging)

Procedure: Photograph and document the centers based activities

implemented in the setting during the course of the day and identify the
learning outcomes the activities met

Table 1: Differentiating Centers

Observed
learning
Centers
(include photo):

Descripti
on:

The pupils
are being
evaluated
in their
learning by
differentiat
ion
activities
that my

Resources:

Cards
have
labels
number
s.
Laminat
ed
clocks
Markers
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Internation
al Learning
Outcome:
(list only
what you
consider to
be the
primary
goals)
Identify
the
number
s by
the
cards.
Point
on the
number

Differentiat
ed Ability
Levels:

Mastery:
For
enrichment
level:
The teacher
gave the
high level
children

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math MST
made. In
this lesson
the pupils
being
evaluated
if they
know,
recognize
numbers
from one
to six in
three
various
methods.

and
draw
the
clockwi
se that
show a
certain
time.
Write
the
number
s from
one to
six.

cards that
shows the
labels of the
numbers.
She did not
attach it with
the numbers
just the
verbal from
for it. The
preschoolers
identified it
easily with
just looking
and tell the
teacher are
they
Developing:
For the
medium
level
children. the
teacher gave
the pupils
clocks to
draw the
clockwise
pointing on a
certain
number such
as, draw
clockwise
shows 7
Oclock.
Note: this
activity is
also related
to the time
concept that
children

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learn about it
in the math
beside the
numbers
aspects.
Emerging:
For low-level
pupils the
teacher
divided the
white board
into three
parts. She
gave the
pupils white
boards
markers to
write
numbers
from 1 to 6.
In case, they
could not
continue she
ask them to
write the
numbers
they do not
know for four
times to save
it in their
minds.
Reflections on Observation Task 1: Differentiating Centers

Read the questions below and write your answers

1. What is classroom learning center?

It is a classroom that provide learning environment that the students
can be the leader of their learning and encourage the students to learn
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and apply their learning by themselves in various types of activities

and areas that suit their learning style or the way they prefer to learn
with.
2. What is the purpose of classroom learning centers?
The purposes are:

To encourage children to learn and love learning.

To gain dent will have the responsibility sense to learn and apply their
learning.
To trains the students, develop their cognitive and the other skills.
To provides the opportunity to be creative in doing the activities.

3. What is the role of the students while engaged during learning

centers?
In fact, his role is the main and the biggest one in the learning environment.
Instead of just focusing, listing for long time to the teacher and do her
decoctions, the student can lead his self to learn more, explore the new
knowledge, asks questions, solves the problem, finds the answers and able
to do the activities or the assessments by himself.
4. What is the role of the teacher as the students are engaged
during learning centers?
The teacher is facilities and assists the students, helps, engages and guides
the students to their correct way in learning.
5. Do you feel it is important to offer tasks that are
developmentally appropriate for all student ability levels? Why
/ Why not?
Of course, because each child is different in the mental abilities. If you gave
one general activity, most of your students will feel lack of intelligent and not
appropriate for learning. By this way you depressed them and by this was
you demolishes a new generation by your hand. You cannot notice and you
will never notice, because no one like to express feeling to others. Feeling
shame is not same as feeling of achieving. In our religion, teaching is
essential job in it is level because you build a future community in your
hands, so be clever in that.