observation task

I and two students went to business section for our first observation task. We reached the business building on the second part of the class time because it was doubled. The class started on 12 o’clock .the teacher began the lesson by asking the students to take out the handout from the previous lesson.

It was a computer lab that consists of computers, white board, smart board and a projector. I noticed that the class had additional clocks were set on other countries time, well that the most amusing thing in the class.

Although we reached there on the second part of the class, we realized that the subject was about how to write and send a fax using word program and that’s because the teacher wrote the instructions on the board. Then she gave the instructions again and this time using her voice in a very clear way and made sure that everyone understood. As a result the students responded to the teacher instruction very quickly .In the middle of the class the students started to face difficulties, so they asked questions directly without any hesitation. I was amazed about how fast she answered every question and her ability to give her attention equally to each student.

She didn’t gave any extra activities to the students because there was not enough time .The students were completing the task and asking various questions about the current lesson. After a while three students who finished the task first started a conversation about something not related to the lesson. The teacher continued answering the questions and helping the students. She couldn’t do anything to keep the class discipline.

We felt annoyed and couldn’t focus on our task. The teacher noticed the situation and acted instantly by asking about the bazaar and she finally caught their attention, not only the three students who were talking but the whole class too. Also she asked friendly about our task trying to break the ice and make us feel much comfortable.

At the end of the lesson the teacher took the opportunity of the remaining time and asked again but this time with critical questions that require thinking and solving problem skills. Finally the teacher signed our papers and thanked us with a smile.

I made a sketch for the class:(click on the picture to see it better)