I paired up with Stephanie for this task. Our notes from the videos were simliar but there were a few differences. From the first video one thing we both agreed on was that the teacher’s body language was not always positive e.g. arms crossed, closed body language. One difference  that we had was that I thought the teacher used vaired pitch and tone in his voice all the time, but Stephanie pointed out that at one point when giving a child a warning he didn’t change his tone of voice, so the warning didn’t sound like the teacher meant what he was saying.

I didn’t find these tasks hard but I think that I will find it harder evaluating when out on placement. I am glad that I got to use the peer observation checklist for one of the tasks so know I know roughly what to look for when I am evaluating someone when on placement.

One idea from the videos that I will use on placement would be to be aware of my non-verbal communication. Non-verbal communication is just as strong as verbal and it influences how the children see you and will act towards you. I will try to keep positive, open body language so the children find me approachable and are happy and comfortable to work with me.

I am really looking forward to placement and getting more experience in the classroom environment. I think it will be very interesting observing lessons and seeing different ways of teaching and I am sure I will learn alot from this experience. I am exicted about working with the children and learning more about working in a Primary School.