Reflection of
week 4
For the reflection of week 4, I can
say that this week left a positive image in my mind because of its useful
activities. The first types of activities were within the classroom
observations that when I attended as a member of the ocean group to observe classes of three different
teachers and the successful and impressive ones occurred during the visit to
Porvoo campus.
In fact, I had learned that monitoring
and observing peers in the field of teaching is very important and I think it
is necessary for teachers in one school to exchange visits from time to time. Shadowing classes build and create critical
thinking that reflects the advantages and the disadvantages of the teaching methods
applied in a class. Also, shadowing classes help a teacher to improve his/her
teaching activities and offer a teacher enough self-confidence.
In addition, I liked the visit to
Porvoo campus and I found it something very exciting and interesting because of
the people met us in the campus were very friendly, and the campus was well
designed, constructed and beautifully equipped and it had a very comfortable furniture. The
arrangements of the stuff in classes, and in the whole campus may help a
teacher and a student spend most of their time in a happy mood and that atmosphere
would be good for both; a teacher and a student to do well in their duties. In order to be honest and to say the truth,
the city tour was also very exciting and we spent a pleasant time touring some
places in the city on our feet. 
Good to read your reflections on the shodowing experience and how you have benefited from it so far. Just wondering if you sometimes get the chance to be observed in your school, by colleagues from your school or other schools. Or, like in France (not the case in Finland) do you have state "inspectors" coming to observe you every now and then ?
ReplyDeleteBy the way, some questions concerning the HAAGA-HELIA Porvoo campus:
ReplyDelete-Do you have campuses similar to the one in Porvoo in Saudi Arabia ?
-If not, what adjustments would be necessary for it to come true ? (I mean not only in terms of facilities but also with regards to a pedagogical model as a backbone of the architectural project)