10/24 Gates

Elementary
Mr. Avila K The students were going over the calendar. n addition to going over !hoy"
manana" y ayer.# A$ter the students went over the num%er o$ days in the
month and the days in the wee&.
10/01 'ommunity
(ay
n/a n/a A%le to o%serve the students wal&ing to )ussell Elementary. Also we
visited the *atts Towers" G)+(" A ,lace 'alled -ome" and ,romotoras
'omunitarias.
10/2. 'ommunity
n/uiry ,ro0ect
n/a n/a Ana and were a%le to get a tour o$ 1el$ -el2 Gra2hics and we s2o&e with a
counselor at 3os Angeles ,er$orming Arts Academy that was a wonder$ul
resource $or our grou2. Through her" we were a%le to get in$ormation a%out
di$$erent organi4ations in the community and com2lete our community day
tour.
10/25 Gates
Elementary
Mr. Avila K *e were a%le to hel2 the students in organi4ing their reading %ags. *e
have also started testing the students on 2honics in 12anish.
6'3A 'enter 7 Teacher Education ,rogram
Fieldwork Log For Crystal Puentes - Fall 2013-2014
(ate 1chool Guiding
Teacher
Grade 8%servation and ,artici2ation Activities/ 1tudent Teaching Activities
10/02 -83A1 n/a n/a *e were a%le to get a tour o$ the $acility and hel2ed 2
nd
grade students in a
Math class.
10/09 :A;M n/a n/a *e were given a tour o$ the :a2anese American ;ational Museum where we
were a%le to hear a%out our tour guides e<2erience in the internment cam2s.
n addition" we discussed the $act that un$ortunately history &ee2s re2eating
itsel$.
10/05 nner 'ity Arts :an n/a *e were a%le to create our Mandalas and e<2ress our Mandalas through
movement and dance.
10/1. 1tevenson
Middle 1chool
1everal 1everal 8%served several classrooms in 1tevenson Middle 1chool and we were a%le
to meet Mr. Tieu who was the de$inition o$ a social 0ustice educator. -e
e<2lained that his greatest resource was his $ellow teachers and that
colla%oration is &ey.
10/1= El 1ereno
Middle 1chool
1everal 1everal 8%served several classroom teachers. *e were a%le to meet an A>(
teacher that was very creative in incor2orating the im2ortance o$ community
through a college e<2erience assignment.
10/22 Gates
Elementary
Mr. Avila K A%le to 2resent my 2ersonal %ag a%out me to the students in 12anish. The
students really en0oyed it and was a%le to o%serve the students 2arta&e in a
math lesson in 12anish on the meanings o$ mayor" menor" y una mas.
10/2? nner 'ity Arts n/a n/a *e were a%le to com2lete a 2a2er structure in addition to 2artici2ating in a
ta%leau as a grou2.
10/?0 Gates
Elementary
Mr. Avila K *e were a%le to continue testing the students on 2honics in 12anish. n
addition to hel2ing them with %rea&$ast and 2roviding e<tra su22ort when
the students are com2leting their wor&sheets.
10/?1 Gates
Elementary
Mr. Avila K The &ids had their -alloween 2arade. They had a wonder$ul time. A$ter the
2arade" the children had recess and then we carved a 2um2&in and
concluded the day with learning di$$erent descri2tive words a%out
2um2&ins.
11/. Gates
Elementary
Mr. Avila K The students went over their calendar. Today we mostly had Mrs.
-ernande4 students in Mr. Avilas classroom. The students switched rooms
$or most o$ the day. was a%le to assess Ms. -ernande4 students in 2honics
and sur2risingly" %oth classrooms seem to %e on the same 2age 2honetically.
11/= Gates
Elementary
Mr. Avila K was a%le to teach my $irst lesson in English today a%out con$lict resolutions
and $eelings. t went very well and am so than&$ul that was given the
o22ortunity to wor& with the students. Also" was a%le to test the students
in English.
11/@ Gates
Elementary
Mr. Avila K Mr. Avila $ocused on classroom management today. -e went over the rules
o$ the class to hel2 the studentAs $ocus while going over the reasoning
%ehind why we have these rules $or the class to $ollow.
11/05 'omm. n/uiry
,ro0ect
n/a n/a 8ur ', grou2 went into the community and had %rea&$ast at a local
restaurant where had huevos rancheros. Also we were a%le to get a tour o$
,la4a de la )a4a and the Bilingual Coundation o$ the Arts. *e all had a
great time.
11/12 Gates
Elementary
Mr. Avila K The students were wor&ing on Math. They were going over missing
num%ers in a se/uence and Mr. Avila also had us wor& with the students on
high $re/uency words in 12anish and English. The students also had their
$irst dance class.
11/1? Gates
Elementary
Mr. Avila K Mr. Avila tal&ed to the students today a%out using their sounds to hel2 them
with their s2elling. -is main $ocus today was 2honics.
11/14 Gates
Elementary
Mr. Avila K The students had an author come into their classroom. Antonio 1acre. -e
was great with the children and the students learned so much $rom his visit.
11/15 Gates
Elementary
Mr. Avila K The students had dance class today. The children are going to %e dancing on
the 19
th
and 15
th
o$ (ecem%er $or their holiday cele%ration. Also" the
children were learning a%out vegeta%les and trigo DwheatE.
11/20 Gates
Elementary
Mr. Avila K Today Miguel and were a%le to o%serve di$$erent classrooms. n MyeshaAs
class" the students were wor&ing on writerAs wor&sho2. *hat loved in this
classroom is seeing the teacher tell the students" !*hat ty2e o$ %ehavior do
we want to 2ortrayF# and the students res2onded with" !scholarly %ehavior.#
Also we were a%le to sit in 3auraAs class and we o%served the teacher using
Brain,8,.
11/21 Gates
Elementary
Mr. Avila K Today Miguel and were a%le to ta&e over the classroom. t was a cra4y
and wonder$ul adventure" %ut un$ortunately since it was raining the students
were not a%le to go outside and 2lay until lunchtime. *e too& over the
calendar" a read aloud" a lesson on 2honics and sylla%les" and Math. t was a
challenging and great e<2erience.
12/? Bur%erry
Middle 1chool
n/a @thG9th o%served di$$erent classrooms at Bur%erry Middle 1chool. The teachers all
used Kagan Methods o$ teaching which is an em2hasis on 2air share and
grou2 wor&.
12/4 nner 'ity Arts :an n/a *e were a%le to e<2ress ourselves through art. n addition" we e<2lored
music using drums where were re/uired to 2artici2ate in grou2 and
inde2endent wor&.