In high school, I took a course called College Prep. This was a class that was geared towards getting me ready for college. This class prepared me for a heavy work load, but more importantly for my desired major. We had an assignment that required us to job shadow someone who had a job that interested you. I knew I wanted to be a teacher, so I chose a Special Education teacher that I knew. She taught elementary kids at Davenport Elementary School with special needs. Turns out, she knew American Sign Language. This was something I wasn't too familiar with, but I immediately fell in love. It was so interesting to see how she managed her classroom and included sign language. She taught hearing kids, but still used sign language. It was very helpful to see what she did and have this as a job possibility for my future.
As I have mentioned, I observed for twenty hours at Ox Bow elementary. This was another way I could study effective teachers. I tried very hard to notice different teachers' classroom management. One teacher that I observed was an ENL teacher. It was very interesting to watch how she ran her classroom. She worked in the same room with another ENL teacher. I had never been in an ENL classroom, so this was very educational for me. She did a good job of including students' languages. There were mostly Hispanics and one hard of hearing student. When they were learning colors, for example, the students all shared the different ways to say "red." Some said rojo, some said red, and some signed the word red. I had a very intriguing session with her and definitely benefited from observing her classroom.
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