Texas A&M University-Commerce | Department

Observation

Observation requires skill; many teachers report cultivating “eyes in the back of their heads.” This is microethnography, the “slice of life” approach to understanding human interaction. How do teachers cultivate their knack for knowing? What do they do with such information? This presentation will engage researchers in observation and analysis.

Resources for undergraduate, pre-service teachers observation assignments “Makin’ a List, Checkin’ it Twice, Gonna Find Out Who’s . . . This powerpoint http://breeze.tamu-commerce.edu/observation Jablon Power Of Observation .pdf

Interpreting Observations .htm

Interpreting Observational Data .doc

Microethnography: How Teachers Really Do Look at their Classrooms .doc

Microethnography .ppt

Montessori: On Observation for the Teacher .ppt

Morrison Chapter 3 Assessment & Observation http://breeze.tamu-commerce.edu/morrisonchap3/

AMS 2011 A Window to the Heart: Observations That Change Teachers' Views of Children A Window to the Heart AMS Chicago March 2011. ppt

AERA 2011 Opening Eyes in the Back of Our Heads: Changing Teachers' Views of Children Through Observation AERA 2011 Opening Eyes

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