My Experience At Birney Elementary School - 1049 Words

Fieldwork Reflective Essay Spending time in Ms. Gibson’s 1st grade class at Birney Elementary School in the Long Beach Unified School District presented many fascinating learning opportunities. Prior to my experience at this school, review of the STAR report and the School Accountability Report provided interesting background information on the school. While background information set a certain expectation at a school level, it did not offer any insight into my classroom experience. Consequently, I did not have any expectations on what I would learn by working with an experienced educator. Even though I did not have any specific expectations, I did learn a few tips on classroom management and teaching that I plan to take forward. Additionally, my early fieldwork experience assisted in helping me discover my weakest areas in respect to teaching, to focus on in my education. To begin with, the STAR Report and API Report presented a variety of demographic information concerning Birney Elementary School. The information included in the reports identified Birney Elementary School located in Long Beach as part of the Long Beach Unified School District. Also, Birney Elementary from a physical/structural perspective is well maintained. The reports also identified that while 70% of the parents have some college education, only 10% of the parents did not graduate high school, and 76% of the students come from socio economically disadvantaged homes. Additionally, the fully