General Field work reporting requirements, time log, and evaluation criteria
Documenting your field work experiences and including them in your electronic portfolio
All field work experiences must be documented and we already know that 10 hours are required for each EDUC course. All field work reflective reports MUST be included in the D2L area assigned for the reports and in the final portfolio. These are the other requirements:
General Rules
Reporting Requirements (documenting your field work)
- You cannot observe the same teacher or grade level more than once
- You cannot observe your mother or father (if they are teachers)
- Do not include student names - you can use pseudo names
- All field work reports are included in your electronic portfolio (NOT as attachments).
- All field work reports MUST include a one-paragraph summary. This could include what you would do differently as a teacher or event organizer.
- Date of the event
- Location
- Type of event
Oftentimes, I am asked "How much do I write"? The answer is - I don't know since I probably was not there. I can tell you that if you attended a 1-hour event, a 1-paragraph written report is NOT good enough. As a general rule of thumb, a 2-hour classroom observation is usually no less than one page and no more than two pages in length (double spaced). A single journal report is usually at least 2 full paragraphs in length.
ALL reflective reports are required to include descriptions of "Who, What, When, Where, and How" and an overall SUMMARY. For example, "Who" did you see or Who was there? "What" occurred or "What" did you notice? "When" did this event occur? "Where" did the event occur? "How" did the event impact you? Take a look at some of the examples to get more ideas or ask me if you are unsure.
Your reflective reports can take the form of a regular written report or a journal. Journal reports are usually accomplished when you are mentoring or tutoring a student in school or within another program that lends itself to journal writting (see below).
Journal Reports
If you are working one-on-one with a child, an on-going JOURNAL is maintained as written reports. Think about this as a diary of sorts. The JOURNAL must contain ALL encounters with the child and is reflective in nature. In other words, after your scheduled visit with the child, reflect and record such things as what went well, not so well, milestones achieved, successes, things to work on, other achievements, etc. Of course, each JOURNAL entry must contain your summary of the visit and each journal entry should be separated by a time and date. You do not need to record the name of the child. Any questions, please ask.