Name: Date of Reflection:
TFE 800.31 Interactive Field Experiences in The Learning Environment: Part 1
For many new teachers, classroom management is a significant concern as they take on their own
classroom. If the classroom lacks structure and students don’t feel understood, teaching content
becomes very difficult. A well-organized classroom, however, built on a culture of mutual respect and
rigorous expectations creates an environment where students and teachers can thrive. This field
experience builds on courses such as Developing a Respectful Learning Environment, Theories of
Classroom Management, and Techniques of Classroom Management. As you spend time observing and
participating in class during this field experience, pay attention to ways the teacher(s) establish rules and
procedures, manage learning time, and apply design strategies for effective classroom management.
IMPORTANT: This field experience requires 5 hours in the classroom. The Texas Administrative Code
requires FBEs include your active engagement with students during educational activities the entire time
you are in the classroom. Please make sure to discuss with the teacher beforehand ways for you to be
actively involved, such as but not limited to facilitating small groups, help with monitoring the class, one-
on-one tutoring during class time, answering student questions, and other activities more involved than
observation or small talk.
Please download these reflection questions before you visit a school and use them to guide your
notetaking and observations. After you have completed and verified five clock hours of classroom time at
a TEA approved school, please complete this reflection fully and completely. Your 5 hours of classroom
time requires one reflection. If you visited multiple teachers or multiple classes during your five hours,
your single reflection should reference all the teachers and classes.
Once completed, please upload this reflection to the Learner Development Reflection Submission page
in TFE 800.31
Reflection Questions:
1. In Theories of Classroom Management, you learned about four different management styles:
Authoritative, Behavior, Instructional, and Social-Emotional. What management style did you see
the different teachers exhibit? Note the specific style and describe in two or three sentences for
each teacher the evidence you saw that brought you to that conclusion. How effective were
these styles and why?
I would say based off my observations so far these past two days that the management style my
teacher has used would be authoritative. The reason being that when the students entered her
classroom they immediately know to look at the board for their daily assignment and to login
onto their computers and begin working. They know that they only have the class period to
finish said assignment. There is no introduction or daily agenda, just clear rules and expectations
that the students follow upon entering the classroom. The students also know to sit in their
assigned seats and to connect their laptops to the bigger computer screen to ensure they’re
TFE 800.31 Interactive Field Experiences in The Learning Environment: Part 1
For many new teachers, classroom management is a significant concern as they take on their own
classroom. If the classroom lacks structure and students don’t feel understood, teaching content
becomes very difficult. A well-organized classroom, however, built on a culture of mutual respect and
rigorous expectations creates an environment where students and teachers can thrive. This field
experience builds on courses such as Developing a Respectful Learning Environment, Theories of
Classroom Management, and Techniques of Classroom Management. As you spend time observing and
participating in class during this field experience, pay attention to ways the teacher(s) establish rules and
procedures, manage learning time, and apply design strategies for effective classroom management.
IMPORTANT: This field experience requires 5 hours in the classroom. The Texas Administrative Code
requires FBEs include your active engagement with students during educational activities the entire time
you are in the classroom. Please make sure to discuss with the teacher beforehand ways for you to be
actively involved, such as but not limited to facilitating small groups, help with monitoring the class, one-
on-one tutoring during class time, answering student questions, and other activities more involved than
observation or small talk.
Please download these reflection questions before you visit a school and use them to guide your
notetaking and observations. After you have completed and verified five clock hours of classroom time at
a TEA approved school, please complete this reflection fully and completely. Your 5 hours of classroom
time requires one reflection. If you visited multiple teachers or multiple classes during your five hours,
your single reflection should reference all the teachers and classes.
Once completed, please upload this reflection to the Learner Development Reflection Submission page
in TFE 800.31
Reflection Questions:
1. In Theories of Classroom Management, you learned about four different management styles:
Authoritative, Behavior, Instructional, and Social-Emotional. What management style did you see
the different teachers exhibit? Note the specific style and describe in two or three sentences for
each teacher the evidence you saw that brought you to that conclusion. How effective were
these styles and why?
I would say based off my observations so far these past two days that the management style my
teacher has used would be authoritative. The reason being that when the students entered her
classroom they immediately know to look at the board for their daily assignment and to login
onto their computers and begin working. They know that they only have the class period to
finish said assignment. There is no introduction or daily agenda, just clear rules and expectations
that the students follow upon entering the classroom. The students also know to sit in their
assigned seats and to connect their laptops to the bigger computer screen to ensure they’re
