The School Enviornment

The building that I observe at is one huge building constructed for the elementary school, middle school, and high school. The arrangement of the building is set up fine; it's just two long hallways with classrooms on both sides for the high school part. I believe that my cooperating teacher does do student-centered teaching; he always pays attention to how much the students are learning and will take extra days to make sure they know the material if needed. The buildings windows are in weird places; they are way up high so the students cannot see out them. Administrators and teachers do greet students; my cooperating teacher always goes out in the hall during class changing times and talks to students. The outside appearance of the building is pretty normal; it's all brick, no landscaping, small windows, and weirdly shaped. The building is very clean; there are no papers in the hallway's, the floors are clean, and the desks are clean. The halls are extremely loud during class changing times; the kids are talking to each other and there is a lot of shuffling going on. My cooperating teacher usually greets his students when they walk in, if he does at all. There is definitely teacher-to-teacher interaction; my cooperating teacher is always talking to the teachers next door and I do as well. I have never seen any showcases or bulletin boards except for in the classrooms but it could just be my fault for not looking close enough. Overall it's a normal school with a normal set up.