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Field Experience (FE) Feedback Log
Completed by the Teacher Candidate

Your feedback as a teacher candidate is important to the faculty’s efforts to continually improve our teacher
credentialing courses and programs. Your comments will be used as anonymous information compiled in a holistic
manner and analyzed to make data-based decisions about improving the field experience assignments.
9-27-17
Section 1
Provide the following information
• School District Central Union High School District School Name Central Union High School
• Grade Level & Content Area _9th Grade / Algebra 1
1.
• Teacher’s Name Marissa Guzman-Fusi

• Teacher’s Email Address mguzman@cuhsd.net Tel. Number 760-336-4414

Section 2
For each question in the boxes on the left side, circle the response representing your perspectives (right box).
QUESTION CIRCLE YOUR RESPONSE
(4) Totally agree with this statement.
(3) Agree with this statement.
This PK12 field experience – assignment helped me to
1. (2) Disagree with this statement.
better understand the course’s content and knowledge.
(1) Totally disagree with this statement.
If desired, provide comments (here)
(4) Totally agree with this statement.
(3) Agree with this statement.
This PK12 field experience – assignment stimulated my
2. (2) Disagree with this statement.
growth as a teacher.
(1) Totally disagree with this statement.
If desired, provide comments (here)
This PK12 field experience greatly contributed to my
(4) Totally agree with this statement.
(3) Agree with this statement.
understanding of how to work effectively with all
3. (2) Disagree with this statement.
students, including many diverse learners.
(1) Totally disagree with this statement.
If desired, provide comments (here)
Section 3
Provide your comments to the question, below.
As a result of this PK12 field experience, what did you learn about:
- Yourself as a teacher.
4. When I walked into Mrs. Fusi’s classroom for the first time for this field experience I didn’t know what
to expect. I walked in with a student’s heart ready to absorb as much as I could. I learned that my way
of teaching, my teacher’s heart, and my mindset is very similar as Mrs. Fusi’s. We are both very
passionate about teaching and inspiring our students. I realized that I never get comfortable with what
I’m doing. I always like to see what else could be changed about the way I am as a teacher. After the
observations, I’ve been more aware at my student’s body language towards my teaching to see what
things I could change. I learned that I’m very hard on myself. I’m my worst critic. While some people
might say that I shouldn’t be so hard on myself since this is my first year teaching, I find that when I’m
my worst critic, I never stop pushing myself to improve everything around me that involves students
and teaching.

- The TPEs.
One of the things that impressed me about Mrs. Fusi is the way she connected the content to Real Life. The


moment she began giving an example of something that had happened to her, all the students were paying
close attention without even noticing that they were about to learn math in such a different way. I’ve
learned how to use a various amount of strategies to assist English Learners and SPED students. I’ve also
learned different technology applications that can help me in my classroom for formative assessments.

- How to get Inspired, and/or Inspire learners.
To get inspired, I have to maintain myself with the correct mindset at all times. Why do I wake up every
morning to go to work? If my job more like a “I have to do it” or “I want to do it”? If develop my passion and
love for teaching each day, I am constantly open for inspiration wherever I go. Whether I’m in a staff
meeting, a department meeting, or on social media looking at other teachers around the world, I can always
be inspired by the things that those teachers are implementing in their classrooms. This then will lead me to
inspire my students. My life has been my major inspiring story. The amount of years I put in to my
Bachelor’s degree, the dedication I put into my studies, and the hard work all paid off. My students ask me:
“Ms. Picon, look at you! You have new shoes!” My usual response is that I was able to get myself some nice
new shoes simply because I now have a job where I can afford to buy things like that every now and then. It
didn’t come easy. I had to study, work at a fast-food restaurant to pay for things like gas and books, and I
had to spend all-nighters working hard to complete homework to get really good grades to pass my classes. I
love seeing their reactions.

- Teaching practices and strategies.
Of all the things that I learned as I observed Mrs. Fusi, I mostly learned from her teaching strategies.
When it came to group work, she wouldn’t just group the students randomly. She would sit the
students strategically in the way that low-score students were grouped with high-scored students. This
would help the low-scored students learn in a better way. I learned about checks for understanding,
procedures, and about testing.

As the teacher candidate, I verify the information found on this log represents the characteristics for the field experience
classroom used for this assignment.


Completed by the
PK12 Field Experience Teacher
Instructions: Thank you for your feedback, it is essential in the faculty’s efforts to continually improve our teacher
credentialing courses and programs. Your comments will only be used as anonymous information compiled in a holistic
manner and analyzed to make data-based decisions about improving the field experiences.

Questions 1 – 5
For each question presented in the left box, select the response in the right box which expresses your perspective.
Question Circle Your Response
(4) Totally agree with this statement.
(3) Agree with this statement.
This Field Experience (FE) assignment was very relevant in helping the
(2) Disagree with this statement.
1. candidate better understand the realities of the PK12 classrooms and
(1) Totally disagree with this statement.
learners.

If desired, provide comments (here)
(4) Totally agree with this statement.
(3) Agree with this statement.
This FE assignment will contribute to the candidate’s increased
(2) Disagree with this statement.
2. understanding and perspectives regarding effective teaching practices and
(1) Totally disagree with this statement.
being an inspiring classroom teacher.

If desired, provide comments (here)
(4) Totally agree with this statement.
(3) Agree with this statement.
This FE assignment will contribute to the candidate’s increased
(2) Disagree with this statement.
3. understanding and perspectives about best practices for working with
(1) Totally disagree with this statement.
diverse PK12 students.

If desired, provide comments (here)
(4) Totally agree with this statement.
(3) Agree with this statement.
(2) Disagree with this statement.
The teacher candidate was clear about this assignment’s expectations and
4.
requirements. (1) Totally disagree with this statement.

If desired, provide comments (here)
What additional suggestions do you have for increasing the effectiveness of
5.
this FE assignment? If desired, provide suggestions (here)

Thank you for your work with our teacher candidates.

If there are any questions, please contact:

Patricia Dickenson, Ph. D. OR Clara Amador-Lankster, Ph. D.

Program Director-BA-BS Credential Programs Program Director-Graduate Credential Programs
pdickenson@nu.edu (camadorl@nu.edu)