9 weeks down, 6 official (7.2 unofficial) weeks to go! Last week was a continuation of the week before in terms of student engagement levels. At some points I feel myself starting to think, “Well, I’m not going to care if they don’t care,” which is not what I want to be thinking or feeling. [...]
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Reflections of a Student Teacher: Week 9
Posted in L1: Learner centered, P1: Professional responsibilities, S2: Standard alignment, T1: Standards-based assessment, T2: Intentionally planned, Uncategorized, tagged expectations, motivation, MSP, poetry on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Reflections of a Student Teacher: Week 4
Posted in P2: Professional growth, T1: Standards-based assessment, tagged reading, Teacher's College, test prep, workshop on March 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was fortunate enough to attend two trainings this week with a staff developer from Columbia’s Teacher’s College (TC). I’m not entirely sure how the system works, but I know that because Hamilton has made a commitment to teaching under the Workshop model, TC visits Hamilton around twice a year for training and teachers from [...]
EDU 6363 Weekly Reflection 8
Posted in S1: Content driven, T1: Standards-based assessment, T3: Instructional strategies, Uncategorized, tagged cause and effect, EDU 6363, thinking maps on February 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When social studies classroom are portrayed in TV shows and movies, the picture usually portrays students on the brink of sleep, chalkboards full of names and dates to memorize, and a monotone teacher dragging on and on. And while there is so much wrong with this scenario, the worst thing in my mind is the [...]
Unit Outline and Assessment
Posted in T1: Standards-based assessment on January 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This unit outline and accompanying assessments and artifacts was created for my Standards-Based Assessment class. Both formal and informal student and teacher assessment were taken into consideration while planning the unit so that constant feedback would be provided. The artifacts and summative assessment at the end are objectives-based so that students have a clear understanding [...]
Welcome to my bPortfolio
Posted in L1: Learner centered, L2: Classroom/school centered, L3: Family/neighborhood centered, L4: Contextual community centered, P1: Professional responsibilities, P2: Professional growth, P3: Legal/Ethical responsibilities, S1: Content driven, S2: Standard alignment, S3: Content area integration, T1: Standards-based assessment, T2: Intentionally planned, T3: Instructional strategies, T4: Technology on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome! This website is where I will share and reflect upon my MAT course work. I will post an artifact from each class that aligns with a state standard. Each artifact will be categorized accordingly. Course and artifact alignment information can be found on the MAT Course Alignment Page.
