Candidate Teaching Summit Presentation

1. Candidate TeachingSummit Presentation Lisa DiPierro lad526@aol.com “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” William Arthur Ward

2. Part i: Introduction • My name is Lisa DiPierro. • I am an Early Childhood Education major. • I did my candidate teaching at Boston Elementary School. • I was in Jill McNally’s 3rd grade class and taught all subjects.

3. Boston Elementary School 105 OTHELLO DRIVE WOODSTOCK, GA 30189770.924.6260

4. Kleven Boston Elementary School is located in Cherokee County, Georgia. Boston Elementary, as it is commonly called, opened October 3, 1988. The school colors are blue and white with yellow accents. The mascot is the “Bear.” Boston Elementary was named in honor of Mr. Kleven Boston, a former principal and superintendent of the Cherokee County School System.

5. The demographics of Boston’s student population have changed steadily since 2001 when 21% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch until this year when 56% of students qualify. • As of September 2009, Boston’s enrollment was 844 children. The student population is predominantly white (57%). Approximately 43% of the children are from minority groups, with Hispanic children constituting the largest minority (28%) and African-American children (7%) the second largest minority group. • Boston’s district includes six mobile home parks and one subsidized housing complex.

6. As student enrollment has increased, lack of space has become a significant factor. • Boston now has five portable units (10 classrooms). • Boston currently has nine kindergarten classes, eight first grade, nine second grade, ten third grade, six fourth grade, two self-contained special education classes, and two computer labs.

7. Jill McNally’s 3rd Grade class • This class consists of 20 students. • 10 boys & 10 girls. • 5 Hispanic children. • 7 African- American children. • 7 White children. • 1 Indian child.

8. Class Schedule • School hours are 8:45- 3:15 • 8:30 -9:00 Homeroom (morning work) • 9:00 – 9:50 Math • 10:00 – 10:40 Reading • 10:40 – 11:20 Language Arts • 11:23 – 11:53 Lunch • 12:00 -12:20 Recess • 12:30 – 1:20 Grammar • 1:20 – 2:10 Specials • 2:10 -3:00 SS/Sci • 3:00 Dismissal

9. As I began my candidate teaching…. So many thoughts went through my head. Although I had waited for this moment for nearly 5 years, (and many times I thought it may never come), my nerves began to get the best of me. I had never been to Boston Elementary School before so when I was not familiar with the layout of the school. I worried about how well I would get along with my collaborating teacher and if she would allow me to come into her classroom and in just a few weeks take over. Although I had many fears and worries when I began, I was also very excited. I worked hard to get to this point and now I was ready to put everything I learned to good use.

10. Part ii: candidate proficiency evidence Domain I: Math Lesson Plan – Subtraction with Regrouping C:\Users\Lisa\Desktop\ct_summit_presentation\LESSON PLA1.htm

11. Social Studies Lesson – The Branches of Government& Separation of Power C:\Users\Lisa\Desktop\ct_summit_presentation\LESSON PLA2.htm

12. Reading Lesson Plan – Guided Reading “One Chili Pepper” C:\Users\Lisa\Desktop\ct_summit_presentation\LESSON PLA3.htm

13. Pre-Assessment Activities Word Splash

14. KWL

15. Student inventory

16. Various assessment activities Domain II: Providing Differentiated Instruction & Assessment Ticket out the door: For a ticket out the door I gave each student an index card and asked them to name the layers of the earth and tell me which layer we live on.

17. Various assessment activities Venn diagram:

18. Various assessment activities Interactive Bulletin Boards: This one we did together as a class. Each leaf had a fact or duty of the 3 braches of government and the students had to decide where each leaf should go.

19. Various assessment activities This bulletin board the students had to complete themselves by placing each dog bone in the baggie under the correct rock type.

20. Various assessment activities Worksheets: Sort facts into correct category Tri-fold book to summarize what. they learned.

21. Various assessment activities KWL

22. Igneous rock webquest http://fi.edu/fellows/fellow1/rocks/create/igneous.htm C:\Users\Lisa\Desktop\ct_summit_presentation\Rocks.htm

23. Student work Charlotte’s Web Story Map

24. Student work Election Day Campaign Poster

25. Student work Language Arts/ Adjectives

26. photographs

27. Favorite websites http://www.brainpop.com/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html http://www.multiplication.com http://libertyskids.com/ http://www.funbrain.com

28. Classroom behavior management • Each child receives a behavior chart in his/her agenda. The behavior chart is given at the beginning of each week and is stapled inside the child’s agenda. The behavior chart must be signed each night by a parent. • If a child breaks one of the rules listed or does not complete his/her work, he/she will receive an X for the time the behavior occurred. The X is referred to as an infraction. Consequences: 1st infraction – warning 2nd infraction – reflection page completed and signed by parent 3rd infraction – lunch detention 4th infraction – child will call home and parent conference will be scheduled 5th infraction – office referral

29. Classroom behavior management Behavior Chart Behavior Reflection

30. Completed Assessment Tools RUBRIC DOMAIN III: Impacting Student Learning Rubric

31. F:\ct_summit_presentation\Analysis of Student Learning.htm Analyses of Student Learning

32. Checklist

33. C:\Users\Lisa\Desktop\ct_summit_presentation\assessment graph.htm Assessment result to adjust instruction F:\ct_summit_presentation\Lesson adjustment.htm

34. I have always believed that a teacher wears many hats. A teacher is much more than just a conveyor of information. My candidate teaching experience reinforced that belief. At the conclusion of my candidate teaching, I have realized that the ultimate goal of teaching is to foster learning. Learning takes place in many different circumstances and contexts. It is my job, as an instructor, to create an atmosphere that fosters learning. One of the best ways to foster learning is to demonstrate those feelings to my students. My goal as a teacher is to encourage learning by creating a relaxed environment for students, stimulating conversation about concepts being presented and organizing material in a way that makes it easiest to understand. Domain IV teaching philosophy

35. Professional development Training: Aspen (new grading system) Math (computer program) Faculty Meetings: September 7 October 12 November 2 IEP Meeting: November 15

36. Professional development Parent/Teacher Conferences: September 14 September 16 October 12 November 13 November 17 Other: Curriculum Night August 26 PTA Meeting/3rd grade performance October 14 Team Meeting September 23

37. professional organization membershipsP.A.G.E.

38. Monthly Newsletter

39. Part IiI: conclusionContinuing Plan to Develop as a Professional Educator • As a professional educator, I plan to improve and broaden my knowledge and skills and to develop by being professional and continuously seeking to improve. I hope to learn from my co-workers as well as my students. • I believe that teachers continuously learn from each new experience and group of students they encounter. No two classes will be the same and new situations and experiences will help us learn and grow. • I would eventually like to achieve a master’s degree to further my education.

40. Future Challenges as a Teacher • Finding enough time to plan and teach lessons, provide feedback to students, and evaluate your program will be one of the biggest challenges a teacher will face. • Keeping up with students; updating lesson plans; grading papers; writing tests and quizzes; creating activities; and communicating with parents, teachers, and other community members involved in the program take more time than the actual instruction. • As I was candidate teaching, I realized that completing all that is expected in one school day was nearly impossible.

41. Advice to future candidate teachers My advice to future candidate teachers is to approach candidate teaching with an open-mind. You are there to learn from your collaborating teacher but you will also learn from the many other teachers that make up the team. You will see things you will think are great but you will also experience teaching techniques you may not like. Learn from those experiences as well. You will learn the most from the students. They are the ones who will let you know, in one way or another, just what is working and what is not.