"They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel." - Carol Buchner
Professional Reading
Boushey, Gail & Moser, Joan. "The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades," Stenhouse Publishers, 2006.
This book was a requirement for EDUC 5413: Elementary School Reading and Language Arts- and I'm glad it was! This book introduces the philosophy behind the importance of literacy, and it has many great examples, ideas, and stories that "The Two Sisters" experienced. This book will go on the shelf of my future classroom and will be referred to very often, I predict.
Calkins, Lucy. "Units of Study for Primary Writing: A Yearlong Curriculum," Heinemann, 2003.
I used books from this series almost every day throughout both of my internships. They are extremely helpful and it is very obvious that they work. During the short 8 weeks I've been in each of my internships, I could see a difference in the writing of some of the students. The mini-lessons were very helpful to me as a teacher, and were very effective when presented to the students.
Covey, Steven. "The Leader in Me," The Free Press, 2008.
This informative novel was a very interesting read for me. It gave real-life examples of how implementing 21st- Century competencies and general life skills helps develop a well-rounded global citizen. I plan to take these skills and instill them in my future students because they are essential in today's world, and I am confident that they will be essential for years to come.
Dodge, Judith & Sousa, David. "Differentiation in Action: A Complete Resource with Research-Supported Strategies to Help You Plan and Organize Differentiated Instruction - And Achieve Success with All Learners, Grades 4 & Up," Scholastic Inc., 2006.
Such a practical, useful book. It is in the form of a workbook but it also has wonderful ideas throughout. This book will be a resource for me to use in years to come, and because of it I truly feel confident in differentiating my lesson plans.
Epstein, Ann S. “Helping Teachers and Parents Promote Early Literacy Skills”, Educational Leadership, Vol. 6, No. 8, May 2003.
This article discusses strategies that parents and teachers can use in everyday life to promote literacy skills in children. It is a short but very practical read and I plan to use these strategies in my own classroom in the future.
Ripley, Amanda. “What makes a great teacher?” The Atlantic Monthly, Jan/Feb, 2010
"Great teachers constantly reevaluate what they are doing." This quote stood out to me while reading the above article, and this is exactly the teacher I hope that I will be. I want to be the teacher that is always open to new and better ways of teaching, learning, assessing, and evaluating.
Professional Development
At Park Street School in Fredericton, NB, there were professional development sessions surrounding the area of technology. One of the sessions that my cooperating teacher and I attended was a Windows Media Player session. We were taught how to record, upload, and edit videos using Windows Media Player, as well as practiced doing each of these tasks. I feel that this session was very useful as I now feel confident using this technology in my future classroom and can envision my students and I making videos in a variety of subjects and for many different purposes.
Another session that we attended was a Centios session. We learned how to use this technology and were given some information on the benefits of this. I feel that this is another very useful resource to have in a school because, first of all, it saves paper. Also, it introduces students to new methods of assessment. I am very excited to use this technology in my future classroom.
"They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel." - Carol Buchner
Professional Reading
Boushey, Gail & Moser, Joan. "The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy Independence in the Elementary Grades," Stenhouse Publishers, 2006.This book was a requirement for EDUC 5413: Elementary School Reading and Language Arts- and I'm glad it was! This book introduces the philosophy behind the importance of literacy, and it has many great examples, ideas, and stories that "The Two Sisters" experienced. This book will go on the shelf of my future classroom and will be referred to very often, I predict.
Calkins, Lucy. "Units of Study for Primary Writing: A Yearlong Curriculum," Heinemann, 2003.
I used books from this series almost every day throughout both of my internships. They are extremely helpful and it is very obvious that they work. During the short 8 weeks I've been in each of my internships, I could see a difference in the writing of some of the students. The mini-lessons were very helpful to me as a teacher, and were very effective when presented to the students.
Covey, Steven. "The Leader in Me," The Free Press, 2008.
This informative novel was a very interesting read for me. It gave real-life examples of how implementing 21st- Century competencies and general life skills helps develop a well-rounded global citizen. I plan to take these skills and instill them in my future students because they are essential in today's world, and I am confident that they will be essential for years to come.
Dodge, Judith & Sousa, David. "Differentiation in Action: A Complete Resource with Research-Supported Strategies to Help You Plan and Organize Differentiated Instruction - And Achieve Success with All Learners, Grades 4 & Up," Scholastic Inc., 2006.
Such a practical, useful book. It is in the form of a workbook but it also has wonderful ideas throughout. This book will be a resource for me to use in years to come, and because of it I truly feel confident in differentiating my lesson plans.
Epstein, Ann S. “Helping Teachers and Parents Promote Early Literacy Skills”, Educational Leadership, Vol. 6, No. 8, May 2003.
This article discusses strategies that parents and teachers can use in everyday life to promote literacy skills in children. It is a short but very practical read and I plan to use these strategies in my own classroom in the future.
Ripley, Amanda. “What makes a great teacher?” The Atlantic Monthly, Jan/Feb, 2010
"Great teachers constantly reevaluate what they are doing." This quote stood out to me while reading the above article, and this is exactly the teacher I hope that I will be. I want to be the teacher that is always open to new and better ways of teaching, learning, assessing, and evaluating.
Professional Development
At Park Street School in Fredericton, NB, there were professional development sessions surrounding the area of technology. One of the sessions that my cooperating teacher and I attended was a Windows Media Player session. We were taught how to record, upload, and edit videos using Windows Media Player, as well as practiced doing each of these tasks. I feel that this session was very useful as I now feel confident using this technology in my future classroom and can envision my students and I making videos in a variety of subjects and for many different purposes.Another session that we attended was a Centios session. We learned how to use this technology and were given some information on the benefits of this. I feel that this is another very useful resource to have in a school because, first of all, it saves paper. Also, it introduces students to new methods of assessment. I am very excited to use this technology in my future classroom.
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