Welcome to Semester 1

CIED 441 Teaching and Learning Mathematics at the Elementary Level

Below is the math game I created to play with students at Ellis Elementary

CIED 312 Language and Communication in Multiple Contexts

Here are my lesson participation assignments at my two placements. This assignment showcases my ability to properly plan a well-developed lesson plan to teach to my placement classroom.

CIED 302 Field Experience I

Here are my consensus forms from both placement 1 and 2. This shows my cooperating teacher's feedback.

Placement #1: 4th grade

Placement #2: 5th grade

Below are a couple of examples of the activity I did for my read aloud at my first placement. I read the book “The Way I Feel” written and illustrated by Janan Cain. I reminded the 4th grade students that they discussed either MLK, Clara Barton, or Cesar Chavez in their Social Studies and to keep that person that has a good heart in your mind while I read this book. Then one each finger write “I am______” –students will have to brainstorm how their person with a good heart felt or which emotions best fit their specific person.

Below is a classroom takeaway from my second placement in 5th grade. Incorporating them promotes a quieter learning environment and teaches students an additional form of communication. I would love to incorporate this into my classroom!

CIED 428 Creativity and Problem Solving

In my Creativity and Problem Solving class, we learned a lot about worthwhile tasks based on the type of learning you want them to do. We learned about things such as placed-based learning, problem-based learning, and visual thinking strategies. For us to truly learn this experience we recycled a heating fan and put it to good use! My group took apart a heater and made it into a classroom decoration, based on the book "The Blue Boat" by Kersten Hamilton.