Candidate Teaching Summit Presentation Spring 2014 By Stacy Henderson Website 1 “When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade” – James Brady

Stacy Henderson Tate Elementary School Jasper, GA Early Childhood Education 2 nd Grade Mrs. Long All Subjects 2

3  Principal: Dr. Deb Longshore  Assistant Principal: Destiny Shope  315 students  1927 established by Georgia Marble president Colonel Sam Tate  2005 school placed on State of Georgia Department of Natural Resources & Tate Historic District  Title 1 distinguished school

Mrs. Henderson’s Class  6 girls and 14 boys  All Caucasians and with one girl from Thailand  Groups consist:  -3 students in low group who are only in class for science, -13 students in medium group, -4 students in high group. 4

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Daily TimeSubject# of students Comments 7:25 – 8:00Morning Work 20 8:00 – 8:30Novel Study 103 students are pulled to IEP class and 4 students receive DI. 8:30 – 9:15Science/ Social Studies with para- support 134 students are pulled received add. support for reading 9:20 -10:05Exploratories (P.E. Art Music 20 10:05 – 11:30 Math 143 attend IEP class 11:36 – 12:30 Lunch/Recess 20 12:30 – 2:00Reading 162 students IEP class/1 student from another class 2:00 – 2:20Dismissal 6 DAILYSCHEDULEDAILYSCHEDULE

My Thoughts and Feelings, Fears, Strengths and Weaknesses as I Began Candidate Teaching 7

 Determine the Georgia Standards that apply to lesson  Plan activities that will be used during the week for each level (high, low, on grade level)  Design students pre & post assessment and determine what the guidelines will be for grading (what will determine the group students will be placed in)  Administer pre-assessment  Results of pre-assessment will be used for grouping of students  Teaching of new knowledge  Adjusted Activities  Post Assessment 8 DOMAIN 1: PLANNING FOR DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION & ASSESSMENT

PRE-ASSESSMENTS 9 Spelling pre-assessment Moon Phase pre-assessment

Reading 10 Various Spelling List DOMAIN II: PROVIDING DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION & ASSESSMENT Spelling words were put on bulletin board for students to refer to while completing spelling activities

Science 11 Moon Phases Whole group instruction on moon phase foldable Grade level students responsible for knowing all 8 moon phases Low group students only responsible for knowing 4 moon phases Lower Group Grade Level

12 Social Studies Martin Luther King Jr Students were provided with a word bank to complete “I have a dream” activity Grade Level Higher Group Lower Group

DOMAIN III: IMPACTING STUDENT LEARNING 13 Scoring Rubric

14 Professional Associations TrainingParent Teacher Conferences Other School Events *Member of Professional Associations of Georgia Educators *January 25 th Aims Training Part 1 *January 30 th Aims Training Part 2 *February 13 th Aims training Part 3 *April GRCT training *Three annual IEP reviews March 2 nd Parent/Teache r Conference *5 Grade Level Meetings *PTO Meeting (Jungler) Professional Development DOMAIN IV: PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN SUPPORT OF DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION & ASSESSMENT

Teaching Philosophy Original/Beginning  * Differential teaching is essential for student success  * Students don’t learn the same way and are unique in their own way  * Teachers are role models to their students  * Teachers should be able to interpret behaviors on a individual basis Current/Present  *I still feel this philosophy is accurate with education today.  *A teacher wears many hats any given day of the week.  *The standard of presenting a concept and students get it on the first attempt rarely exist.  *Teachers today have to be willing to think out of the box.  A teacher needs to provide a nurturing and caring environment.  Students need to feel the teacher is concerned about their success. 15

Conclusion o After graduating and completing my Early Childhood Degree I plan to seek employment at Pickens County Board of Education. o I plan to seek opportunities to volunteer at other schools in the county. o My plans are to continually keep current on the technology that is available to the classroom. o I would like to receive additional training on Common Core Standards. o In the event I am unable to be hired I will continue to be a para professional at my current employer. 16