Candidate Teaching Summit Presentation “Knowledge is the one thing that no one can ever take from you.” - Donovan Carr Susan L. Collins Website

Early Childhood Education Major Candidate Teaching: Joseph Knox Elementary Fourth Grade Collaborating Teacher is Mrs. Kason Sams Reading and Language Arts Susan L. Collins

School Size, Location, and Description of Community School Size Location Joseph Knox Elementary School Knox Elementary School is 845 Students are currently enrolled Located in Canton, Georgia Opened 2008 Just inside the River Green K-6 Subdivision 89 Faculty and Staff Additional Information Joseph Knox Elementary School is named after the first school teacher in Cherokee County. Principal: Dr. Kelly Jo paige Assistant Principals: Michelle Whitmire and Patty Nay

Fourth Grade Team A Additional information: 6 Gifted 4 Special Education 13 EIP Students 8 RTI Students 2 E SOL Fourth Grade Team Size: 73 Students 41 Males 32 Females Fourth Grade Team Diversity 59 Caucasian Students 9 Hispanic 6 African American

3/12/11 Knox Elementary Fourth Grade Team L to R: Paige English, Amie Hannon, Janet Marotte, Kason Sams, and Danielle Townsend

Mrs. Sams Classroom My Desk Computer Center, and Mrs. Sams Desk “Letters Home From Yosemite” Projects

My Home Room Class 3/12/11 Class Size: 25 Students 13 Males 12 Females Class Diversity: 23 Caucasian 2 Hispanic 0 African American Additional Information: 2 Special Education 4 EIP 3 RTI 1 ESOL

Fourth Grade Team A Schedule Morning work and Announcements 7:30-8:00 Specials (Mon: Art, Tues- Thur: PE, Fri: Music) 8:00-8:45 1 st Period Reading: 8:50- 9:58 Language Arts 10:00-10:35 2 nd Period Reading: 10:37-11:45 Lunch: 11:52-12:22 3 rd Period Reading: 12:30- 1:38 Recess: 1:40-2:00 Pack-up & Announcements: 2:00-2:10 Dismissal: 2:10 3/12/11

Thoughts and feelings, fears, strengths and weaknesses as you begin student teaching Thoughts and Fears:  I am excited about student teaching.  I am looking forward to working with fourth graders!  I am most nervous about the fourth grade curriculum and how it actually translates from paper to classroom.  I am also nervous about fitting in with the other teachers. Strengths and Weaknesses:  One of my strengths is that I have classroom experience.  I am very organized.  I am a mother of three children and I have a perspective as well as a teachers.  My number one weakness is my lack of self confidence!  My other weakness is my lack of knowledge in technology.

Domain 1: Planning for Differentiated Instruction and Assessment Proficiency 1.0: The teacher candidate uses knowledge of curriculum, learner differences and ongoing assessment data to plan for student access to same essential content. Reflective Analysis: How did you use knowledge of curriculum, learner differences and ongoing assessment data to plan for student access to same essential content.

Lesson Plan One Lesson Plan One : Cause and Effect Cause and Effect Lesson Plan Two: Helping Verbs Helping Verbs Lesson Plan Three: Learning Styles Project

Domain II: Providing Differentiated Instruction and Assessment Proficiency 2.0: The teacher candidate utilizes a variety of strategies to differentiate instruction and assessment. Reflective Analysis: How did you utilize a variety of strategies to differentiate instruction and assessment?

Assessment Activities  Various Assessment Activities  Student Work  Activities that Integrate Technology  Rubrics

Various Assessment Activities Index CardVerb Tenses Chart Student Learning Styles Survey

Student Work Story Collage: Learning Styles Project Graffiti Art: Learning Styles Project Eye Of the Storm Scavenger Hunt

Activities that Integrate Technology Power Point: Informational Text Reports Microsoft Office Publisher: Biography Newspapers

3/12/11 Movie Maker: Pandemics Informational Texts Projects

3/12/11 Rubrics Biography Newspaper Rubric Web Quests Rubric

Fourth Grade Hard at Work! 3/12/11 T.J. is ready to get to work! Abby showing us her visual Learning style. Collin, Matt and Ashton creating a prop for their play. Noah is a Visual Learner! Viridiana working hard!

Domain III: Impacting Student Learning Proficiency 3.0: The teacher candidate uses systematic formal/informal assessment as an ongoing diagnostic activity to measure student growth and to guide, differentiate, and adjust instruction. Reflective Analysis: How did you use systematic formal/informal assessment as an ongoing diagnostic activity to measure student growth and to guide, differentiate, and adjust instruction?

Impact on Student Learning Lesson One Impact: Cause and Effect Lesson Two Impact: Helping Verbs Lesson Three: Impact Learning Styles Project

Instruction Adjustment Web Quest Adjusted Lesson Plan

Completed Assessment Tools Lesson Two: Verbs Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment Data Lesson Three: Learning Styles Pre-Assessment

Ongoing Assessments 3/12/11 Marvin and the Great North Woods Choice Board Biography Newspaper Checklist

Post Assessments 3/12/11 Self Reflection on Learning Styles Project Fourth Grade Reading Street Reading Post-Assessment

Domain IV: Professional Responsibilities in Support of Differentiated Instruction and Assessment. Proficiency 4.0: The teacher candidate displays a professional commitment to the teaching philosophy of differentiated instruction to support students’ diverse learning needs and to maximize learning. Reflective Analysis: How did you display a professional commitment to the teaching philosophy of differentiated instructions to support students’ diverse learning needs and to maximize learning? How has your teaching philosophy changed during candidate teaching?

Professional Development Activities Curriculum night Faculty meetings Parent Conferences Afternoon Bus Duty Technology Training

Documentation of Professional Development Activities

Professional Organization Memberships Georgia Geographic AllianceStudent Page

How my Philosophy Statement has Changed BeforeAfter  “I will teach to the needs and learning styles of each child …  …builds up their self confidence while cultivating a love for learning.  Although teachers might strive to attain this goal, I have come to realize that it is not realistic in the “real” classroom.  I have learned that it is also unrealistic to believe that we as teachers can always motivate that uninterested child.

Continuing Plan to Develop as a Professional Educator Since technology is a weakness of mine, I hope to take as many technology courses as possible. It is not just enough to keep up with the technology, but I must be ahead of my students in order to teach them. I will continue to seek out other teachers and collaborate with them. I feel that as colleagues we must work together to share ideas and techniques in the areas of assessments, lessons, classroom management and student support. I would love to attend the Ron Clark Academy. I would love to learn to capture my students attention the way the academy does and never let it go.

Advise to Future Candidate Teachers My number one advise to future candidate teachers is to be flexible! There is one thing I can guarantee, and that is, things will not always go as planned. Be patient with your students and YOURSELF. I can only assume that it takes teaching for a while to get into a rhythm. It is easy to get frustrated. Remember, don’t expect perfection the minute you step in the classroom! Organization, organization, organization! It helps to be organized, as I have found out that everything takes so much longer than I expect it to and it is easy to get behind. Lastly, find good classmates. It helps to have a small group in which to collaborate and support each other.

Fourth Grade Rules!

Works Cited Background: image/back-to-school/back-to-school4.jpg Knox Elementary School Information: ga.patch.com/listings/joseph-knox-elementary-school