Curriculum Night PACE Program of Accelerated Curriculum and Enrichment
MRS. BERO IN A NUTSHELL Education QU- B.A. Elementary Edu. NLU-M.A. Mathematics Edu. Gifted Endorsement Teaching Philosophy
MRS. BERO IN A NUTSHELL -Addison, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton -Married July Batavia -New parents -Jan. 14, Lucy ELLIOT
EXPECTATIONS StudentTeacher Follow classroom rules Preserver Hand in quality homework consistently Come to class prepared Share thinking & Listen to others’ thinking Produce high quality work Build relationships Provide safe environment Teach Common Core & ELA standards Teach with enthusiasm Give timely feedback Effectively Communicate
BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT PACE Rules, Guidelines, Goals Logical Consequences Tickets = Prizes/Coupons Monthly grade level Lunch Bunch
SMOOTH RUNNING CLASSROOM MATERIALS Folder Notebook Student Planner Pencil Pouch *Build responsibility and indepencence *
HOMEWORK Daily homework Due back the following day min.
GRADING Homework Classwork/Assessments/Report Card 0 Not turned in ✓ - Needs improvement ✓ Meets expectations ✓ + Above expectations I- Independent S- With support N- Not yet evident PACE Math- report card insert from PACE teacher PACE Reading- report card from classroom teacher with input from PACE teacher
GOALS Lincoln:“INSPIRING IN EVERYONE A PASSION TO EXCEL.” PACE: MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF INTELLECTUALLY AND ACADEMICALLY GIFTED MINDS
PACE MATH PROGRAM Mathematical Domains Math Expressions Operations and Algebraic Thinking Number and Operations in Base 10 Measurement and Data Geometry Number and Operations--Fractions Ratio and Proportional Relationships (grade 5) Expressions and Equations (gr. 5) Number Systems (gr. 5)
PACE READING PROGRAM ELA STANDARDS NOVELS SELECTED BY DISTRICT 200 READING FRAMEWORK- GUIDED READING -KEY IDEAS & DETAILS -CRAFT & STRUCTURE -INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE & IDEAS -RANGE OF READING & TEXT COMPLEXITY -PHONICS & WORD RECOGNITION -Fluency
3 RD GRADE NOVELS ●The Fledgling ●The Just So Stories ●American Tall Tales ●Kids at Work ●Morning Girl ●The Krahatau Eruption/Nonfiction ●Poetry Unit ●Daybook
4 TH GRADE NOVELS Esperanza Rising A Wrinkle in Time Lincoln: A Photobiography Children of the Dust Bowl Bull Run Poetry Unit Myths, fables, drama, fairy tales
5 TH GRADE NOVELS Nothing But the Truth Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry The Hobbit The Phantom Tollbooth Wright Brothers Biography Greek Mythology
BLOCK FRAMEWORKS Math- 60 Minutes 10 min.- greet, assignments collected, warm-up problem 10 min- teacher lead lesson 15 min.- group discussion/sharing 15 min. – partner/small group work 10 min.- explain/begin homework/ meet with teacher Reading- 30 Minutes 2 min.- greet, assignments collected 25 min.- mini-lesson or discussion on reading, guided reading 3 min. assign homework
PARENT/TEACHER COMMUNICATION – is best Phone Deanna Bero classroom webpage on Lincoln’s website ■Trimester newsletters ■Links to active internet sites for skill practice ■Photos