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Elizabeth Garrett Early Childhood Education Belwood Elementary School Second grade Collaborating teacher was Ms.Deanne Wooten Taught all the follow subjects: Math, Science, Social Studies, Reading, Writing, and Small group learning

Belwood Elementary School “Building Exceptial Students” 529 students (P - 5) Located in Calhoun, GA The community is a middle class community. Current Principal: Doug Clark Current Ass. Principal: Debbie Clance

Second grade 15 girls and 8 boys 1 (bi racial student African American and white) 6 Hispanic students 16 White students 3 Gifted 6 ESOL 1 SST 0 IEP My Class “Room 66 Rocks”

Daily Schedule

Planning for Differentiated Instruction When I planned for differentiation I did the following; Provide direct instruction Provide manipulatives Adjusted assignments Tiered learning Utilized peer grouping

The planning process 2 nd grade team planned Mrs. Garrett’s plans Reviewed the assessments Asked for advice Adjusted plans if necessary

My Lesson Plans Lesson plan observed one Math Animal Lesson plan observed two Text connections Lesson plan observed three My favorite place

Differentiated Strategies Utilized peer groups Allowed students to be group leaders and team experts. Utilized graphic organizers We used flip books, anchor charts, and active board activities. Utilized manipulatives We used manipulatives such as base ten blocks to create pictures. Utilized technology We watched Brainpop Jr. videos and answered the quiz questions which were tiered into groups easy and hard. Utilized small groups We had small group time for both reading and math.

Rubric and anchor chart

Flip book and manipulative usage.

Impact on student learning In the build an animal math lesson the results were as follows: Pre-assessment: 16 students made less than seventy percent and 5 students made higher than seventy percent. Post-assessment: 11 student made less than seventy percent and 10 students made higher than eighty percent.

Example of pre and post assessment.

Adjusting for the students After giving the pre-assessment I adjusted the lesson in the following ways: Provided more practice during the lesson Made sure to have two different examples and left them visible. I also made sure the student could go up and physically measure the piece to see where it would go. Made a flip book to show an example of expanded form and number form Modeled the activity and walked around and provided direct instruction

Work samples of the lesson

Professional Development Attended weekly staff meetings Attended chick-fil-a spirit night Attended PTA meeting for 2 nd grade performance Attended CCGPS 2 nd math conference A member of SPAGE and GAE

My Philosophy Then: That teaching was something a person did to make a difference and that everyone should be taught the same way. Now: I have now learned the importance of differentiation in the classroom. We have to teach everyone differently because everyone learns differently.

Plan to develop as a professional In about a year or so I plan to continue my education and go on to earn a Master’s in education. To continue to search for ways to improve my teaching abilities. Plan to possibly get into teaching ESOL students and learn Spanish fluently. Seek out new ways of teaching and new strategies.