1. Candidate Teaching Capstone Presentation
By: Mallory L. Chastain
Spring 2010
“It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.”
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2. Introduction

3. Mallory L. Chastain Early Childhood Education major
Conducted Candidate Teaching at Harmony Elementary School
Placed in the 2nd grade
Collaborating Teacher(s): Mrs. Renee LeMieux & Mrs. Kristine Elrod
Taught all subjects including:
Reading
Math
English Language Arts (Grammar & Spelling)/Writer’s Workshop
Science & Social Studies (When allotted time)

4. Harmony Elementary School
Home to approximately 740 students in grades K-5
Located in Jasper, Georgia
Zoned to contain many different middle-class subdivisions and neighborhoods along with several middle/low-income apartment complexes
Newest school in Pickens County
A 2009 Title 1 Distinguished School
Current Principal is Sherry Mullins
Current Assistant Principal is Beth Simonds

5. My Class Composed of 19 students Diversity: 12 Males 7 Females
16 Caucasian students
2 African American students
1 Hispanic student
1 Gifted Student
1 Special Education Student
6 RtI Students
4 Tier 2 Students
2 Tier 3 Students

8. My Daily Schedule 7:30: Teacher Arrival 7:40-8:00: Morning Procedures
8:00-9:30: Reading (Mrs. LeMieux’s Room)
18 Students
9:30-11:00: Math (Mrs. LeMieux’s Room)
11:03-11:33: Lunch
11:35-11:55: O.P.A. (Organized Physical Activities/Recess)
12:00-1:30: Language Arts/Writer’s Workshop (Mrs. Elrod’s Room)
18 Students (1 Gifted Pull-out at the End of Class)
1:30-1:35: Transition to Homeroom
1:35-1:55: Homeroom (Science/Social Studies/C.R.C.T. Practice/D.E.A.R./A.R./Success Maker/Study Island/Make-up Work/Remediation/Study Hall/Handwriting/Prepare for N.E.S.T./Pack Backpacks/Distribute Homework)
19 Students (1 Special Education Student Joins Us)
2:00-2:50: N.E.S.T.
2:50: Prepare for Student Dismissal
3:00: Student Dismissal
3:30: Teacher Dismissal

9. Taken directly from my Week One Journal Entry:
My Thoughts, Feelings, Fears, Strengths, and Weaknesses As I Began Candidate Teaching
Taken directly from my Week One Journal Entry:
“I have experienced SO many different emotions this week. I have been overwhelmed, excited, stressed, busy, surprised, challenged, successful, and touched. I have always thought of candidate teaching as this mystical light at the end of the tunnel. Candidate teaching has always seemed like it has been worlds away, almost like an unattainable goal. Now that it is here, I cannot believe it!”
I feared I would be inadequate in the classroom.
I was confident that my Reinhardt education had prepared me for the challenges I would soon face.
I was afraid that my weakness would be behavior management.
I was afraid I would have too many questions!

10. Evidence of Development of Proficiency #1, Planning

11. The Planning Process
Mrs. LeMieux-Mrs. LeMieux allowed me to be very independent in the planning process. We would meet and discuss the topics/chapters of choice, then she would set me free to use resources and my own imagination to create innovative lessons.
Mrs. Elrod-Mrs. Elrod allowed me to be very independent in the planning process when it came to spelling and grammar. Much like with Mrs. LeMieux, we would meet and discuss the important topics/chapters and then I would go use other resources to plan mylessons. With Writer’s Workshop, Mrs. Elrod and I shared in a collaborative planning process. We followed the Writer’s Workshop path she created the previous year, making adjustments along the way.
In all of my planning I made an effort to consider each student and their collective and individual learning needs. I took into account academic levels, emotional capabilities, multiple intelligences, learning styles, and much more in order to create the best paths to reach the same learning destination.

12. Domain I: Planning for Differentiated Instruction & Assessment
Proficiency 1.0: The teacher candidate uses knowledge of curriculum, learner differences, and ongoing assessment data to plan for student access to the same essential content.
Reflective Analysis: How did you use knowledge of curriculum, learner differences, and ongoing assessment data to plan for student access to the same essential content?
To include in oral presentation: Present your three plans or your unit plan.
Artifacts:
Lesson Plan Observation One
Lesson Plan Observation Two
Magical Multiplication PowerPoint
Lesson Plan Observation Three
Quaint Quadrilaterals PowerPoint
Lesson Plan Collaborating Teacher Observation
Combining Solid Figures PowerPoint
Lesson Plan Observation Four
Helping Verbs PowerPoint
Plane Shapes & Solid Figures Unit Plan

13. Evidence of Development of Proficiency #2, Instruction

14. 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?
To include in oral presentation: How did you decide which strategies to use and how did you provide for inclusion students?
Artifacts:
Performance-Based Tasks/Problem-Based Activities & Student Work Samples
Observation Plan Performance-Based/Problem-Based Activities
Magical Multiplication PowerPoint/Problem-Based Activity
Magical Multiplication Student Work Sample
Quant Quadrilaterals PowerPoint/Problem-Based Activity
Shape Sorting Sheet Student Work Sample
Combining Solid Figures PowerPoint/Problem-Based Activity
Mr. Mouse’s House Sheet Student Work Sample
Unit Culminating Performance Task
Unit Culminating Performance Task Instructions
Unit Culminating Performance Task Completed Rubric Example
Unit Culminating Performance Task Student Work Sample

15. 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?
To include in oral presentation: How did you decide which strategies to use and how did you provide for inclusion students?
Artifacts:
Various Assessment Activities: Center Card Examples
Observation Two
Observation Three
Collaborating Teacher Observation
Observation Four
Technology Integration
Links to Favorite Websites Used
Daily PowerPoint Examples
Reading “Locating Important Information” PowerPoint
Math Lesson “Sort Plane Shapes” PowerPoint
ELA “Words That Compare” Game

17. My Classroom(s) Physical Diagram of Mrs. LeMieux’s Room 215
Physical Diagram of Mrs. Elrod’s Room 214

18. Classroom Management Money System Pod Points/Group Checks
Target Market

19. Evidence of Development of Proficiency #3, Impacting Student Learning

20. 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?
To include in oral presentation: Present an example of one lesson, reflection, and use of assessment results to adjust instruction.
Artifacts
Completed Assessment Tools
Rubrics
Observation One
Observation Two
Observation Three
Collaborating Teacher Observation
Observation Four
Weekly Subject Observational Checklist Examples
Analysis of Impact on Student Learning Reflections
Evidence of Use of Assessment Results: Adjusted Lesson Plan-Observation Two
Original Plan
Adjusted Lesson Plan

21. Evidence of Development of Proficiency #4, Professionalism

22. 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 instruction to support students’ diverse learning needs and to maximize learning?
To include in oral presentation: How did your teaching philosophy change during candidate teaching?
Artifacts:
Old Teaching Philosophy-2008
New Teaching Philosophy-2010
Evaluations from College Supervisor
Observation One
Observation Two
Observation Three
Observation Four
Evaluation from Collaborating Teacher
Collaborating Teacher Observation
Examples of Weekly Conference Forms
Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, Week 10, Week 12, Week 14
Meetings Attended During Candidate Teaching

23. Summary

24. Summary

25. In Conclusion…
“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized.”
-Dr. Hiam Ginott

26. In Conclusion… What are your future challenges as a teacher?
Getting it “all done”
Classroom Management
Testing Pressures
How do you think that being a teacher will be different from being a candidate teacher?
More Responsibility
There will be no one there to “guide” you through every step
What advice would you give to future candidate teachers?
Savor every moment
Absorb every bit of information/advice you can get your hands on
Stay organized
Listen, listen, listen
What is your plan to continue to develop as a professional?
Continue the job search-My Resume (Copies can be readily available )
I just passed Special Education General Curriculum GACE; therefore, I will be dual certified in Early Childhood and Special Education
Pursue Gifted Endorsement
Obtain Master’s Degree
Join Professional Organizations-PAGE
Continue to be a lifelong learner
Attempt to make a drop in the bucket of changing the world

27. Resources Microsoft Office Online-PowerPoint Template
Microsoft Office Clip Art
Mrs. LeMieux/Mrs. Elrod
Many wonderful Reinhardt College faculty, staff, and students
Harmony Elementary School
PCBOE
Brain Pop
Brain Pop Jr.
Pete’s PowerPoint Station
Renaissance Place
Reinhardt College
SPAGE

28. Thank You. Words cannot express my gratitude to this college
Thank You! Words cannot express my gratitude to this college. Over the past few years you all have supported me, educated me, and molded me into the person I am today. Over the past few days you all have helped me through the most difficult and sudden loss of my daddy. The place that Reinhardt College holds in my heart is near and dear and the place that you all hold in my heart will never be replaced.

29. Meetings Attended During Candidate Teaching
Monthly Faculty Meetings
Weekly Grade Level Meetings
Yearbook Committee Meeting
Numerous Parent-Teacher Conferences
Including RtI Information Meeting
In-service/Furlough Days
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30. Links to Favorite Websites Used
Simply click on the icon and follow the link!
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Renaissance Place
Pete’s PowerPoint Station

31. Unit Culminating Performance Task Student Work Samples
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