@jcarroll

As you all know, the Herald Whitaker Middle School was destroyed by a tornado in 2012. Among the many casualties wre the science lab and all its content. My grant this year has allowed us to purchase some basic lab equipment like beakers, test tubes and scales. It has meant that not only do the special needs students in my classes get to actually…Read More

My Transitional English classes are working either individually or in groups of two to write a K-2 children’s story. We have spent about 5 class periods working with published children’s stories and analyzing the story arc and layout of the story. We are looking at text structure and features. The students have been reading children’s story…Read More

I bought ZooPhonics with my grant. My children have been highly motivated to learn the animal letter names, sounds, and signals. For some of my students, I am able to give them a quick prompt (hand signal) when they see the letter and they are able to produce the letter sound.