Step on Me to Learn – Thinking Outside the Classroom
Benjamin Franklin stated “Tell me and I will forget, teach me and I will remember, involve me and I will learn”. Retention of information is vital and for struggling students it is a deficit. Students who have deficits in working memory need to interact with information several times in order…Read More

3D Printer
My classes will be using a 3D printer to create relevant time period objects. This way they not only write and read history, it will also become tangible.

According to the research of Richardson, 2000, NAEYC & NAECS/SDE,2003, Clemens, Sarama, & DiBiase, 2004, NAEYC, 2009, and the National Research Council 2009 support the implementation of curriclular resources and program standards for mathematics for early childhood learners. Research shows that a child learning math skills in the first 6 years…Read More

My problem of practice is lack of resources to teach the Next Generation Science Standards. The Chrome Books will add one more resource to use with my students. We will be able to engage in virtual experiments and add variety to our inquiry based learning experiences. I have already found new websites to add to the ones I’ve already targeted.

My first project is going to focus on creating guided reading instruction that will allow students to read books that will spark questions among students leading them to more reading through research. I hope to show an increase in student reading achievement on the MAP test. My second project will research if going outside of the basal series…Read More