According to ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development), phonetic awareness and letter knowledge have been identified in several research studies (Anderson, Hiebert, Scott, & Wilkerson, 1985; Adams, 1990; Snow, Burns, & Griffin, 1998) as the two key indicators of how well children will master beginning reading skills during the…Read More

In the project-based unit “Roam Around the World: Without Wings, Without Wheels”, students will be completing a long term project at their own pace. This unit will focus on individualized learning that will address 21st century student outcomes of global awareness. In addition, this unit will integrate content standards that are already in pla…Read More

In the project-based unit “Roam Around the World: Without Wings, Without Wheels”, students will be completing a long term project at their own pace. This unit will focus on individualized learning that will address 21st century student outcomes of global awareness. In addition, this unit will integrate content standards that are already in pla…Read More

To address the problem of practice I am researching, fluency, I will use a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Tablet with One Note and the Learning Tools add-in installed. The Learning Tools will allow me to copy and paste reading passages into One Note and then alter the passages to meet the needs of each student. For example, font spacing and short lines…Read More

Gaming…the answer to math success? Based on math benchmark scores on the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment, it is evident that students are entering 2nd grade below grade-level. This year I will implement math gaming into my math curriculum, through an online program called Prodigy. Through gaming, I expect an increase in math MAP…Read More