“Kids at Hope” has become a part of the Herndon High School’s framework for all students and the entire staff. Kids at Hope is “a strategic, cultural framework designed to engage entire communities to support success for all children, no exceptions”. It is a cultural framework with strategies based on three leading principles and practices: We Believe, We Connect and We Time Travel. The “We Connect” component of Kids at Hope supports the notion that as long as children have meaningful and sustainable relationship with caring adults they will be successful. Those caring adults are called the ACES.
Born and raised in the South Bronx, Tiara Sykes has learned to be a determined, resilient individual by seeking out opportunities that will provide her the resources she needs to succeed. As an A Better Chance Scholar, Tiara was awarded the opportunity to attend Elisabeth Irwin High School (LREI), a progressive private school. Tiara is an active member in her community, participating in Student of Color Committee, Math Team, and an Admission Ambassador. While she enjoys learning more about science and math, Tiara also appreciates the thought provoking discussions in her humanities courses. Tiara was able to explore her curiosity during the MITES program.
Khristy Hernandez 1AB Mrs.Carroll Place: Seabourn Elementary School, 1st graders Time: 4 hours and 14 minutes The point for this observation was to ask my mentor ‘ What has been the biggest challenge for her in relation to providing accommodations?’ And ‘ How she overcame that challenge?’ Her biggest challenge in relation to providing accommodations is the fact that you need to customize each kid's needs, like homeschooling, free lunch, and getting teachers to take out kids out of class for 15 minutes just to help them get better at reading or anything else.
The lesson I taped is one of my favorites from student teaching. I used modern language to compare the events in Boston before the revolution to the modern political and social climate. There were many things that worked well as I observed the lesson. Most of the students were engaged with the
At Harmony School of Discovery we have a very tight knit group of students. When Discovery first opened as a new school it opened it’s doors to kids from everywhere and from every which background. Us students were forced to come together and start fresh with virtual strangers, leaving behind everything familiar. This reality forced us to build new bonds with people going through the same hurdles as us, adjusting to a new school and a disparate environment. We learned how to nurture and preserve close relationships among our classmates, relationships between teachers and students, and relationships between students and administration.
For each student I collected 3 sources of evidence of their learning during this unit over the Algonquin and Iroquois tribes. I collected a work sample from their daily notes, Anecdotal records from a daily center activity and I then took a short video clip of each student working in a particular center. Ishel, started out in the archeological dig site center. I knew that this activity would peak his interest, because what fourth grader doesn’t like to dig in the dirt? Ish-el and his partners dug through their tub and found artifacts that related to the time period we were studying.
With these funds the program is able to benefit not only children, but the families and community involved. The program is led by Servant Leader Interns, who work with the children to boost reading scores while also fostering a love for learning and emotional support. In the after-school program students receive one healthy snack and in the summer program the children are provided with 2 meals and one healthy snack. The program implements an Integrated Reading Curriculum (IRC), which is based on 5 components; “high quality academic enrichment, parent and family involvement, civic engagement and social action, integrational leadership development, and nutrition, health and mental health” (CDF). Through this structure the program is able to boost the morale of the children enrolled and teach them the importance of
During my four years at Pacoima MS, I have had the pleasure of being an instructional leader on campus to affect positive growth on student performance. I led the math department in analyzing SBAC and interim assessment data and classroom observation data to determine areas of instructional focus and to target classroom practices and strategies to meet those students’ needs. Through this collaboration, 60% of students showed growth in math on the SBAC. I also spearheaded the use of Constructive Conversation skills in math classrooms as part of our ongoing commitment through the Community of Practice collaboration, and have have documented increases in both academic vocabulary and student engagement in math classrooms as evidenced by classroom observation
His academic aptitude is evident in his grades and the awards he receives. His current grade average is 97% for all seven subjects. Also, he is currently ranked #1 on the national leaderboard for the on-line Math challenge for 6th graders. Additionally, his teachers have nominated him and won the “Cele Pride Award.” Of all the students, Matthew won the award recognizing his academic effort, determination,
The opportunity to be a CAL tutor in Mr. Gort’s sixth grade classroom has been an incredible learning experience so far this year. I have not only learned a lot about teaching and teaching styles, but about myself as well. Looking back on this past semester in the classroom there areas that I’ve excelled at and others I can work on improving. A few of my strengths as a tutor are being able to relate to the kids, able to be enthusiastic about new material, the desire to challenge and push them to be the their best, and my punctuality everyday.
Most of all not to manny school are this creative with activities that students actually like and can all participate in, while still being
The geography lesson will consist of me putting up a filled in map of the Arabian Peninsula and explaining to my students the geographical features. I will then have my students work in groups to fill in a blank map. The students can work collaboratively while filling in the map. The next lesson will be on the Prophet Muhammad. I will print out readings for my students and we will read aloud.
Lessons With art, I think my students should be taught character and self-acceptance. We know that almost all artist started from the ground and built their empire. For example, the infamous Picasso, his art
With the rising difficulties in common core standards many teachers are forced to place increasing effort on mathematics and english. This means that programs such as science and art are cut out of many lesson plans. I realized how influential science programs are for elementary students and so, with my club STEM Leaders of Tomorrow, created STEM Day at J.H. Gunn Elementary School. Students who wouldn’t normally get an opportunity to hear presentations were given exclusive one-on-one time to engage in activities that will shape them for the rest of their lives. My team and I changed students lives and thus, the future.
The first day I observed the entire fifth grade had a short day so their classes were on a time crunch. As the students came into the class, the teacher stood beside the door and welcomed every students with a smile. Beside the door was a small table that held the bell work papers and bell work turn in basket. As students came through the door they automatically picked up their bell work paper for the day. After grabbing their bell work, students placed their materials for the class on their desks and then proceeded to take their backpacks to the hall to hang up.