Teaching Experience

During the fall semester of my junior year, I completed over 140 hours of field experience in a Kindergarten classroom at an academic magnet, public elementary school. During the spring semester of the same year, I completed over 140 hours of field experience in a 1^st grade classroom at a rural, diverse, public elementary school. Over the course of both semesters, I facilitated small group activities, assisted the teacher, and planned and implemented lessons.

I had the opportunity to student teach full-time for two full semesters. I completed my first semester of student teaching in a second grade classroom at a public elementary school, for over 470 hours, which consisted of over 270 hours of teaching. I am currently student teaching for my second full semester in a diverse, child-centered, preschool classroom. This preschool is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

The documents included below were completed during the course of my four semesters of classroom and teaching experience. These examples portray my strengths in planning, implementing, and assessing lessons.

Lesson Plans

• Fall 2006
  
• Spring 2007
  
• Fall 2007
  

Thematic Unit

Teacher Work Sample

• Pre & Post-Assessment

Electronic Student Assessment Portfolio

Family & Community Involvement

• As part of the thematic unit on Patriotism in the Fall 2007 semester, the second grade class held an election. Students volunteered to run for Class President. Once elected, the Class President made basic class decisions regarding the daily activities and games, class helpers, and the daily snack. In order to run for President, the students were to create a campaign to present to classmates and parents on Campaign Day. For their campaign, each student running created a campaign poster, 3 reasons why they want to run, and 3 reasons why they should be elected Class President. A letter was sent home with each student running for President explaining this, as well as inviting family members to attend Campaign Day. The following pictures are a small glimpse of some of the student's presentations.