Sunday, November 17, 2013
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Save the Dates!
I am SOOOo excited! I just ordered Save the Dates for our wedding! Now that Disney is over, I am kicking into wedding planning gear!!
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Disney World Pictures #2
Here are pictures from Animal Kingdom.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
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Disney World Pictures #1
I have half of our Disney World Pictures in this photobook from Shutterfly. I can't wait to show the book to everyone when it arrives!
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Friday, October 18, 2013
Today, it felt good to be a teacher.
I am currently working on my PCE (Pre Student Teaching) Tasks for my degree from WGU. I'm getting to so close to finishing, and today- I could finally feel it. I got to teach for the first time on my own. It didn't feel much different from subbing or many other experiences I've had.. until it was over and I had REAL papers to grade. It made me think of all the times since as long as my memory serves that I have wanted to be a teacher. I have graded a million pretend tests, today it felt like I graded a million real ones. Overall I feel like it was a success and I can't wait to teach next week.
I want to share my lesson plan with all of you in case you get the chance to teach this lesson. It really is great!
Students are to move desks back into rows. The teacher will distribute sheets that contain the quiz on the front and an evaluation of group members on the back. The quiz is true false. The evaluation allows the teacher how students felt about other student performance.
I want to share my lesson plan with all of you in case you get the chance to teach this lesson. It really is great!
LESSON PLAN
GENERAL INFORMATION
|
Lesson Title &
Subject(s): Jigsaw Cooperative Learning on Egypt, 7th Grade
Geography
Topic or Unit of Study: North
Africa and Southwest Asia> North Africa Today> Egypt
Grade/Level: 7th
Grade
Instructional Setting: This
will be taught in a regular classroom with approximately 30 students per class.
STANDARDS AND OBJECTIVES
|
Your State Core
Curriculum/Student Achievement Standard(s):
From the Alabama Course of
Study Standards for 7th Grade Geography:
·
Describe the world in spatial terms using maps,
major physical and human features, and urban and rural land-use patterns.
·
Explaining the use of map essentials, including
type, size, shape, distance, direction, location, scale, and symbols
·
Describing physical and human characteristics
used to define regions in the Eastern Hemisphere
·
Identify physical, economic, political, and
cultural characteristics of selected regions in the Eastern Hemisphere,
including Europe, Asia, and Africa.
·
Describe positive and negative environmental
effects of human actions on the four basic components of Earth's physical
systems: atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere.
Lesson Goals:
·
Empower students with a sense of personal
responsibility
·
Enable students to work cooperatively
together
·
Give students the opportunity to express
themselves as teachers
Lesson Objective(s):
After completing the Jigsaw Activity, the student will be
able to explain how Egypt’s Nile River and desert landscape have shaped the
lives of the Egyptian people for hundreds of years with 90 percent accuracy.
MATERIALS AND RESOURCES
|
Instructional Materials:
·
Poster with Jigsaw Directions
·
Poster with Rubric
·
Cards to assign groups
·
Index cards for notes
·
Articles for extra students
·
Textbooks for students
·
Expert Group Worksheets
·
Quiz/Evaluation Sheets
·
Rubrics
Resources:
·
Boehm, R. (2005). Glencoe the world and its people: Eastern hemisphere.
Glencoe/McGraw Hill.
·
Smith, N. (1999, March 30). Summary of background information for the
aswan high dam:. Retrieved from http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/byrnes-africa/kaymur/LINK.htm
INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN
|
Sequence of Instructional Procedures/Activities/Events:
- Introduction, Explain Directions, and Assign Teams:
The teacher will begin class by reviewing material
from the previous day and explaining the jigsaw approach. The poster with
jigsaw directions and the rubric poster will be displayed where all students
can view this while the teacher talks. This insures that students are aware of
the directions. The teacher will quickly explain each step while distributing
cards to assign students to colored groups. The teacher will end this section
by asking students if they have any questions before they begin.
5 minutes.
- Team Building:
Students
are to move into jigsaw groups. Desks may be moved as well to allow student
interaction. The teacher will distribute a piece of construction paper to each
group that color coordinated with the colors on the cards to assign the group.
On one side of the paper, the students are to come up with a group name. On the
other side of the paper, students are to write all group members’ names and
what section of the material for which they are responsible. This ensures that
students are aware of their role expectations. While students are working on
this in groups, the teacher will monitor each group individually for
questions/concerns/encouragement. The teacher will also give a brief reminder
to each individual group of the directions for the next section. Students whose
reading assignment is not in the textbook will be given an article to read. All
students will be handed to notecard with which to complete the next section.
5
minutes
- Students Read Section and Take Notes:
Students are to sit at an individual desk. They are
to read their individually assigned section of the text or article and take
notes. The teacher will remind students that the purpose of one side of the
note card is to “guess what is on the quiz” and make sure they get all of the
important points. The teacher will also remind students that this is where they
become experts on the topic and that their fellow group mates are depending on
them to learn the material. The teacher will quickly observe team building
sheets for completion as well as monitor for student progress while they are
reading and taking notes.
10 minutes.
- Expert Groups:
Students will move into expert groups, which are
students from different jigsaw groups who have the same academic assignment.
The teacher will distribute an expert group worksheet to guide student
discussion. Students will be reminded to add any information from the worksheet
to their card as well as to not count on only information from the worksheet to
be on the quiz. There is only one worksheet per group, so students must work to
together to agree. The teacher will quickly visit each expert group to ensure
students are on task.
10 minutes
- Students Teach Jigsaw Groups:
Students will return to jigsaw groups. The teacher
will instruct students that they each have about four minutes to teach their
group mates the information from their section. Students are to use the
information they have completed on their white index cards to teach their group
mates the information. The teacher will monitor this step, but at a distance.
This is where the students are encouraged to work independently the most.
20 minutes
- Quiz/Feedback:
Students are to move desks back into rows. The teacher will distribute sheets that contain the quiz on the front and an evaluation of group members on the back. The quiz is true false. The evaluation allows the teacher how students felt about other student performance.
10 minutes.
Pedagogical Strategy:
Cooperative Learning Groups- Jigsaw
Differentiated Instruction:
Cooperative learning groups will be diverse in
terms of gender, ethnicity, race, and ability.
Student Assessment/Rubrics:
1.
All work from the day will be assessed by a rubric the teacher
completes. It is broken down as follows.
Section (%)
·
Team Building (5%): Points will be awarded based on completion of team
name creation and role descriptions written on the given sheet of construction
paper.
·
Notecard (20%): In order for full points to be given, students must
have notes that cover at least 75% of the notecard. Notes must be legible and
relevant.
·
Expert Group (25%): The worksheet given to expert groups will be graded
50% on completion and 50% on accuracy.
·
Quiz (30%): The quiz will be graded for accuracy.
·
Completed Feedback (5%): If students complete the side of the sheet
fully, full points will be awarded.
·
Feedback from others (5%): If students received negative feedback from
more than one group mate, these points can be lost.
·
Teach Jigsaw Group (10%): These points will be awarded based on the
student teaching their section to their jigsaw group.
2.
Students will be given a guided reading sheet from the textbook to
complete on this unit. This is assigned as homework.
3.
Students have a vocabulary assignment for the chapter. All words must
be defined and sentence written with each. This is turned in at the end of the
chapter.
4.
There will be a multiple choice test at the end of the chapter.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
My Top CVS Picks, 10/01/13
My Top CVS Picks, 10/01/13
1.
$3 Extrabucks
rewards when you spend $10 on select grocery products
a.
Skippy Peanut Butter
$2.50 ($1.09 sale savings). I had a $.50 off 1 coupon from a previous Sunday Paper
b.
Hellmann’s Mayo
$3.00 ($2.99 sale savings). If you're CVS carried this Hellman's, you can get a coupon HERE.
c.
Lipton Tea Bags
$3.00 ($1.79 sale savings)
d.
Ragu Pasta Sauce
$1.67 ($1.00 sale savings). If you use Ibotta, there is a deposit on this.
Total: $10.17
spending (with no coupon use), get back $3 Extrabucks
2.
Pringles 2 for $3
($.49 sale savings). I had a $1 off 4 coupon from a previous paper.
3.
Pepsi 12 packs, 3
for $11 ($1.82 sale savings per 12 pack), get back $3 extrabucks rewards
4.
Betty Crocker Fudge
Brownie Mix $2.00 ($.77 sale savings). You can get lots of Betty Crocker coupons HERE.
5.
Individual Atkins
Advantage Bars. Buy 2 or more, get them for $2.25 each ($.52 savings per bar)
6.
Campbell’s Condensed
Soups, on sale for $.99 (Sale savings average $.75). Campbell's Soup coupons are available HERE.
7.
Febreeze Noticeables
Refills, $3.99 ($1.80 sale savings)
a.
Use coupon from this
Sunday’s paper. Get free Noitceables warmer when you buy the refills
8.
FiberOne Bars $2.44
($1.75 sale savings)
9.
South Beach Diet
items on sale.
a.
Snack bars $4.99
($1.50 sale savings)
b.
Smoothies $5.29
($1.50 sale savings)
10.
Spend $20 on
Covergirl, get $5 Extrabucks rewards. Also, all Covergirl is BOGO 50% off.You can find several Covergirl coupons HERE.
a.
Outlast Lip Color,
$8.99
b.
Flamed Out Mascara
$7.49
c.
Lashblast Macara
$8.49
11.
Sudafed PE SP+P 24
count, $7.29
I purchased all of these deals, and I only spent $60.85! I saved $88.72. I also got $11 in Extrabucks rewards.
How did you do at CVS this week?
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