I am working in Thatcher Elementary School in the town of Thatcher located in Southeastern Arizona. Historically, the rural community was settled by Mormon pioneers who farmed cotton. Many of the students are still rooted in farming and are descendants of these early settlers. The students who come from these ancestors tend to take leadership roles in the school similar to their parents in the community. In my observation, some students of other religious minorities and those who do not attend an organized church struggle to know where they fit in.
There is a strong population of students who attend the Catholic Church, too. The school cooperates with the catechism program by providing a location where leaders can pick up children for the after school program. The Boys and Girls Club also picks up students from the school campus for after school care. This cooperation between the school and extra-curricular programs suggests that there are many families where both parents work, and some students live in single parent households. In general, there is high parent involvement at the school and students are supported from these outside sources.
The community has many sports programs that run throughout the year including football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and swim
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The teacher has designed her own unit assessments based on the tests in the curriculum resource section. I have designed a multiple choice pre-assessment with the help of my mentor teacher to check for understanding at the beginning of the unit. While these tests are often overused, I know it is one of the easiest ways to gather information about prior knowledge quickly. The mentor teacher told me three of the students studied Early American History in the after school gifted program last year. I expect their pre-test scores will reflect this prior
In all three of these artifacts, I have developed relevant, integrative, challenging, and exploratory units of study. The “Preserving the Past” unit incorporates all four core subjects as well as a service learning opportunity. My interdisciplinary unit on geography connects Language Arts with Social Studies with visual art mixed in, and the Greek mythology ELA unit was taught in conjunction with a Social Studies class (1). The Civil War unit and NC geography unit I have created incorporate Common Core standards as well as NC Essential standards. Lesson plans and assessments in all of these units were created using backwards design in which I started by looking at the standards and objectives students would be expected to reach and based my assessment based on those objectives (2,10).
Parent and Community involvement does not occur overnight. I feel that schools must make parent and community involvement a priority, valuing and accepting each other’s differences. Schools, families and communities must work together to support all students in a learning environment to ensure every student is a successful learner. Positive family and school involvement fosters a partnership among my school encouraging students to reach their highest potential academically and in life. Parent and community involvement does not mean stay-at-home mothers coming to school to help as needed, or a businessman stopping by to see events occurring on campus. The role of school, family and community involvement is a partnership incorporating goal-oriented activities for all grade levels linked to academic success and student growth.
Children may have to attend a school that is associated with their religion. It is always possible that this gives the child a different quality/balance of education. They may struggle to understand other people‘s religion or lifestyle choices. They may become confused or isolated and
To set the demographics, Lacy Elementary School is a 60-year-old neighborhood school. Originally built to accommodate 500 students, the school is now over capacity, reaching a high enrollment of 650 students. Located in an urban school district, a majority of the students qualify for the federal breakfast and lunch program. The district has recently experienced a new rezoning, and in result there are buses now bringing 200 students from the surrounding neighborhoods to the school. Lacy Elementary opens its’ doors at 7:30 a.m., although school doesn’t begin until 8:30 a.m. Teachers are not required to report to school until 15 minutes prior to school beginning, however, teacher assistants or paraprofessionals are paid a stipend to supervise students before and after school. Although they have this opportunity, there are only two individuals who have chosen to supervise in the breakfast program. To provide additional assistance, PTA volunteers and administration are currently helping supervise when able.
As a result of the location of the school in a suburban community, the parents are very actively involved in the school. As a result of the active of the supportive parents in the community, the students arrived every day with a smile on their faces and generally prepared for learning. However, as with
* The organization offers their members many opportunities to compete by offering outdoor fall and spring leagues, indoor winter leagues, and year-round tournaments.
Chapter 10, Section 1 B, Poverty, Marriage and Parenting Problems, discusses how a person's social class, family life or family's attitudes can affect a child's relationship with peers, teachers and others in an educational environment. This section seemed to attract my action because it reminded me of a part time job I had when I was in high school. My job was to be a counselor and a teacher assistant for a summer and spring program called Bain + 2. The author noted that some districts and schools hire counselors to help students or sponsor after school programs for children (Foundations of Education, p. 291). When I worked for Bain + 2, it was an after-school and summer program in the city of Cranston at Hugh B. Bain Middle School. Hugh B.
The university also participates in many sports competitively, including basketball, swimming, rugby, rowing, soccer, cycling and volleyball.
This test/quiz would give me an indication of the comprehension level regarding the lesson over the southern colonies. These questions cover all of the southern colonies; hence giving me feedback as to whether the students fully understand the main ideas/concepts regarding the southern colonies. If the students perform well enough on this assessment we would move on to the next lesson. However, if the students performed poorly I would need to go back and cover the topics again as well as reassess their knowledge on these topics before moving on to the next lesson or giving an exam over the unit. This test/quiz is a great way to gauge how well I did at teaching the lesson on the southern colonies. If students do poorly, then I must reassess
John Kelly Elementary School where I work is located in Thermal. Based on Smart Rating, Smart Class assessed 10,353 schools in California on several factors including college entrance exam scores, state assessment scores, and class size. John Kelley received a rating of 40, which is slightly lower than the average rating of 61 for elementary schools in California.
8 multipurpose athletic fields • 4 basketball courts • 2 volleyball courts • 2 beach volleyball courts • 4 tennis courts • Enclosed skateboard plaza • Aquatic facility with lap pool and diving pool • Playground with water play area • Enclosed dog parks • Paved path encircling athletic fields • Restroom facility near athletic fields • 35,000 square‐foot community center with full gymnasium, fitness center, game room, dance room, and meeting rooms • 320 square‐foot • Police substation with holding facility in the community
Almost every assessment I give my students gives them something they have to contemplate and explore. They are given the information they need from me in some form, but they have to analyze the materials and question what they're getting. They look at the pros and cons of internment camps and make a decision on whether or not it’s a good idea. They get to analyze the justifications and downsides of the atomic bomb, and decide whether or not the decision was really worth it. They look at the 1950s and are asked to decide if it was really as great as people remember it. With this, they question every piece of information they get. They get to look at hard evidence from different sides and ponder if Americans have always made the right choices. This unit is made for students to ask and answer the tough questions surrounding American
Although it is important for families to be involved with their child’s school, school personnel should also strive to create a positive interaction with families of students. Carl Dunst (2002) states that school and parent collaboration is necessary, and if schools take on a more family-centered approach, it will help create a supportive environment and help to strengthen a family’s capacity to enhance and promote a child’s development and learning.
On orientation day, parents are provided with many different services such as transportation, nursing, child welfare, attendance, and lunch forums. The school also offers parents a resource center if any parent needs help or if he or she would like to work on anything there is staff to assist them. The school’s philosophy of working with parents and families is every child is important. Throughout the school year a parent is given newsletters from the school that gives the parents insight about upcoming events. One event that the students love is the fall festival because the parents can participate. The Fall Fest allows parents to come together and enjoy music, food, and games. Other events that they conduct during the school year are graduation, movement with mom, and a winter festival. A few communication methods they utilize are text messages, newsletters, paste message, and phone