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We care deeply about what we do and it shows in the quality of our classes, and in the success of our students. Our program is unique, structured and really teaches kids to recognize, celebrate and maximize their creative gifts. Kids can start anytime!
It's all about encouragement and confidence building at this level! Our Pre-K students dramatically improve in hand-eye coordination, listening comprehension, and imaginative development through the course of the year. Students are introduced to ALL MEDIA (except oil paint) and practice cutting, gluing, drawing and painting through structured lessons. We also learn to find colors, shapes and many other exciting things through our weekly study of art history.
Kindergartners and First graders learn the basic building blocks of drawing representational objects through shape building, pattern recognition and observation. We explore and learn how to really LOOK at our world. Students learn hand-eye control, the major artists of the 20th century, basic color mixing, pattern, texture and elementary perspective. We encourage individual expression, solid foundational skills & a love for fine art.
Second and Third graders are full of ideas and are excited about their capabilities. We build on this enthusiasm with more sound fundamentals and a through introduction to nearly every type of material and surface. Students begin simple observational drawing, and practice non-objective, abstract and realistic styles. We continue their exploration of art history at the start of every class. Techniques practiced include shading, perspective, lighting, brush control and more.
At the fourth thru sixth grade level we delve deeper into the secrets of drawing and painting. While self-expression is still critical, we want to give every student the skills and techniques they'll need to truly reach their fullest potential. Students work on perspective, tone, value, different styles, expressive line technique, brush control, observational drawing, shading, collage, abstraction, hyper-realism and more.
At the 7-9 level the focus is on technical skill and conceptual development. Students are challenged with the widest possible range of styles, materials and subjects. By the time they finish this level, students can draw any object placed in front of them with accurate perspective, sensitive line quality, thoughtful color use, possible lighting and purposeful composition. They will build a portfolio consisting of a specified number of completed projects which must be submitted for admission to the High School level.
At this level, we require commitment, energy and enthusiasm. Students are given challenging assignments, constant guidance and technical expertise as they build strong, independent, passionate portfolios. For those students completing AP coursework, this portfolio will complete their Breadth requirements. By 11th and 12th year, students tend to focus in on either a subject, medium or style and can contribute their own variations on class assignments. The student's imagination is the only limit.


Where did this Magic Caterpillar come from and when did this adventure begin? More than thirty years ago, when working as an Early Years Teacher in the Northern Territory, Barbara Brann was observing that the young students in her class could not âremember and doâ. The moment they were asked to move from one place to complete a task, they seemed to no longer remember the task they were asked to do. This is a familiar scenario to many a classroom teacher!! Barbara observed a connection between movement and memory and she extended this observation of gross motor movement and memory to fine motor movement and memory. Her interest and observations became the foundation for her research into the fine motor movement of handwriting development and the significance this has to literacy development in the Early Years.
In supporting her own class to have success with handwriting and early literacy acquisition, Barbara Brann developed the story of âCasey the Caterpillarâ and the appeal to young children and to teachers meant that the âMagic Caterpillarâ grew wings and took off â literally!! This story has now travelled to every state in Australia and to many countries throughout the world. Barbara also has travelled extensively throughout Australia to share her own insights and research into early literacy development. During the past few years, Barbara has been accompanied by Danielle Steendam and now, âCasey the Caterpillar Handwriting Processâ Workshops are presented by Danielle through her own consultancy, âLiteracy Adventure.â
The two hour Professional Development workshop includes practical examples of handwriting development and provides teachers with opportunities to participate in thought provoking discussions and activities that aim to highlight the answers to the following frequently asked questions.
Is handwriting important?
How do you begin to teach children to write?
How do you know if children are ready to write?
What skills need to be taught prior to handwriting?
How do you teach the underpinning skills that are required for handwriting?
What has Short Term Working Memory and memory spaces got to do with handwriting?
How do you support children to develop the skills that are required for handwriting?
How do you contextualise the learning of âhandwritingâ for children?
How do you keep handwriting connected to reading so that the whole learning process does not become dissociated for the child?
Why is it important to develop handwriting to the point of automaticity?
What are the steps of the âCasey the Caterpillar Handwriting Processâ and what is the significance of each of these steps.
Come along and join Danielle as she shares with you how to use âCasey the Caterpillar Handwriting Processâ to support young children to get it right from the start!!


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Republic of Honduras
National anthem of Honduras
Tu bandera es un lampo de cielo
The "National anthem of Honduras"
(Spanish Himno Nacional de Honduras
) was adopted under presidential decree 42 in 1915. The lyrics were written by Augusto Constancio Coello and the music composed by Carlos Hartling. In its entirety, the anthem is a brief chronology of Honduran history. The anthem consists of the chorus and seven verses. But, for official acts, only the chorus and the seventh are sung. The chorus, which is sung before and after the seventh verse, is a description of Honduras' chief national symbols, the flag and the coat of arms. The eighth verse, is a patriotic call to duty to Hondurans to defend the flag and the nation. By the time Hondurans complete their sixth year of elementary education, they will have memorized and been taught the meaning of all eight verses. Unofficially, the anthem is sometimes called "Tu bandera es un lampo de cielo
" (Spanish for "Your flag is a splendor of sky") which is also the first line of the chorus.
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Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. The country was devastated by Hurricane Mitch in 1998, which killed about 5,600 people and caused approximately $2 billion in damage.
||Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.)
||three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with five blue, five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a triangle encircled by the word REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom, centered in the white band


The RI standards for Common Core and TNReady are easily broken down and taught in isolation, but this is not the way they were intended to be taught & this is not the way students will be assessed on these standards.
However, when these standards are introduced, I believe they should be taught in isolation as separate lessons & should be spiraled together in the format of the lesson described below before teaching students to synthesize their findings in an essay format.
Students need to be experts in doing the following with reference to informational texts for TNReady:
- Read and annotate for Main Idea
- Explain the Central Idea of an informational text in their own words
- Identify different Rhetorical Devices, or types of evidence, an author uses to develop and argue his/her Central Idea
- I initially introduce rhetorical devices through the Rhetorical Triangle because itâs initially easier for students to bucket evidence into 3 categories.
- Analyze how effective the Central Idea was developed throughout the text
- This specifically requires students to look at the types of evidence the author uses & analyze why the evidence is/ isnât persuasive.
- In addition to analyzing evidence, students must also think about how/ why the authorâs elaboration (explanation of key points) is/ isnât effective.
All of the cognitive work described above is synthesized in an essay format in about an hour and a half on the TNReady test. The bullet pointed list are the foundational skills & ways students must be able to interact with an informational text. This isnât going to happen overnight & will take a lot of planning on your part & cognitive work from your students.
In my experience, students become most lost within analytical informational text standards in the process of turning their findings into an essay after learning the skills (standards) in isolation.
This lesson is the analytical synthesis students need BEFORE learning to writing an analytical essay.
This lesson requires students to read and annotate a text. Then, they complete a graphic organizer where they identify each text âstructureâ and analyze how or why it is effective. There are guiding questions for students to reference within each structure.
This is a lesson bundle with three separate opportunities to practice; a guided release of responsibility is embedded in the bundle. The graphic organizers are the same throughout the lesson; the only difference is that the sentence starters are removed from graphic organizers 2 and 3.
After reading each text and annotating for main idea, students begin the graphic organizer. The graphic organizer features two columns: identify and analyze. The distinction trains students to better understand what the text says & what they are inferring about the text. Every middle schooler Iâve taught has struggled with this distinction, and it typically causes students to make unfounded inferences.
Within the graphic organizer, student identify and analyze the following informational text structures: central idea, introductory paragraph, pathos, ethos, logos, transition words, and concluding paragraph. These structures ensure students are thinking about the central idea & how the author uses evidence, elaboration, and his/her writing craft to create a cohesive storyline.
The lesson also has a quick reference notes page for students for Main Idea, Central Idea, and the Rhetorical Triangle. By the time students get this lesson, they should have some experience/ exposure to MI, CI, and the Rhetorical Triangle.
The concept of analyzing what an author says AND how the author says it is difficult for anyone; it is especially challenging for a middle schooler who has NEVER before learned that authors convey messages differently & readers can use tools to analyze how authors convey messages differently.
To that end, the lesson bundle also includes extensive teaching notes in Microsoft Comments & a comprehensive answer key.
This is a CRITICAL lesson for students to have before you have them practice writing for the TNReady Writing Test. For the last two years, Iâve focused on these standards for several months in a pilot unit at my school. This is a lesson Iâve written after reflecting on what I could have done differently to set my students up for success. Their #1 struggle was effectively analyzing the text before writing an analytical essay. If you work with students to refine and organize their thinking on the front end, you wonât have to go back & remediate.


10 Apps to Teach Preschoolers Math
If you think it is too early to start teaching your preschooler the fundamentals of mathematics, you are wrong. According to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, âAn engaging and encouraging climate for childrenâs early encounters with mathematics develops their confidence in their ability to understand and use mathematics.â
Thankfully, parents do not need to be math teachers to introduce these early concepts to their children. With the range of educational math apps designed for children, all you need to do is download the apps and watch your children play and learn. Here is our list of 10 exceptional preschool math apps:
Bugs and Numbers is an award-winning educational app that kids love! It includes several games teaching math skills that are all set in a city made of bugs. All the games feature icky bugs, which kids find quite entertaining.
Doodle Math: Numbers is a fantastic app for teaching beginning math concepts through engaging activities. Kids are taught to identify and write numbers. As they learn, they move on to sequencing and basic addition.
Drive About: Number Neighborhood is a Parentâs Choice Award winning app. The entertaining games teach number recognition and counting.
Children love learning numbers from the Elmo Loves 123s app. The app features the popular Sesame Street character, as well as games, activities, and videos.
Fuzzy Numbers: Pre-K Number Foundation uses scientific research to support early childhood learning theories. This unique app combines math and fairy tales to make learning math fun and easy.
Monkey Math School Sunshine is a favorite app for children because it is bright, colorful, and engaging. It uses nine different learning activities to teach basic preschool math concepts.
Montessori Numbers is designed to help children learn math concepts using concrete examples, like the Montessori method. This app helps children learn to count to a thousand.
Moose Math is an app designed to keep children engaged and learning with the help of cute animals. Preschoolers can learn counting, addition, subtraction, and sorting through the app.
Motion Math: Hungry Guppy has a simple approach to teaching kids the basics. Your child will work to count the bubbles and then feed the bubbles to the hungry guppy.
Even if your child is not a fan of the cartoon, the Team Umizoomi Math app is an exciting way to learn math concepts. Plus, you can create different profiles if you have more than one child using the app.
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As an upper elementary teacher, I have had very little experience in terms of word-level instruction. Very few students that I've taught have needed help in this area so I have not had much practice. We focus primarily on reading comprehension and content area. Because of this, I was a bit hesitant about this week's topic, but once I began the readings it did not seem as overwhelming. Come to find out, the focus of my case study actually falls under this realm of instruction! I especially appreciated the video by Peggy Semingson. She made understanding the differences between phonological awareness, phonemic awareness, and phonics easy to understand. Basically, phonological awareness deals with how we hear sounds, including rhyming, alliterations, and syllabication. A subset of phonological awareness is phonemic awareness which also deals with hearing, but focuses upon just the smallest units of sounds. Some of the strategies used, such as segmentation and isolation of sounds, are strategies that I have actually used with my ESL students when I taught in South Carolina. The final area discussed was phonics. Rather than being focused solely on sound like phonological and phonemic awareness, phonics instruction is meant to teach students about the textual representations of sounds.
After viewing the video, this week's readings were much more meaningful. In chapter 8 of the Morrow and Gambrell text, the controversy surrounding phonics instruction in reading is addressed. As an undergraduate student, I remember being told that phonics was the least important element in terms of learning to read. According to the text, and through professional development and experience teaching reading, I have learned this is not the case. Phonics is not the end all and be all of reading instruction, but it is an important element in a balanced reading approach. The section entitled of chapter 8, "Making Big Words", is particularly relevant to my students and is the exact topic upon which my case study will focus! I typically would not think to do a word sort with 4th graders, but the sample lesson presented would be enjoyable to my students and would also provide an appropriate level of word-level instruction. I appreciate the attention to root words and affixes, both of which I believe are vital in expanding student vocabularies.
The Samuels and Farstrup text put my own reading skills to the test in their description of how a reader's mind learns to decode and understand text. I honestly had put very little thought into what actually happens in the brain in order to successfully read, so all of this was new to me. One thing I took from the reading is to determine when and how to use research findings and materials. The example of the DIBELS nonsense words did a good job depicting how we as teachers can sometimes take a helpful tool and use it improperly. the second thing that I took away from the reading was the fact that teaching words in both isolation and in context are both vital to ensuring that students are able to decode words as well as understand the proper usage and meaning of the text.,
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Grade Level: 3-5 Art Education Lesson Plan
Art Elements: Line, Shape, Pattern
Art Skills: Using a Ruler, Using a Compass
Art History: Op Art, Victor Vasarely
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This lesson is a great way to talk about Line, Shape and Pattern with 4th Grade Students. Optical Illusions build excitement, because it is fun to see the way the different illusions can trick the eye. The motivation for this lesson is fairly simple, because the images alone make the students excited to start the lesson. The best part about this lesson is that none of the Op Art pieces look the same when they are finished. Each student can plan out his or her design as long as they follow the simple guidelines. Many examples of Optical Illusions are provided for the students to help them generate their ideas as they plan. Erasing all pencil lines at the end is a must! It helps make the product really look sharp!
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Collections were important to the early Museum, but, as a Boston Herald reporter observed in 1929, "Each costumed doll, each bright bird or each gay butterfly [is] not an end in itself, [but] a means of giving young visitors a livelier appreciation and a keener knowledge of the world." Children could try a spinning wheel, look through a telescope, and handle live animals. They could create their own displays of Museum objects, study rare artifacts from around the world, or present plays as a way to teach younger children. More than enjoyable natural or social history lessons, these activities developed skills in how to discover information and learn about the world.
In the 1960's, Michael Spock (Museum director 1962â85) led the institution in revolutionizing the traditional museum experience, getting objects out of cases and into children's hands in exhibit areas where children could interact, experiment, and follow their own curiosity. Handsâon learning is now a part of American education and we are proud to have had a "hand" in it from the beginning.
Today, after 100 years, Boston Childrenâs Museum engages children and families in joyful discovery experiences that instill an appreciation of our world, develop foundational skills, and spark a lifelong love of learning. As an early museum experience for children, our environment is informal, but our purpose is serious. We want children to grow up feeling secure and selfâconfident with respect for others and the natural world. We encourage imagination, curiosity, questioning, and realism. We provide opportunities for new insights, involvement with the world and understanding of human differences with worldâclass exhibits and programs.


STEM-Smart: Natural Resources (STEM Smart: Science for Kids) (English Edition) download gratisDoor: Jim Shymansky
How do people use the things found in nature? In "Natural Resources" kids learn about how we depend on the materials found in nature to keep us alive and comfortable. From the trees we cut to make houses to rivers that provide us with drinking water and power from generators that provide electricity, natural resources are essential to our way of living. Kids will learn all about many different natural resources, how we use them, which ones are renewable and which are not, and how we can be careful about their use so we donât run out.
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STEM-Smart: Chemical and Physical Changes (STEM Smart: Science for Kids) (English Edition) Door: Jim Shymansky,
All kids love to go to birthday parties! But they may not realize how baking the cake, blowing out the candles and having lemonade at the party all depend on changing matter. In âChemical & Physical Changes,â the familiar experience of a birthday party is used to help students understand the differences between these changes. The chemical reactions in baking a cake, mixing ingredients to make lemonade and simply making ice cubes changing from a liquid to a solid to make ice cubes or what happens when wood burns on a campfire and other examples are all used to help kids understand what happens when matter undergoes a chemical or a physical change.
STEM-Smart: The Air Around Us (STEM Smart: Science for Kids) (English Edition) Door: Jim Shymansky,
What makes the air so special for us and almost all living things? Kids learn about what makes up the air and how air impacts all life on earth in "The Air Around Us ." They will learn about how air interacts with landforms and water to produce the weather we experience and how things in the air affect our health and even the climate. "The Air Around Us" is a great introduction to or a review of science ideas typically covered in the upper elementary and middle school curriculum.
STEM-Smart: Basic Cells (STEM Smart: Science for Kids) (English Edition) Door: Jim Shymansky,
You have a sniffle. What kinds of medicines might help? The milk smells funny. What happened? That little scrape on your knee somehow healed itself. How? These are the kinds of questions asked by kids all the time, and the answers all involve cells. Using engaging examples and beautiful illustrations, "Basic Cells" leads students on a journey through the cells we rely on, but have a tough time seeing. Different types of cells make all kinds of life possible. "Basic Cells" explores life from single cells to complex organisms for upper elementary and middle school students. Students learn about different types of cells and the structures that allow them to live and function. A special focus is given to the kinds of cells that cause illness and how our bodies. fight back against illness, sometimes with the help of medicines.
STEM-Smart: Biodiversity (STEM Smart: Science for Kids) (English Edition) Door: Jim Shymansky,
It's a beautiful world out there. Lions live on the savannah with tall grasses; gorillas live in rainforests with huge broad-leaved trees, and bison live on prairies filled with grasses and birds. No living thing exists alone. All are members of complex biological communities supported by unique environments and surroundings. "Biodiversity" examines many of these communities, emphasizing the relationships between the living and nonliving world. Student experiences include explorations of plant and animal communities, the relationships between habitat and climate, and interactions between humans and nature. In a special exercise, students are asked to develop a management plan for animals in a public park.
STEM-Smart: Batteries, Bulbs & Wires (STEM Smart: Science for Kids) (English Edition) Door: Jim Shymansky,
How are flashlights, house lights and other electrical devices alike? They all involve circuitsâa way for electricity to make them work. In "Batteries, Bulbs & Wires" students learn about the basic parts and workings of simple electrical circuits. They also get to troubleshoot problems when their camping flashlight fails to work and learn some important safety rules about using electrical devices. "Batteries, Bulbs & Wires" can serve as a great introduction or review of science ideas commonly addressed in the upper elementary and middle school curriculum.


With the completion of the Eighth Grade, the students should have a well-rounded general picture of human life and the universe. The task of elementary education is to give children an understanding of humanity and the world they live in, to offer them knowledge so rich and warm as to engage their hearts and energy as well as their minds. Such an understanding is the basis of all real learning in later years. The Grade 8 curriculum strives to span through time with modern history and world geography. Literature, composition, and algebra are readying the student for high school. Eighth Grade students will experience such adventures as kayaking and sea cave explorations and will finalize their class fundraising efforts with a cultural experience through service. This last year of elementary school brings all previous educational experiences to a new peak.
Exploring Integration and Inter-connectivity
Developmental Picture of the Student
Eighth grade students have reached the culmination of the middle school experience. Their sharpened observational skills and growing critical faculties open possibilities for new ideas and perceptive questioning. With growing independence and reasoning, they strive to balance a tender emotional inner life. Eighth graders develop a sense for their emerging individuality in a world where the human experience is increasingly interconnected.
How the Curriculum Meets the Eighth Grader
By comparing and contrasting biographies of key historical figures, the students realize the powerful difference one individual can make. Beginning with the American Revolution, they study major political, cultural, and social events that have shaped the modern world. Eighth grade history empowers students to understand the past, appreciate the present, and look forward to the future.
Through scientific observation, adolescents are pulled out of their subjective emotional experiences and into the world of pure sense perception. In chemistry, students analyze the function of organic materials in the human body and their use in industrial production. Building on the history of the Industrial Revolution, eighth graders study hydraulics, aeromechanics, and the practical applications of electromagnetism in motors.
The study of world geography meets studentsâ growing interest in the various environments, regions, and cultures that differ from their own. Eighth graders investigate past epochs and current events through Geography, which provides a context for significant world events. The students explore how the physical landscape influences and shapes every aspect of human life, including economics, politics, religion, and culture.
The eighth grader develops connections in reasoning, enjoys constructing relationships, and explores unifying patterns across cultures in study of a variety of eras of significant revolutionary change.
The eighth grade play is an important milestone in the drama program, the culminating act of years of working together on performances, recitations, and oral presentations. Through their work on the play, students gain confidence and finesse in their memorization and public presentation skills. They also learn temperamental insights by inhabiting character roles and interpreting the historical contexts of the plays.
The eighth grade class trip is an active outdoor adventure that builds self-confidence, independence, and social bonding in a structured, supervised setting. Community service is also an integral part of the eighth grade field trip experience. Past trips have included whitewater rafting, mountain hiking, and working on a Native American reservation.
- Age of Enlightenment; American, French and Industrial Revolutions; American Civil War to present
- Shakespeare, Poetry, Practical Writing
- Geography; Meteorology
- Chemistry; Physiology
- Algebra, Solid Geometry (Platonic Solids)
- World Languages
- Fine and Practical Arts, including watercolor painting, drawing, sculpture/modeling, handwork
- Class Play, Choral Music, Orchestra,
- Physical Education
- Class Trip
- Graduation Project
Life Skills and homework EXPERIENCED IN 8th GRADE
- Writing: take notes out of a lecture review, write rough drafts; proofread material, edit and transcribe final revisions, do independent research and write a comprehensive paper on a topic, write poetry and short stories, practice grammar skills.
- Reading: read complex material for deeper meaning, identify parts of a story, active in class discussions
- Science: practice observational skills or remake the phenomenon; explain and write experiment details, draw conclusions.
- Math: solve complex computation problems, do mental math, create precise geometric forms.
- Organizational Tasks: effectively use an assignment notebook, turn assignments in complete and on time, have materials ready for class, manage time and multi-tasking to handle several assignments at one time.


Raven and the Sun
Long ago, there was no light. A few stars could be seen on clear days, but most of the time, the Earth was dark. Wise Raven was sad that the Earth was dark. He had made streams. He had put fish in the streams. He wanted light.
A great chief in the sky kept the Sun in a box. Raven slipped through a hole in the sky. He saw the chiefâs daughter approaching a spring for water. Raven turned himself into a tiny cedar seed floating on the water. The chiefâs daughter didnât notice the seed. She drank the cool, sweet water. The seed grew in her belly. It became a baby. The daughter gave birth to a baby boy. The baby grew into a happy toddler.
The chief loved his grandson. He would do anything for him. The toddler asked for the yellow ball â the Sun â to play with. The chief gave the ball to his grandson. The child turned back into a bird. He flew into the sky and released the Sun. Then the whole world had light.
Raven and the Sun Vocabulary
- Member: someone belonging to a group
- Chief: leader of a tribe
- Cedar: a tree
- Spring: a place where water bubbles up from the Earth
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Raven and the Sun Q&A
Question: Are legends about the Sun true?
Answer: Legends about the Sun canât be scientifically proven, but they often have great meaning for the people who tell them.
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The complexity of early childhood learning and development and the changing nature of the field means that early childhood professionals need to constantly reflect on and update their skills. This can be achieved by running on-site PD training on subjects of interest.
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Parents and early childhood educators have in-depth knowledge of the children in their care, based on their expertise, their understanding of each individual childâs developmental milestones, their environment, and their personal experiences. Quite often as a teacher you are approached by parents and asked to make the call if their child is ready for school.
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One of the most innovative educational strategies that the NSC used improve the completion and success rates of students is a two-part STEM Bridge program.
The first STEM Bridge strategy is to embed competency development into the technical curriculum instead of using a traditional pre-program approach to developmental education. This was accomplished through the development of an innovative STEM Readiness course which integrates basic skills, workforce skills, computer skills, and job readiness training contextualized within the STEM pathways.
STEM Readiness Scenarios and Learning Outcomes (PDF)
The STEM Readiness course is programmatically consistent across the five fields and transferable to other colleges and it focuses on the development of critical key skills identified by all of the technical teams.
- The STEM Readiness course was built in an online format with assistance from Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative (OLI) and Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) and focuses on refreshing critical key skills in the following areas:
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Fela Kuti Podcast
Description of the technology
This is a podcast on the music of Fela Kuti. A podcast is a multimedia digital file made available on the Internet for downloading to a portable media player, computer or other device. It can be used in Music Education to provide variety in the class as well as make the learning process more exciting.
By the end of the lesson the students wil be able to hear samples of highlife music and be able to give the characteristics of Afro beat music. They will also be able to understand the political, social and cultural context of Fela Kuti's music.
Explanation for how the activity would be used with students
Students will be able to download the podcast before class. This will enable them to come into class and have group discussions about the music. They will also be able to do an assignment that will require them to collect songs by Fela Kuti so as to make the learning experience more exciting.
NafMe Frameworks -Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
-Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
-Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
Mass Arts Frameworks
5.12 Demonstrate an understanding of how musical elements interact to create expressiveness in music
5.13 Demonstrate knowledge of the technical vocabulary of music
10.3 Learn and apply knowledge of cultural institutions to learning in the arts and other disciplines


Music plays an important role in the social, cultural, aesthetic and spiritual lives of people. In our program, we do promote deep learning as in utilising the general skills with daily life events.
Music is Mathematics â Numeracy
In program 2 and 3, students will be familiarising with music note values and time signature. Time signature indicates the number of beats/counts in a bar as in the number of days in a week. In the numeracy activity, the music note will be representing the number. Letâs do some Music Math. See the example as below:
Participation in music education promote creative thinking through different roles: composition, improvising and performing. Creative thinking as a âdynamic mental process that alternates between imaginative thought and factual thinking (Menard, 2013). In our program, we do provide an adequate amount of time and information for students to experiment and explore the colour of sound and the structure, in order to compose the desired melody and harmony as students will utilise what they have learnt and produced their own composition. In doing so, this also promotes studentsâ problem-solving skills as they need to know the steps/procedure to use musical notation and communicate to solve issues for all group works.
Music with Literacy
Music and language are both important in helping humans form large social groups, and one can argue that they co-evolved on the back of this function. So, during composition task, students are required to complete a series of the journal entry to collect evident for their progression and teacher will teach the style and grammar (system and structure of the language) to write their journal.
Music terminology/literacy resources:


Early literacy skills are a focus with all clients receiving language therapy, as research shows that there is a high correlation with early language development issues and challenges with later literacy development. Phonemic awareness, sequencing, and word retrieval skills provide a foundation for further literacy learning. This progresses to learning the six basic syllables that compose most of written English in order to teach patterns of English orthography for decoding. Practice with grammar, critical reasoning skills, Latin and Greek morphemes, sight words, and spelling patterns is emphasized at higher levels. We use a variety of materials and programs in support of these goals, with an overall eye on fluency and high-level comprehension in reading.
Writing & Spelling
Written language requires a complex set of skills, including graphomotor, language formulation, phonemic awareness, and sequencing, among others. A program of remediation for written language may include: 1) the development of grammatically-appropriate, descriptive, complex sentences, 2) the ability to sequence sentences appropriate to effectively communicate ideas, 3) planning longer-length assignments that are cohesive, succinct, and well-developed, 4) the ability to change writing style and structure to suit a variety of purposes, and 5) the ability to edit for both content and structure. For older students, we often work explicitly on formulating a thesis statement, finding and incorporating evidence to support this statement, and drawing conclusions. Students often bring outside written work into our sessions.
Our work with mathematics involves the intersection of the language of numbers and verbal language. Ensuring understanding of basic quantity concepts, estimation, comparisons, operations, and story problem strategies are common goals. We work to establish conceptual understanding of early math skills and connect that understanding to the language used in math to boost client achievement and confidence.
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Hanukkah Readers for Young Learners:
Often it is challenging to find appropriate emergent readers on topics that are interesting to our students and still meet the Common Core standards. I have created two readers with related teacher versions.
1. Hanukkah is Here: This is a cut and paste informational reader
that allows students to learn about the traditions of this holiday
but also reviews some basic foundational skills. The student
version was created in black outline and the teacher version
is in full color. The teacher version is perfect for guided
instruction and can then become a part of your literacy station.
You might want to make more than one!
2. Light the Menorah is an emergent reader that focuses on
Common Core mathematical standards. Through repetitive texk
students will practice counting and the use of ordinal numbers in
context. This challenging vocabulary will make sense to our
English Language Learners when presented in this manner.
Once again, the student version has been done in black outline
and the teacher version has been provided in color.
If you love the Sparkle Readers I have created in the past then
you will want to add this to your collection!


The students were to complete a series of events using the story starter below: Present a sign in activity that includes children finding a name tag with their name written on it. First attempts may look like scribbling to you, but are very meaningful attempts for preschoolers.
Schickedanz; Preschool Writing This series includes ways to include meaningful writing activities in your everyday preschool curriculum. Most students are able to recognize their names in print when presented with a list of names to choose from.
Separate the columns using letters of the alphabet. Are the children able to write the first letter of their name when given a model to copy? Because of the age of the children, a formal assessment will not be conducted.
All her characters will be different types of cats. Use the chart to decide how many names begin with "A" and so on.
Preschoolers learn best when the material presented is relevant to their lives and interests. Can children name the first letter of their first name?
An example of a setting can be found in the photograph on the left. All her characters will be related to a castle setting. Using the sticky name-tags created by the children, place each tag on the chart according to the first letter.
Writing and Differentiated Instruction Choosing a Setting The students first task was to choose a setting. While many children in your classroom may be able to write their entire first and last name, a few children may just be ready to hold a writing instrument in a mature grip.
This is why I love teaching!!! Make the lesson flexible enough to serve the needs of all of the children in your care.
Initially, they did not know the difference between a word and letter but now they can track and read words. Before beginning the writing process, students must be able to recognize their names and distinguish at least the first letter. Practicing a mature pencil grip, learning to recognize letters and sounds, and recognizing the importance of print are all precursors to preschool writing.
A simple writing lesson plan can begin with children learning to recognize the letters in their first names and making their first attempts at printing that first letter. Use collage materials, rice, macaroni, beads, or another textured material to decorate the letters, creating a tactile experience for children.
This name writing lesson is simple enough for beginning writers to participate in, yet offers a challenge when modified for older preschoolers. Create a chart using a large poster-board or foam-board that shows all letters of the alphabet.
When children are comfortable and can tell you what letter of the alphabet their name starts with, present them with a cut-out of their first name letter on cardboard or another heavy paper.
Be sure your class gets plenty of practice learning their names before moving on to more formal writing instruction. I provided a patterned story starter that allows for differentiation. Provide ample opportunities for children to practice holding writing instruments, as well as create letters.Teaching Resources & Lesson Plans | Teachers Pay TeachersSpecial Offers Â· Teaching ResourcesTypes: Units, Activities, Worksheets, Printables, Video, Curriculums.
I have taught many different grades; kindergarten and grade one are one of the most exciting in terms of witnessing growth.
It was only a few months ago when I was working with the students in hearing beginning sounds and now many of them can hear them at the beginning, middle and end of a word and print the letter that represents these sounds.
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Preschool, early childhood, nursery school, child care, day care, and kindergarten teachers - elementary education resources. Discover printables, worksheets, thematic units, elementary lesson plans. Free teaching materials and.
The most important writing a child learns is to write their name. Use this simple writing lesson to help children learn to write their names.
Includes a tactile letter recognition activity, as well as a graphing activity and ways to provide meaningful writing experiences in your everyday curriculum. Lesson Plans & Worksheets for School Teachers | Lesson PlanetHow It Works Â· Single Sign-on Â· Professional Development Â· Inspiring Students.
Preschool Lesson Plans Early childhood education is an important period of your child's development. Parents and teachers are ever so aware that the early years of childhood can strongly affect human development.Download


Games For Beginning Readers
Alphabet Dice Game: Just throw the dice and spell. When you're stumped, everyone just rolls again.
Alphabet Soup Game: Children have fun forming words. Ready, steady, spell. Move from one letter to another to make different words. On the back of each picture you'll find its spelling so it's easy to check and make sure you have the right letters in the right order.
Alphabet Go Fish Matching Card Game: "Do you have a C?" Ask for the match to your alphabet letters and make pairs to win. What letter will you get from the pile if you have to 'Go Fish?'
Magnetic Poetry Kids' First Words: These tiles stand 1" tall, making them easy pickings for little fingers. The words were chosen with the help of educators, focusing on words that are often a part of early reading curricula.
Melissa & Doug Undersea Alphabet Soup Game: How many ways can you spell "fun"? This exciting pool game includes 26 sealife-themed letter pieces and 16 challenge cards to use in seven different games. Kids can answer the challenge cards to spell, identify and decode ocean-themed words, or just enjoy gathering and sorting the whimsically decorated letter pieces. There's a game for every skill level.
Memory: Alphabet memory game.
Phonics Center Kit-Alphabet: Teach kids important skills they need to become good readers. Kids will learn how letters of the alphabet combine to make sounds and words.
POP for Sight Words Game: Pop for Sight Words Game. Students will gobble up handfuls of fun as they recognize and read aloud sight words. Fast-paced game play is great for improving fluency. Even use the abundant word cards for your own early literacy activities.
Rory's Story Cubes: There are infinite ways to play with Rory's Story Cubes. You can play solitaire or with others. Here are some suggested uses: Party game or ice-breaker, Literacy development, Speaking and listening skills, Creative inspiration, Mental workout, Problem solving. Rory's Story Cubes is a pocket-sized creative story generator, providing hours of imaginative play for all ages. With Rory's Story Cubes, anyone can become a great storyteller and there are no wrong answers. Simply roll the cubes and let the pictures spark your imagination.
Sequence Letters: Fun filled Sequence Letters Game includes all the fun of Sequence with a fun new way to learn the Alphabet and the sounds each letter makes.
Sight-Words Spill & Spell Game: This easy-to-play game turns sight-word practice into fast-paced fun! Players draw several sight-word cards, spill the dice...then try to spell the words on their cards. If they spell the words correctly, students record them on their scorecards, then draw new cards and start again!
The Wonder Forge Dr Seuss Super Stretchy ABCs: Get wild, twisty, turny, and super-stretchy in this imaginative, active game! Thing One and Thing Two are whirling up a tornado of fun! Stretch to the letters on the giant floor mat! How many toys can you get back in your box? There are hundreds of body-twisting, letter-matching challenges, and every game is super-stretchy fun!
Zingo! Sight Words brings young children the fun of the classic game of bingo while they learn to recognize sight words. Players learn to quickly read these important, commonly used words that don't always "sound out" easily, such as that and our. The interactive Zinger! machine lets your child slide the dispenser to release two word tiles, recognize and read the words, then see if the words match the squares on their word card. The first player to fill all the squares on their card with tiles is the winner.


Purpose of study
Music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. A high-quality music education should engage and inspire pupils to develop a love of music and their talent as musicians, and so increase their self-confidence, creativity and sense of achievement. As pupils progress, they should develop a critical engagement with music, allowing them to compose, and to listen with discrimination to the best in the musical canon.
The national curriculum for music aims to ensure that all pupils:
Music lessons at St Richard's
Over the past few years the children at St Richard's have taken part in Young Voices. We believe in inspiring children to find music and through our music lessons, assemblies and visitors to school we encourage children to gain an understanding of what music is and how fun it can be!
We offer the following music lessons;


Piano lessons for kids, book 1 : How to Play Piano for Kids. / Andrew Scott.
- ISBN: 9789825320098 (electronic bk)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource
- Edition: 1.
- Publisher: NEW CASTLE : LearnToPlayMusic.com, 2014.
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Teach how to play piano for kids with our easy piano lessons for kids.Comes with online access to free piano videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score and piano animation for easy music learning."I have used this book over and over with my piano students. A simple and easy method to a beginner for learning notes and rhythms." - Victoria I. Romero, McAllen TX [Amazon]Progressive Piano Method for Young Beginners - Book 1 contains all you need to know to start teaching kids to play piano - in one easy-to-follow, lesson-by-lesson children's piano tutorial. Suitable for children aged 4 to 8 years and all types of pianos including electric pianos, digital pianos and piano keyboards. No prior knowledge of how to read music or playing the piano is required to teach a child to learn to play piano from this book.Teach your child:Â· How to play piano notes for kids and piano scales for kidsÂ· All the fundamental techniques of piano playing including correct posture, hand position and fingering technique for playing five notes with the left hand and five notes with the right handÂ· Basic piano theory for kids including how to read music including note values, rests and time signaturesÂ· Piano tips for kids that every child should know when learning pianoÂ· Shortcuts for how to learn piano fast by getting the most from piano practice sessionsContains everything you need to know about how to teach a child to play piano today.Features include:Â· Progressive step-by-step easy kids piano lessons written by a professional children's piano teacherÂ· Beautifully illustrated in full color throughoutÂ· Easy-to-read piano music for kidsÂ· 39 great sounding piano exercises and popular easy piano songs for kidsKids piano lessons have never been this easy for parents and teachers who want to teach children to learn how to play the piano, fast.LearnToPlayMusic.com's piano lessons for kids are used by children's piano teachers worldwide to teach how to play piano for kids. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted piano lesson books that are a cut above the rest. We offer a large selection of music lessons for kids that cover many different instruments in print, eBook and app formats. Awarded the 'Quality Excellence Design' (QED) seal of approval for eBook innovation, LearnToPlayMusic.com continues to set the standard for quality children's music education resources.
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Piano is one of the most ambitious instruments in terms of range and capabilities. Regardless of their main instrument, professionally trained singers and instrumentalists have always studied piano as a second music discipline. Famous contemporary musicians, such as the cellist, pianist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, jazz singer and pianist Diana Krall, English classical musician and composer Benjamin Britten, legendary musicians Paul McCartney and Elton John are a few of the thousands of best examples of musician multi-instrumentalists.
Playing the piano allows one to perceive the world around us in harmony and balance, to meditate and find our inner self, to enjoy creating new music and to share sounds with the audience, colleagues and to socialise by participating in musical activities. The process of playing the piano requires concentration and develops aural skills and memory. According to Canadian researchers, musicians who have been engaged in piano playing for seven years have developed more advanced skills in all aspects of movement coordination.
We highly recommend piano lessons to children and adults, regardless of age. The Musica Nova Academy has developed several learning piano programmes for children and adults, including all levels from basic foundation (beginners), intermediate and advanced, with preparation for Music Grade and Performance Diplomas. Advanced students are also welcome to polish their mastership skills and technique and to build up their repertoire under the guidance of experienced piano teachers and renowned musicians.
Based on an assumption of Hungarian composer and educator Z. Kodaly that music education should begin nine months before the birth of the child, the Musica Nova Academy developed a unique approach âMusic Wonderlandâ on teaching younger beginners the piano. The programme works successfully both in groups and individually. Piano lessons are very important for a child. In the process of playing piano your child will develop orientation simultaneously in several processes. Psychologists proved that music helps children to achieve much higher results in academic study. It is not a coincidence that Microsoft firm prefers to employ new workers who have musical background.
Apart from classical traditional learning for the pinaotheMusica Nova Academy offers an innovative approach to learning jazz piano. The programme corresponds with all levels of the ABRSM Grade exams and provides music lessons on jazz technique, improvisation and introduction to the different styles and performers. Lessons are conducted by experienced teachers and established in the world of jazz concert performers.


NASA Earth Science for Kids
NASA educational program for Earth Science
This is one of several great NASA web-based resources for students, teachers and the general public. The site includes activities just for kids. The information can be assigned as background reading. These can be incorporated into individual learning activities or used as the basis for small group and whole class activities.
- plan to include learning activities that can be used with this resource ... developing outline for learning activities - make these as small units that can be mixed and matched. May actually be components of program .. see http://freereading.net - good example of how this can be done
- list other resources that are similar to this resource
- list other resources that are can be used to supplement this resource, or go into more depth than this resource that would be suitable for more advanced learners


By Whitney Foster
One of the best things about technology these days is that anyone can take advantage of it. The science classroom is one of the best subjects to use technology programs because the subject itself involves exploring in new ways.
Computer programs and applications (apps for short) allow for students to receive assistance and enhancements on their schoolwork. Teachers find them useful as well for keeping students interested.
Teachers and students now have the convenience of taking an entire lab class online, allowing for more flexibility. Prestigious colleges such as MIT and Harvard have made coursework available online for free, giving further resources to those who did not have them before.
Websites such as PBS.org, Science For Kids, and BBC News â Science and Environment are only a small sampling of the tools online. Students can participate in experience, take quizzes and read articles and watch videos.
By adding technology to classrooms, students are open to a wide array of activities in science topics.


There is no doubt that at the core of your child's ability to learn are strong reading skills. With the help of a certified teacher, A to Z leveled readers and our own phonetic & phonemic awareness files, our teachers are able to provide a one-on-one instruction tailored to your child's needs. Lessons focus on letter-sound relationships, word recognition skills and reading comprehension strategies with plenty of opportunities for your child to apply and practice these skills. Connecting through our virtual classroom called Blackboard Collaborate, teachers upload the appropriate leveled reader and combined with voice and whiteboard, they encorporate pre-reading,reading and post-reading strategies into each 30 minute lesson. The integration of phonemic awareness lessons are always taught in context.


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This course focuses on helping non-specialist teachers to develop skills, ideas and resources to support learning in the music classroom. It will focus on highly effective strategies to identify and utilise delegates existing musical skills to plan and deliver high quality music learning to learners.
â¢ To understand what makes an engaging and effective music curriculum
â¢ To develop strategies for creating engaging and motivating learning
â¢ To explore how to manage resources to best support learning
â¢ To examine techniques to manage effectively practical music lessons to gain best results
Outline for the day
â¢ Session 1 â an overview of an engaging music curriculum and the implications for the non-specialist teacher
â¢ Session 2 â Strategies for creating engaging and motivating learning in Music
â¢ Session 3 â Developing resources to support active and creative learning and good progress in Music lessons
â¢ Session 4 â Managing practical music lessons to gain best results.
Steve is a music graduate and professional musician who taught music and performing arts for over 17 years in several UK schools before moving into senior leadership. After a successful career as a head teacher, Steve developed a portfolio of training courses, inspection work and consultancy services; which he runs through his successful business âSimply INSETâ. Steve is a passionate musician and educator who aims to enthuse others with his passion for high quality active and creative music education that brings musical learning alive for children.
Steve is a pianist, singer and choral trainer who conducts several choirs, choral societies and music theatre groups as well as running choral workshops internationally under the banner âSimply VOICESâ.
Most recently, Steve has completed a four-year project for the Ministry of Education in Kazakhstan, leading a team in planning and writing a new primary music curriculum for Kazakhstan along with a series of accompanying textbooks and music resources published through the international division of Cambridge University Press.


Reach Out and Read
Childrenâs language and literacy development program
Language and Literacy Development
The collaborative partnership between John F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation and Dr. Jasmine Ramos, resident Pediatrician at the Healthy Family Clinic, has made possible our Reach Out and Read program. Reach Out and Read is a program in which the doctor works closely with parents to support childrenâs language and literacy development.
Reading aloud is one of the most important things parents can do to help their children learn. A love of books opens up a new world of discovery and words to their children. Families served by the program at the Healthy Family Clinic, are more likely to read together more often, their children enter kindergarten better prepared to succeed with larger vocabularies, stronger language skills, and a six-month developmental edge over their peers.
Here is how it works
- At each check-up, from 6 months to 5 years, Dr. Ramos will give each child a new age-appropriate book to take home. The books are high quality and given in both English and Spanish.
- Dr. Ramos will discuss with each parent the importance of sharing books with their child and give them helpful hints about reading to their child.
Through Reach Out and Read, each child will start kindergarten with a collection of books. We hope that parents and their children enjoy many hours of reading these books together.


Reading is a complex social, cultural, linguistic, and mental process. Proficient and fluent readers utilize assets from each of these different sources to comprehend and critically analyze texts effectively. Below you will find a list of things you can do to help your son or daughter comprehend the information in the texts as they read better:
During the Reading
After the Reading
Feel free to like, comment, or share. Remember that everything is better through books!
My name is Dr. Terry Husband and I am an Associate Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Literacy at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. I am also a father of three beautiful daughters and passionate about reading. Research suggests that fathers play a very critical role in a child's literacy development. At the same time, many fathers are unsure how they might best support their child's literacy development outside of school. This blog is designed to encourage and support fathers as they read to and with their children on a regular basis outside of school. As you browse this blog, you will find articles, tools, and links to assist you in this journey. I hope you enjoy!


Course Title: Experiencing the Arts
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Experiencing the Arts
Credit Points: 12
|Sem 2 2012,
Sem 2 2013,
Sem 2 2014
Course Coordinator: Dr Susan Paterson
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7427
Course Coordinator Email:email@example.com
Course Coordinator Location: 220.02.13
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
This is an elective course that focuses on either visual arts or music as a stand alone area of study, or an integration of key visual arts and music concepts. In particular, this course will promote opportunities for studentsâ to understand their prior knowledge, identify their strengths and overcome their perceived weaknesses in arts knowledge and practice. This course will extend studentsâ knowledge and experience in visual arts education, including the practical, technical, theoretical and pedagogical components of learning about the arts. The course promotes a reflective learning and teaching model where students are scaffolded in developing conceptual and technical skills on both an individual and collaborative learning basis. The course models a cross-cultural, cross-curricular approach to art education where multiple intelligences are celebrated together with personal and interpersonal learning. The course will involve visits to art galleries, performance venues, and primary schools to advance studentsâ understandings of the social, cultural, environmental, and aesthetic aspects of visual arts.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course is designed to assist students to:
â¢ Develop an understanding of cross-cultural and cross-curricular approaches to the arts education.
â¢ Advance art discipline based knowledge.
â¢ Critically reflect upon contemporary pedagogical strategies relative to learning and teaching.
â¢ Engage in authentic situated learning practices.
â¢ Link practice and theory as it relates to pedagogy in art education.
â¢ Examine the role of collaborative learning/communities of practice in the arts.
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
â¢ Develop inquiry-based arts curriculum that can be integrated with other key learning areas.
â¢ Implement a variety of pedagogical strategies for diverse learners in the primary classroom.
â¢ Critically analyse and reflect upon a range of learning resources, including materials and tools, and written texts such as journal articles, art education texts, and internet material.
â¢ Produce appropriate learning/teaching resources.
â¢ Manage the implementation of both individual and collaborative learning situations in both the generalist and art classrooms.
â¢ Demonstrate depth and breath of knowledge in the arts.
At the conclusion of this course students will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following ICT capabilities:
â¢ Understandings of how ICT resources can be integrated in meaningful ways that take into account studentsâ existing and diverse technological skills and to produce engaging and challenging curriculum.
â¢ Understandings of how to use ICT in the classroom to facilitate learning, in particular critical skills such as information skills, analysis, problem-solving and decision-making.
â¢ Skills in using ICT for communication, presentation, work preparation and implementation.
This course is aligned with the following standards:
â¢ Teachers know how students learn and how to teach them effectively.
â¢ Teachers create and maintain safe and challenging learning environments.
â¢ Teachers use a range of teaching strategies and resources to engage students in effective learning.
Overview of Learning Activities
Studentsâ learning in this course will involve a range of activities including, lectures, art studio-based practical workshops, class discussions, presentations, and group projects, ICT skills development and visits to galleries, performance venues and classrooms.
Overview of Learning Resources
See part B
Overview of Assessment
Assessment tasks are directly linked to the stated objectives and outcomes. Assessment in the course will be both theoretical and practical in nature. A range of formative and summative assessment types will be incorporated into the course (for example, visual arts resource portfolio, reflection and research and performance based assessment).
Students should refer to Part B of the course guide for further information on assessment.


ERIC Number: ED460832
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1998
Reference Count: N/A
Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Education Teacher's Guide, [Grades] 4-6.
Federal Aviation Administration (DOT), Washington, DC.
This guide is one in a series of four resource guides specifically designed for those interested in aviation education. Activities and lessons that can be used in a variety of content areas and grade levels are featured. Grades 4-6 are the focus of this guide, which is organized under the broad topics of properties of air, lighter than air flight, conditions for flight, and navigation in the air. Activities address density and temperature, balloon flight, control surfaces, parachutes, color and temperature, satellite signals, and the sextant. (Contains 85 references, including an annotated bibliography, videotapes, and juvenile literature.) (DDR)
Descriptors: Aviation Education, Educational Resources, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Hands on Science, Science Activities, Science Curriculum, Student Motivation
Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation Education Program, Washington, DC 20591.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Authoring Institution: Federal Aviation Administration (DOT), Washington, DC.


The Department of Curriculum and Instruction in Metro Nashville Public Schools is a team of individuals committed to supporting a quality education for every student in Metro Nashville Public Schools. Our team is passionately committed to each other, our community, and our work. We are guided by our department's mission and vision striving to realize them through our shared beliefs and core values. Together, we work to provide quality curricular and instructional support on behalf of every student, every day.
Our instructional philosophy is anchored in the MNPS Instructional Framework, which defines a blueprint for quality instruction in every classroom. The strength of our framework is in the guiding principles and their interdependence.
In order for instruction to be ambitious, it must engage student in high levels of thinking while allowing students to build knowledge together. Ambitious pedagogy is "teaching and learning that moves beyond the straightforward communication or transfer of facts and skills to instruction that has teachers and students engaged in deep learning by making meaning of rich academic content. Co-engaging in authentic, practical, and intellectual puzzles and creating new knowledge and capabilities in themselves and in others" (Moje, 2017).
Equitable pedagogy means instruction provides access for all students to engage in high levels of thinking. Instruction must be responsive to students' experiences, cultures, background knowledge and provide educational experiences with these in mind.
SEL Integrative Pedagogy
Development of critical social and emotional development skills should be done explicitly through academic instruction. These skills are defined by the 5 Core Competencies: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, responsible decision-making, relationship skills.
The Fall 2018 MNPS Professional Development Catalog is now available! Please find professional learning opportunities that meet your needs and register through Performance Matters.
Comprehensive Literacy Plan
MNPS has created a literacy plan to support achievement toward the goal of increasing literacy achievement for all of our students. Included in the literacy plan is the definition of advanced literacy, its 7 hallmarks, and portraits of advanced literacy to provide educators a sense of how it looks across different classroom contexts.
A Focus On Disciplinary Literacy
To accompany the MNPS Literacy Plan, there is a disciplinary literacy document to show how different content teachers can support literacy across our district. Included is how literacy is defined in multiple content areas and key strategies to support literacy development.


Skill: Children will identify and read the First 100 Fry Words.
Common Core Aligned Activity/Center
Reading Foundational Skills/Phonics & Word Recognition
Grade Level: Kindergarten through Third Grade, Special Education, ESL (appropriate for those children in Second Grade and Third Grade who are reading well below grade level and do not recognize basic sight words and for children in Kindergarten who are advanced)
You will receive a 21 page ebook which includes
a Storage Label, Directions, (12) Gameboards programmed with the First 100 Fry Words, (5) I Can Statements for K, 1, 2, and 3 programmed with the CCSS and 1 not programmed with the CCSS, a Graphics Credit Page, and a Thank You Note. Each Gameboard practices 9 different Fry Words. Children will have fun learning the sight words while playing Tic-Tac-Read. (version of tic-tac-toe)
Great for a Literacy Center or Partner Activity.
All products feature a cute St. Patrick's Day Frog theme.
Original Artwork: See Graphics Credit Pages inside ebook for clickable links to the Graphic Artists.
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