Lesson Plan Teacher Candidate: Nichole Lee Stinemetz Lesson Title: Introducing Point of View and Reading with Silly Voices Grade Level and Course: 2nd Grade (ELL only) Time Segment of Lesson: 50 minutes Standard(s) Addressed in Lesson: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6: Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in... Continue Reading →
Literature Review of the Role of Effort Based Praise Versus Intelligence Based Praise in the Development of Growth Mindset Versus Fixed Mindset Background Prior to the early 2000s, there were two schools of thought on students’ achievements in school. One, students succeed based on their own inherent intelligence- that is the intelligence they were born... Continue Reading →
Pre-Assessment In my class, the greatest variance in levels tend to be in math. Therefore, it would be better to do a pre-assessment at the beginning of the week and then Wednesday during the week when we move to more word problems to determine where the gaps in knowledge are in my classroom (Pendergrass, 2013)... Continue Reading →
Project Title: Wild Swans Poster. (Grade Level: 2) Objective: I can read the story Wild Swans and work with my group to create a summary and answer who, what, where, why, and when questions about the Wild Swans using a poster . Core Curriculum Objectives: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when,... Continue Reading →
Formative Assessments Formative assessments can seem really daunting since most people think of testing when they consider formative assessments. But through discussions with my cohort, creating the assignments for activity 1, receiving feedback from my peers, and looking at additional resources- I’ve concluded that assessments should always be multi-faceted with multiple skills being targeted at... Continue Reading →
Traveling in Eastern Asia 