SERENDIPITY SCHOOLING BLOG
This is blog I wrote dealing with many aspects of classroom instruction.
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RTI
I designed the following graphic to explain how the RTI process works.
BEST PRACTICES GUIDE:
EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR NEW TEACHERS
The following guide lays out effective instructional strategies for new teachers.
BES LITERACY NEEDS ASSESSMENT
This is a project I completed toward my degree in educational leadership. I analyzed the Ohio grade card for Bucyrus Elementary school and found deficiencies in literacy achievement. I also noticed the open enrollment out and severe discipline issues were areas of concern. Determining that literacy was the are in most need of attention, I administered a staff survey regarding reading, analyzed the results, and created a corrective action plan to help raise reading test scores.
VOCABULARY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
I prepared this PowerPoint presentation regarding vocabulary instruction and presented it during a staff professional development session. Vocabulary was an area of focus for Bucyrus Elementary. An analysis of the released test questions and results showed an need for a focus on vocabulary in all content areas.
IMPROVING LITERACY SCORES AT BUCYRUS ELEMENTARY
The project completed during my internship was to improve literacy scores at BES. Below is a PowerPoint presentation I prepared at the end of the project as well as a video of me presenting the PowerPoint. Additionally, I wrote a paper explaining in detail the analysis, action plan, and results of the project.
WORDS OF THE WEEK
As part of the plan to improve literacy scores, I created a “Word of the Week” PowerPoint presentation for teachers to use in their rooms each week. Below are several examples of these.