Project Based Learning in My Classroom
In my 11 years of teaching, I have never had experience with Project Based Learning. I think it could be easily implemented in a Pre-K classroom because it is similar to the approach on learning we currently use. We teach by themes and incorporate all subjects, learning centers, and go on appropriate field trips. I used Google to search some ideas and found tons of resources. My favorite was a unit called The Lunch Project. The teacher developed the unit after realizing where her student interests and needs were. The way that the project unfolded and the learning that took place was truly inspiring. Please follow the link to check it out!
Resource:http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v7n1/floerchinger.html
Glogster is a website that allows students to create visual displays of information. It is fun to use and you can get quite creative with all of the options. I liked the Glopedia where you can find tons of examples of other glogs. The only thing that I did not like, was when I hovered over a button, before clicking on it, it didn't say what the symbol meant, so I wasn't sure what all of the buttons did. Click the link below to check out my glog!
http://edu.glogster.com/glog/lindsey-wallace-ect-510/2if1633twadIn my 11 years of teaching, I have never had experience with Project Based Learning. I think it could be easily implemented in a Pre-K classroom because it is similar to the approach on learning we currently use. We teach by themes and incorporate all subjects, learning centers, and go on appropriate field trips. I used Google to search some ideas and found tons of resources. My favorite was a unit called The Lunch Project. The teacher developed the unit after realizing where her student interests and needs were. The way that the project unfolded and the learning that took place was truly inspiring. Please follow the link to check it out!
Resource:http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v7n1/floerchinger.html
Glogster is a website that allows students to create visual displays of information. It is fun to use and you can get quite creative with all of the options. I liked the Glopedia where you can find tons of examples of other glogs. The only thing that I did not like, was when I hovered over a button, before clicking on it, it didn't say what the symbol meant, so I wasn't sure what all of the buttons did. Click the link below to check out my glog!
Video Projects in My Classroom
I have looked at several video projects that I love! My favorite was story-telling lip syncs, in which younger students tell the stories they created and adults act out the stories. The clips I viewed were hysterical! In my classroom, I would use that idea and have upper elementary students work with my Pre-K students. I would start simple- after reading a book aloud several times, my students would do a retelling of the story and the older students would do the acting. Then as the year went on, I would allow my students to make up their own stories. I would do it at the beginning, middle, and end of the year. This way, at the end of the year I have a great parent gift and we could all see the growth they make in one year!
This is a podcast I created using Audacity.
Read, Write, Think
ReadWriteThink.org is an excellent resource for teachers! I
have never used it before, but I will start using it in my planning this
summer. The website offers classroom resources as well as professional
development, videos and parent and afterschool resources. My favorite part of
the website are the lesson plans. There are tons of free lessons with resources
available. The state standards, Common Core standards, and IRA/NCTE National standards
are identified for each lesson. The lessons give teachers everything they need
from preparation to extension activities. You can search by grade level, lesson
plan type, objective, or theme. I will use this resource when I do my planning
for the school year. I follow a curriculum, but I am able to supplement as
needed. I will search lessons that match the concepts that I am teaching, and
see what I can use.
Lesson # 1: Active reading using The Enormous Watermelon- In this lesson, children will identify
main characters from nursery rhymes and identify high frequency words in
nursery rhymes. In the first lesson, students will read several nursery rhymes
aloud as a class, they will identify the main characters in each. The teacher
can use the rebus rhymes found on enchantedlearning.com to help students ready
rhymes independently. In the next
lesson, students will read the book The
Enormous Watermelon and find the characters from the nursery rhymes within
the story. For the final lesson, students will have high frequency words on
index cards and they should find their match. In my Pre-K classroom, I would
have to adapt the high frequency word matching game. I could focus on matching rhyming
picture cards, instead. (Egg and leg, star and car, etc.) My kids would love “reading”
the rebus rhymes.
Lesson # 2: A is for Apple: Building Letter recognition
fluency- In this lesson, students will engage in various activities to identify
letters and letter sounds. There are three different websites that students
will visit to “hunt” for words starting with different letters of the alphabet.
Students will record what they find in an ABC book that they will make. This
lesson would be fun at the end of the year in my classroom, once I have
introduced all of the letters. It would
be a great way to review. I could use the suggested websites throughout the
year in my computer center as well as in large group on the SMARTboard.
URL: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/apple-building-letter-recognition-132.html
International Literacy Association
The ILA is an organization with over 60 years of experience
in promoting literacy across the globe. I chose to join this organization to be
one among the over 300,000 educators, researchers and experts that are already
members. Their mission is to “empower educators, inspire students, and
encourage leaders with the resources they need to make literacy accessible for
all.” I want to be a part of that. Being a member of ILA offers many resources
and opportunities for me as an educator. There are conferences, where educators
can connect with one another and learn about the latest research and
developments in literacy. There are numerous online resources, including:
Literacy Today magazine, Literacy Daily blog, journals and articles written by
literacy experts, as well as instructional units. The ILA has published several
books that can be purchased at a discount by members. I feel that literacy is a
gift everyone should receive, but not everyone has. I joined ILA to help give
the gift of literacy to everyone. ILA flier
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