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Fifth Grade students went to five teacher each day:
Math, English, Reading, Science and Social Studies. I was
hired as the Social Studies teacher for 128 students.
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| Reading/Social Studies go hand in hand... |
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| National & International Collaborative Projects |
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Fifth Grade students continued changing classes
with different five teacher each day: Math,
English, Reading, Science and Social Studies. I continued teaching Social Studies (143 students) and
during homeroom time taught Target Math.
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| Landform/Weather Research |
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Fifth Grade students went to three teacher each
day:
Math, English & Reading, and Science. Social
Studies was taught during homeroom. I taught Science to 110 students each day.
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Team teaching: Language Arts/Social Studies and Math/Science.
Fifth grade students only changed classes one time during the day. I
taught the Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies block for two classes (57 students).
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Team teaching: Language Arts/Social Studies and Math/Science.
Fifth grade students only changed classes one time during the day. I
taught Reading/Language Arts/Social Studies to
58 students.
The Classroom to Classroom Program won
the Irving ICE Award for Innovative Programs.
Teachers and students around the world were a part of the program. Every year students in my classes participate in collaborative
projects and international discussion boards.
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| Reading/Research |
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Team teaching: Language Arts/Social Studies and Math/Science.
Fifth grade students only changed classes one time during the day. I
continued to teach LA/Social Studies (58 students).
Earned ESL certificate from State of Texas in summer 2005.
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| Blogs, Wikis, Blackboard TEKS Assessments |

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| Online Reading engages students, increases skill & scores |
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Two teaching teams of three teachers: Students went
to three teacher each day. Math, Language Arts, and Science/Social Studies. I taught Language Arts to over 75 students.
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| TV Camera/Interview--Message to the Troops |

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| Loti Level 6 Class Project/Media Fair Winner |
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Gifted and Talented -
My first self-contained
class -
teaching all subjects to a wonderful group of fifth graders.
Technology played a major role in every subject area. With such varied ability
levels online learning and practice on Blackboard are always key tools in my classroom.
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Language Arts/Social Studies Projects with
International Discussion Boards, ePals,
and Collaborative Projects
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2007-2008 School Year
Gifted and Talented -
My second year with a self-contained
class -
teaching all subjects to 25 students.
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