Let the Experiment Begin!

Let the Experiment Begin!

Wonderings began forming regarding rocky biome and seed germination.

Students begin to plant seedling in soil, sand, gravel, and pond water.

7th Grade Dallas ISD Student's plant invetsigation peeks 4th Graders' interest!

7th Grade Dallas ISD Student's plant invetsigation peeks 4th Graders' interest!
After read-aloud, students cast their plant growing predictions.

4th Grade students make predictions as to what they think will happen during the palnt cycle after reading "One Bean" by Anne Rockwell.

Biomes: Can A Plant Germinate In Different Environments?

Biomes: Can A Plant Germinate In Different Environments?
7th Grade Dallas ISD student has 4th Graders aid her investigation on plant growth in various conditions.

Differentiated Instruction Aids Bilingual Students in Research

Differentiated Instruction Aids Bilingual Students in Research
Dallas Educator, Ms. Lewis proudly sports her students efforts in creating projects about the different activities and places to visit in Mexico in honor of Cinco de Mayo.

5th Grade Bilingual students combine Reading and Math skills to construct bar graphs to depict researched information.

Final Synopsis of ESL Student Case Study

Final Synopsis of ESL Student Case Study
Line graph of female ESL student's improvements after repetitious phonemic lessons in Reading/Language Arts.

Bar graphs and line graphs depict evidence of students' growth during ESL Case Study after consistancy of differentiated, and phonemic awareness small group lessons.
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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Reflection July 8, 2010-Professionally Teaching

As educators, we have an obligation to teach the whole child without prejudice. We must be diversified, protect integrity, create equilibrium, and most importantly, teach with professionalism. In this article, Teaching Ethics: The Role of the Classroom Teacher, it simply says it best, " Children's character, or moral development, is an important and contoversial topic for for character development." The article goes on to state that schools face an important challenge in doing their part in preparing children to be responsible, productive adults. In short, Teachers are in a key position to directly influence students.