4. My background
I grew up in Decatur, Alabama.
I attended Auburn, University.
My experience
I’ve been teaching for over 20 years.
I have taught kindergarten, 2nd, 3rd, 4th,
and 5th grades.
* I have my gifted endorsement from
the states of Georgia and Texas.
7. My background
I grew up in Peachtree City, Georgia.
I attended the University of Tennessee and LaGrange College for
my undergraduate work. I earned my Master’s Degree from the
University of West Georgia and my Educational Specialist from
Lincoln Memorial University.
My experience
I’ve been teaching for 11 years and 10 of those
have been right here at Cleveland!
I have taught kindergarten, 1st, and 3rd grades.
8. University of Tennessee
Football
Playing golf
Traveling to the beach
and the mountains
9. Praise VS Encouragement
Overemphasis on achievement or outcomes rather than a child's
efforts, involvement, and desire to learn about topics of interest is a
common parental/teacher pitfall. The line between pressure and
encouragement is subtle but important.
Pressure to perform emphasizes outcomes such as winning awards and
getting a good grade,for which the student is highly praised.
Encouragement emphasizes effort, the process used to achieve, steps
taken toward accomplishing a goal, and improvement. It leaves appraisal
and valuation to the youngster.
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Carol Dweck, a motivation researcher, describes the “mindset” needed
for learning. Parents and Teachers can teach their students to have a
“growth mindset” that allows for struggle and failure on the path to
understanding. Children need to know that there is value in hard work
and that their hard work makes a difference to their success.
Heidie G. Halvorson, in her article, “The Trouble with Bright Kids”,
states that gifted children should be praised for their hard work
rather than told how smart they are.
http://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/resources-parents/motivation-and-learning#sthash.tYOxfFpp.dpuf
Article from National Association for the Gifted
11. ● Universal Themes....
● 1st Grade ~ Foundations
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● 2nd Grade ~ Change
● 3rd Grade ~ Systems
● 4th Grade ~ Perspectives
● 5th Grade ~ Interdependence
● ...and the Enrichment Curriculum!
● ● Units of study under universal theme
"umbrella"
● ● Designed to be very challenging
● ● Interdisciplinary in nature
● ● Classroom differentiation
● ● Creating life-long learners who "feed"
themselves
12. What Will My Child be Studying in
Enrichment Class this Year?
School: Cleveland Elementary 2014-2015
Enrichment Strands by Subject Area
Grade Level
Universal
Theme
Vocabulary Literature/Writing
Logical/ Mathematical
Explorations
Science The Human Experience Technology
1st Foundations
Word Detectives I
(Miss Holt)
-Through Different
Lenses – Fairy
Tales as the Foundation
of Culture
-Junior Great Books
(Miss Holt)
Cooperative Problem
Solving
(Miss Holt)
Hard Science
(Miss Holt)
The Me Network
(Miss Holt)
Power Points
Web Research
Google tools
(Miss Holt)
2nd Change
Word Detectives II
(Miss Holt)
-Junior Great Books
-Beyond Words
(Miss Holt)
-Problem Solving
Strategies
-Mathematical Notation
in Different Cultures
-Domino Math
(Miss Holt)
Thinking Like a Scientist:
Using the Scientific
Method
(Miss Holt)
Ancient Cultures: Ancient
Egypt and Ancient Greece and
Rome
Current Issues
(Miss Holt)
-Timeliner
-Powerpoints
-Google tools
(Miss Holt)
3rd Systems
Caesar’s English I
Lessons 1-10
(Miss Holt)
Jr. Great Books
(Miss Holt)
Journalism
(Mrs. Brown)
-Eddie Files (Real
World Math Concepts)
Logic Exercises
(Miss Holt)
(Mrs. Brown)
Aerodynamics: The
Systems of Flight
(Miss Holt),
Archeology: A System for
Discovery
(Mrs. Brown)
National Parks – Systems at
Work
(Miss Holt)
Current Issues
(Miss Holt)
(Mrs. Brown)
-Google tools
-Glogster
-PowerPoints
-Timeliner
(Miss Holt)
(Mrs. Brown)
4th Perspective
Caesar’s English I
Lessons 11-20
(Miss Holt)
Down a Rabbit Hole(Alice
in Wonderland)
(Miss Holt)
(Mrs. Brown)
-Eddie Files (Real
World Math Concepts)
Logic Exercises
(Miss Holt)
Scientific Investigations:
(Mrs. Brown)
Current Issues
(Miss Holt)
(Mrs. Brown)
Through Artist’s Eyes
(Mrs. Brown)
-Google tools
-Glogster
(Miss Holt)
(Mrs. Brown)
5th Interdependence
Caesar’s English II
(Miss Holt)
The Shakespeare
Experience: A
Midsummer Night’s
Dream
(Miss Holt)
Logic Exercises
(Miss Holt)
Hands on Equations
(Mrs. Brown)
Exploravision
(Mrs. Brown)
Current Issues
(Mrs. Brown)
Skype With Experts to
Learn about Technology
innovations for
Exploravision; design web
pages; Google tools
(Miss Holt)
(Mrs. Brown)
13. Disney Science
Project
Guest speakers
Archaeology and the
Disney Planet Project
here at Cleveland
Elementary School.
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15. How do native plants affect local streams and ultimately the
Chattahoochee River and our drinking water?
16. Weekly Schedule
● ○ Monday – 3rd Grade
● ○ Tuesday –5th Grade
● ○ Wednesday – 1st Grade
● ○ Thursday – 2nd Grade
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● ○ Friday – 4th Grade
● Specials, recess, and lunch with homeroom
● Students do not make up everything they miss
while in Enrichment
17. Continuation Policy
● 85 average in core classes of regular
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classroom
Adequate progress & participation in
Enrichment
Interface between settings
● Contact between home, regular classroom, and Enrichment team
solves most all problems
● Probation
● Withdrawal
Enrichment Report Cards
● Will be sent home for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th
Nine-weeks grading periods.
18. Report Cards
Areas that are considered on the Enrichment Report
Card:
1. Independence/Self-Direction
2. Critical Thinking Skills/Problem Solving
3. Social/Personal Growth Skills
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4. Motivation
5. Creativity
6. Communication
7. Research
8. Conduct
9. Other
Rather than using ABC grades, we use the following symbols for achievement:
1. S+ Working Beyond Expectations
2. S Meeting Expectations
3. WN Working Novice: Still Developing Skills
4. NI Absence of Effort and/or product
19. Homework in Enrichment???
● There will be little homework in
Enrichment as we know that your child
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in the regular
classroom.
● However, because of the accelerated
content of our class and the fact that
we meet only one day a week, there
will be times when outside work is
required to complete projects.
20. ● Parent/Enrichment teachers/classroom
teacher/students –What a team!
● E-mail us if you have questions or
concerns: brown.laura@mail.fcboe.org
and holt.emily@mail.S
fcboe.org
● Weekly updates will be posted on our
Enrichment websites. Please visit the
sites regularly.
21. We look forward to working with your children and we know
that we will have a great year!
