OAE Social Studies

Here is a website, made by Pearson, the maker of the OAE that I think would be a great study guide for the Social Studies test that I have to take.  I have been searching the web everywhere for a good study guide and finally found this one. What can be better than something made by the test makers!

Study this

Biography Unit

One my my biggest tasks I must overcome during student teaching is the edTPA. For the edTPA I must come up with a unit between 3-5 days long, I must record myself, show evidence of my students as well as assess my students learning. 

I have decided to do my unit on biographies because that is the next unit that needs to be taught. My plan so far is to  have students finish the poetry unit and begin the biography unit by writing a bio poem of themselves.  I would then like to read a biography book to them and have the students then write a bio poem on the person talked about in the book.  Next I would like to have students visit the library and choose a biography book to do their biography project on. The person needs to be someone interesting and new to the students. Once they have chosen their person  I will give them a worksheet to help with the note taking process as well as a sheet to help them form paragraphs to discuss their person. 

The project will be placed in a folder to show off the students work. I have found a wonderful website to show how I would like to create these folders.

a simple book

Student Teaching

I am student teaching right now and absolutely enjoying it! The kids are so lovely and kind, the staff are the same. It truly has been an amazing experience.

We have had many snow days and two hour delays so I have also been having a rare experience.

Anyways, I thought it would be a good idea to write about my experience and the things I have learned so I wont forget it.

4th grade:
Spelling Words
I have recently taken on this task of choosing spelling words and giving homework and reminders for the spelling words. This will be my job here on out. So to help me out I have found a few useful websites.

Super Teacher Worksheet

Smart Board Exercises

Learn how to tie your shoes

I thought this was such a cute way to learn and practice how to tie your shoes. This was given to the Y by JoAnn fabrics but I think you could easily make this. The kids loved coloring it and can take it home to practice! 

Wordle

Wordle is a nice and cute way to make spelling words, vocabulary words, or bold words that are found in the text book. When you make a Wordle, and you want certain words to be bigger than the others, you simply write that word more times than the rest. With Wordle you can also customize the way it looks by choosing the color scheme, the layout and the font.


http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/7041257/spelling_words_wordle

Helpful websites

 Khan Academy is completely free and caters to math practice. It has videos, worksheets and has a great way to keep track of your progress.
khanacademy.org

Quizlet is great for when you need to study. You can make your own flashcards or you can use pre-made flashcards that other Quizlet users have made. It also has practice tests to evaluate your knowledge on the subject.
http://quizlet.com/

Zamzar can be used to convert basically anything for free. This includes ebooks, mp3s, videos, etc.
http://www.zamzar.com/

Infohio is a great resource for both teachers and students. All the information here is correct and appropriate to the students. It is split into categories and grades in order to meet the students needs.
http://www.infohio.org/

Windows Movie Maker

For class we had to use Windows Movie Maker to make a video that we could use in our classroom. So here is mine about Ancient Greece!