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Workshop 6: Special Considerations
| Name: | Raquel Jacobson
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| Experience: | 6 years
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| Grade & Subjects: | Seventh-grade earth science
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| Demographics: | Urban school requiring admission test
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| Classroom: | Approximately 150 students; multi-ethnic
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| Science Teaching: | 42 minutes, 3 days; 30 minutes, 2 days.
Use of lab room scheduled one time per week
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| Curriculum: | Representative middle grades earth science
curriculum, with textbook as a guide
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| Other: | Undergraduate and some graduate study in Geology; MEd in Teaching and Curriculum |
| Name: | Jean Huff
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| Experience: | 19 years
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| Grade & Subjects: | Grade 3; all subjects
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| Demographics: | Elementary school in a suburban city
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| Classroom: | 22 students; 15% special needs; 10% ESL
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| Science Teaching: | Three times per week; approximately 120
minutes total
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| Curriculum: | Specified by district
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| Other: | Master's degree in elementary education Teaches in an "open" school |
| Name: | Donna Fosberg
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| Experience: | 22 years
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| Grade & Subjects: | Grade 5; all subjects
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| Demographics: | Elementary school in a small city/rural
district
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| Classroom: | 25% Native American; 25% Mexican American
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| Science Teaching: | Approximately 6 hours weekly
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| Curriculum: | Teachers are given the freedom to make
choices in an integrated curriculum
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| Name: | Dotty Herd
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| Experience: | 23 years
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| Grade & Subjects: | Grade 6 and several Grade 7 students; all
subjects
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| Demographics: | K-8 school in a rural district
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| Classroom: | 25 students, varied economic background
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| Science Teaching: | Approximately 5 hours per week
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| Curriculum: | Currently from the Tennessee Valley Project;
previously built around objectives for state standardized test
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| Name: | Audrey Sturgis
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| Experience: | 13 years
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| Grade & Subjects: | Grade 8; Science and Social Studies
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| Demographics: | Middle school in an inner city setting
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| Classroom: | 3 sections; 90 students total; 90% African-American
and Hispanic
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| Science Teaching: | 90 minute sessions on alternate days of
the week
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| Curriculum: | Developed by the teacher
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| Other: | Third year teaching middle grades Background is in social studies and elementary education |
| Name: | Elsa Olmedo
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| Experience: | 15 years
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| Grade & Subjects: | Two kindergarten classes, each 2 1/2 hours;
all subjects
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| Demographics: | Elementary school in an urban district
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| Classroom: | Bilingual classroom (Spanish)
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| Science Teaching: | Approximately 2 hours weekly
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| Curriculum: | Specified by district
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Questions to ponder before workshop 6:
1. In this time of increased diversity among children in the areas of culture, gender and learning abilities, how do you think your classroom reflects this change? Have you had to change your teaching style? If so, how would an outsider notice the changes in your classroom?
2.What are the learning issues facing children with language barriers? How do they present themselves in a classroom?
3. How do girls approach science activities? Do you notice any behavioral issues between girls and boys ? Should girls be taught in separate sections for science?
4 What strategies have you found successful with diverse groups of students?
Assignment:
Generate a list of items that could be included in a student's portfolio. If you wish, bring a sampling of your favorites.
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