<center><font color=#0066ff size= 4>Kimberly Dinwiddie's Teacher Education Portfolio

  1. Child Development
    1. Philosophy
    2. Service Learning Reflection
    3. Social Development and Friendships
      1. Checklist
      2. Social Development PowerPoint
    4. “Who’s Afraid of the Dark?”
    5. Children's Television
      1. Programs
      2. Advertisements
    6. HOP Club
      1. December Calendar
        1. December Projects
      2. January Calendar
        1. January Projects
      3. February Calendar
        1. February Projects
      4. HOP Club Flyer
    7. Bright or Gifted?
  2. Children's Literature
    1. My model classroom library
    2. Reading aloud to children
    3. Literature Timeline
    4. Story Grammer Flashcards
    5. Book Quilt
    6. Dr. Seuss Birthday Party
    7. Diary of a Worm Literature Lesson
    8. Fairytale News Literature Lesson
    9. Literature Reviews
    10. Reading Journal
    11. Bloom's Taxonomy
    12. Philosophy
    13. Final Reflection
  3. Classroom Management
    1. Classroom Rules and Consequences
    2. Lesson Plan Outline
    3. Classroom Layout
      1. Classroom Layout Explanation
    4. My Management Style
    5. Parent Communication
    6. Theorist Presentation
      1. Annotated Bibliography
      2. Presentation Handouts
      3. Presentation PowerPoint
    7. Service Learning Final Reflection
    8. Philosophy of Classroom Management
  4. Cultural Diversity
    1. Films and Speakers
      1. Stand and Deliver
      2. History of Education
      3. A Class Divided
      4. Mrs. Camacho
      5. Diane Fernicho
      6. Patricia E. McIntyre
      7. Dr. Janel White-Taylor
      8. Kami Hoskins
      9. Sandra Stueber
    2. Philosophy
    3. Research Project
      1. Power Point
      2. Presentation Handout
      3. Annotated Bibliography
      4. Research Paper
        1. References
      5. Presentation Activity
    4. Final Reflection
    5. Critical Analysis
    6. Cultural Calendar
    7. Teaching Strategies
  5. Exceptional Learner
    1. Field Experience
    2. Speech and Language Disorder
    3. Philosophy of Educating Exceptional Learners
  6. History for Elementary Education Majors
    1. George Washington
      1. Fact Sheet
      2. Fact books
      3. Missing Letters
      4. Match the cherry trees
    2. California Gold Rush
      1. Gold Math
      2. Match the Tools worksheet
      3. Evaluation worksheet
      4. Coloring Page
  7. Introduction to Education
    1. Philosophy
    2. Research Paper
      1. Annotated Bibliography
      2. <FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000066 size=3>Summary
      3. PowerPoint
      4. References
    3. Critical Analysis
    4. Final Reflection
      1. PowerPoint-The Little Things
  8. Technology Courses
    1. PowerPoint
    2. Internet/Web
      1. <FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000066 size=3>WebQuests
    3. Computer Science
      1. Fourth Grade Lesson
        1. Example Project
      2. WebQuest
        1. Teacher Page
        2. Example PowerPoint
      3. Philosophy
      4. Final Reflection
      5. Reader Response
      6. Janet Schwab Reflection
      7. Word Artifacts
      8. PowerPoint How To Handout
      9. PowerPoint Presentation
    4. Photoshop Elements 4
      1. Reader Response
    5. Microsoft Publisher
      1. WebQuest
        1. Teacher Page
        2. Example Page
      2. Classroom Newsletter
      3. Read aloud Trifold
      4. E-mail Newsletter
      5. Classroom Web Page and Calendar
      6. Getting to Know you Flyer
    6. Electronic Portfolio Development
  9. Theory of Elementary Math I
    1. Philosophy
    2. Kindergarten Game
      1. Lesson Plan
      2. Grouping and Patterns Game Board
    3. Interactive Math web sites
    4. Curriculum Map
      1. Kindergarten Curriculum
      2. What to include in a curriculum map
    5. Math Literature Lesson
      1. Lesson Plan
      2. Math activity
    6. Math Standards
  10. Theory of Elementary Math II
    1. Philosophy
    2. Turtle Probability
    3. Polygon and Polyhedron Lesson Plan
    4. Design, Spin, and Graph

WebQuest

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WebQuests are designed to teach students topics where the learning is drawn from the web while teaching the standards. WebQuests utilize multiple learning approaches such as analysis, evaluation, and creativity. I designed this WebQuest for kindergarten. Students are to use the provided websites to complete this exciting learning activity about their shape.

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<FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000066 size=6>Introduction

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Shapes are all around us!

They are big, small, and sometimes hidden.

Do you see any shapes around you right now?

 

 

 

<FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000066 size=6>Task

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Each group with have a different shape to explore and learn about. You will learn about your shape and become a shape detective to find more of that shape around you. Your group will become an expert on one shape and share it with the class!

 

Each group will have four tasks to complete:

1. Learn about shapes

2. Explore and learn about your shape

3. Complete your shape booklet

4. Find picture examples of your shape

<FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000066 size=6>Process

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The class will be divided into four groups:

Triangle

Square

Rectangle

Circle

 

Step 1:  Shapes

First learn about shapes

Click on the links

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Story of Shapes

 

Step 2:  Explore and learn about your shape

           Click on the shape links of your group

Triangle

About Triangles

Play with Shapes

 

Square

About Squares

 

Rectangle

Play with Shapes

 

Circle

About Circles

Play with Shapes

Circles

 

 

Step 3: Complete your shape worksheets

1.Draw your Shape

2.Write an interesting fact about your shape

3.Shape picture collection

 

Step 4: Find pictures for your shape

1.Find pictures of your shape below

2.Copy into Word and print the pictures

3.Cut your shape pictures out and paste them on your shape page.

 

<FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000066 size=6>Evaluation

<FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000066 size=6>Conclusion

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Share your shape with the class and talk about what you found out!

Congratulations on learning about shapes!

Now you are an expert on shapes and can find shapes around you everyday!

<FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000066 size=6>Shape Pictures

shape pictures.JPG Find your shape and copy it in a Word docuement for step 4
Author: Kimberly Dinwiddie
Last modified: 5/5/2006 10:39 PM (EDT)