COURSE PROJECT
Classroom Overview & Philosophy
Grade:
Self-contained, half day
Kindergarten
Kindergarten
Curriculum
Philosophy
My Teaching Philosophy
Standards
Kentucky Academic
Standards
National Education
Technology Standards
for Students
Communication & Collaboration
Students can use digital media and
environments to communicate and
work collaboratively, including at a
distance, to support individual learning
and contribute to the learning of others
Critical Thinking &
Problem Solving
Students use critical thinking skills
to plan and conduct research, manage
projects, solve problems, and make
informed decisions using appropriate
digital tools and resources
Creativity & Innovation
Students demonstrate creative
thinking, construct knowledge, and develop
innovative products and processes using
technology
Graphic Organizers
Concept Map
can organize information
relating to the main idea
or theme of the story
use as a prereading strategy
to have students brainstorm
what they already know about
a topic
have students brainstorm
topics for writing
Organize ideas into categories
Problem & Solution Map
a way to visualize
the problem & solution
can help with
comprehension
can be used
during and after
reading
students can fill out
a map with ideas prior
to writing their own
short story
a
Word Cloud
a visual depiction of a set of
words in a piece of writing
use to summarize
a unit
brainstorm
topics for writing
draw
conclusions
21st Century Skills
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Learning centers
exit slips
with student
explanations
math rotations
with word problems
Communication & Collaboration
teacher facilitated
literature circles
students sharing individual
work with the class
Creativity & Innovation
student
writing samples
reader's
theatre
Technology & Resources
Kidspiration
a great program to help students
make visual connections and
develop strong thinking skills
can add
pictures
easily format
text
students can
express creativity
Wordle
Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text.
various
fonts
different
layouts
different
color schemes
bubbl.us
a free & simple website
where students can brainstorm
and create simple concept maps
quick
simple
little fluff
Thinkport Education
a collection of preformatted
graphic organizers that you
can integrate into activities
and lesson plans
great for quick
lessons without
technology