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To successfully increase student engagement, I designed job tags for my students to wear during our book club. The jobs tags have sentence frames on the back to help facilitate meaningful discussions.

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With all students it is imperative to break down complex tasks into manageable pieces. By building off of a concept that the students already know, they are able to not only relate their prior knowledge but gain the confidence needed to take on new challenges.

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Beginning readers were able to shift the egg to change the beginning sound and create new words.

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I noticed some students were struggling with multisyllabic words. For this lesson the students were able to mark up each vowel and then sort the syllables into open, closed, or final magic e. We then worked together to build words using the syllables.

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These lesson plans were designed for a fourth grade classroom.

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I always try to make everything as hands-on as possible to allow the students to make a visual connection to the concept. In this lesson the students were able to construct a numberline counting by tens. We then discussed how other numbers were "hidden" inside the numberline and only benchmark numbers were shown. The students were able to zoom in on the number line to then round a particular number to the nearest ten.

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This lesson was taught in the beginning of a unit on The Civil War.

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This lesson on multiplicative comparisons was taught to a fourth grade classroom.

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Students worked with one color bucket to sort key details into the right "main idea buckets." This helps the students conceptualize that the main idea encompasses all of the details in a story. We then work on translating the main idea and key details into a paragraph.

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I have found it extremely effective to start out by practicing numberless word problems. This helps students visualize what the problems is asking them to do before any numbers are involved. Each new slide adds in a piece of information, and we discuss how that information now effects the picture we are visualizing.

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Visuals are essential for helping students grasp concepts and ideas.

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Interactive anchor charts are essential for instructional purposes as well as to provide a reference for the students throughout the year. I have found it effective to created the charts with the students to give them ownership over the content.

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We used packs of skittles to help us practice our fractions. Students needed to find what fraction of the package represented each color.

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This letter speaks to my passion for putting the students before the curriculum. Meaningful relationships result in a safe classroom environment where students are shown that their social-emotional needs come first.

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This lesson was taught to help students conceptualize finding the main idea of a text.

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My experience thus far has helped solidify my belief in the effectiveness of developing meaningful student relationships. Creating a safe classroom culture founded upon mutual respect will ensure students are aware of their expectations and find value and purpose in their time at school. I focus on highlighting positive behaviors to subsequently instill a sense of intrinsic motivation. I also ensure students are held accountable for the choices that they make. Structure allows students to strive and it is my belief that quality classroom management is the most essential element of teaching.