Fall+2011+Practicum

Mentor Teacher: Ms. Resmondo Gresham Middle School GMS 6th Grade Science

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Excellence for All Children. || The mission of Gresham Middle School is to develop responsible, lifelong learners by encouraging all students to reach their potential. || Gresham Middle School is located in Fountain City, Tennessee. It is located in northern Knoxville. The school was once the location of Central High School. Classrooms were set up traditionally, with the chalkboard as the central focus. Extensive remodeling has continued over the years to accommodate the growth of the school's students. Gresham Middle is one of 18 middle schools located in the city of Knoxville. Gresham is a public school serving over 700 students. The school presently employs over seventy teachers and twenty support staff members. Students at the school are almost equally numbered by gender, with males outnumbering females. Classrooms have 16-20 students in each room. Most classrooms will have one full-time classroom teacher. During mathematics and reading classes, Special Education teachers help students as needed. The school also meets the needs of several ESL students, support for those students is provided by the classroom teacher.
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 * media type="custom" key="11388840" || __**Weather Observation Week **__ Students observed and recorded the weather for one week. The class began recording on Wednesday November 9, 2011. During the observation the students recorded the air pressure, wind speed, temperature, humidity, and other factors related to weather. || Weather Oberservation Sheet [[image:wendywoodsportfolio/practicumFall2011_003.JPG width="320" height="424"]] ||

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 * Lesson Plan:[[file:Wendy Woods Science Lesson Revison.doc]] ||
 * Reflection:[[file:Fall 2011 Practicum-wiki.doc]] ||
 * Handout: [[file:AirTemperature.pdf]]

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Rectangle Multiplication ||
 * Lesson Plan Title: Multiplying Fractions 11/17/2011 ||
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 * <span style="color: #0f0f6c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Virtual Manipulative:
 * <span style="color: #2e1259; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Reflection: [[file:Mathematics Reflection.doc]] ||




 * <span style="color: #2e1650; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Lesson Title: Paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting information for reasearch papers. Date: 11/17/2011-11/21/2011 ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Lesson Plan: [[file:Language Arts (Conducting research).doc]] ||
 * <span style="color: #9928bd; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Handout: [[file:Mrs. Fox Language Arts Handout.doc]] ||
 * <span style="color: #2e1650; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Reflection: [[file:Language Arts Reflection.doc]] ||

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 * <span style="color: #32076e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Lesson Title: Terra Cotta Warriors: Literacy/Focus Group (8:30-9:00) 11/18/2011 ||
 * <span style="color: #2b1353; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Lesson Plan: [[file:Social Studies--Terra Cotta Warriors[1].doc]] ||
 * <span style="color: #2e1259; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Handout:
 * <span style="color: #25103d; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Reflection: [[file:Social Studies Reflection.doc]] ||