Survey

Hi everyone!

I am so glad to see that we are close to Thanksgiving! So many things to be thankful for! I have just finished my survey and I would love for everyone to go and take a look and participate in it. This survey is beneficial for me to see what subjects you feel you are successful in and which ones may need work. This allows me to focus on individual needs during specific topics and create different strategies for helping students and others learn. Thanks for participating!

My Survey: What Would You Like To Learn?


Courtney Block

My Concept Map

Hi everyone!

These past couple of weeks we have been exploring Concept Maps and how we could use them in our classrooms. I would have to say that learning about the usefulness of concept maps was quite intriguing. There is not just one way to utilizing concept maps. A teacher could use them while explaining a story that the students are about to read, math lesson about to explore, or even allow them to create predictions for science. The benefits to this item is endless. It allows for the students to get an idea of what they are about to learn, enhancing their prior knowledge, in order for them to be successful in the lesson. This also allows the teacher to see if the students are comprehending some of the material that is being presented. This could help the teacher see if he or she needs to teach or reteach material (example: vocabulary, concepts, etc.).
I believe that if I were to use this item in my classroom I would have it assist me and my students with a science lesson, possibly the water cycle. This would help the students be able to see what the the water cycle has involved. I would display several of the vocabulary that would be seen throughout the duration of the lesson (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, run-off, etc.), important people and inventions, and different examples of the water cycle. This would assist the students in order to give them a pre-lesson to help them focus on the main concepts of the lesson. This is a great item to use in several different lessons, and would be beneficial for not only the students, but the teacher as well.

Courtney Block

Nelson Mandela Storyboard

Narration: "For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."- Nelson Mandela   Title Slide: None   Music: None
Narration: Starting early in his life Mandela was invested in politics…. Beginning in the 1940’s he was a member of the African National Congress party….. Some of his duties included peaceful protests and armed resistance against the racially divided South Africa where the white minority’s held all of the power.     Title Slide: None   Music: None   Motion: Zoom in on man’s face.
Narration: All of Mandela’s actions landed him in prison until he was 71 years old. When he was release he was dedicated to the elimination of apartheid in his country….. Four Years after being released Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa, and spent the rest of his days forming a multiethnic government to oversee the country’s transition…. Mandela retired in 1999, but still remained devoted to the cause of peace.   Title Slide: None   Music: None
Narration:……… Nelson Mandela Passed away in 2013 at the age of 95 years old. Though he is gone his memory and his devotion to peace will live on through his people and through the memories of everyone that knew of him…   Title Slide: None   Music: None   Motion: Zoom in on fist.