Manchester College Department of Education
Lesson Plans:
Elementary Art Lesson Plan: Egyptian culture and society
Professional Development:
Poverty Simulation Certificate: The Poverty Simulation gave students a realistic view of what it is like to live in poverty.
IAEYC Conference Presentation: "Music Throughout The Day"-Incorporate music throughout the entire school day.
Early Learner Conference: "StoryTime Slime"-Learning how to incorporate science activities or experiments into literacy
Diversity Workshop: Attending this workshop helped me understand important and relevant issues in diversity. It was a great opportunity to focus on these issues and educate myself to be a better person.
Education Assignments:
Bloom's Taxonomy Questions: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation questions for the story, The Very Busy Spider.
Book Talk: Introducing the book, Grandpa's Garden Lunch to the class
Case Study: Observed a preschooler and her cognitive, emotional, and social development over a period of time.
Song Sheet: For my Essential Skills in Music class, students were required to create their own song and be able to play the correct notes on the guitar as well as teach the class the song.
Trade Books: Children's books that fit the categories of: Fantasy, Multi-Cultural, Historical Fiction, Realistic Fiction, and Non-Fiction. There are also activities for each book.
Science Unit Map with a Partner: Activities for elementary science
Written Test for Fundamental Movements: Test for fundamental and manipulative skills
Interdisciplinary Resource: Physical Education activities combined with subject areas such as: Math, English, Science, Social Studies, Health, Music, and Art.
Presentations:
Ethics Brochure: Responsibilities and commitments educators are required to follow
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Presentation: Group presentation to give educators a better understanding of what it means to be deaf and hard of hearing as well as how they can better accommodate these students in the classroom.
Infant and Toddler Presentation: Group presentation over developmental disorders in infants and toddlers and how they compare to a normal child's development.
"How to Prepare for College Now!" Presentation: Presentation for high school freshman to help give ideas of how they can begin preparing for college.
