A Great Beginning with PowerPoint (TM): Exploring Lemony Snicket's Books

Teaching Practice:
A Great Beginning with PowerPoint (TM): Exploring Lemony Snicket's Books

INTRODUCTION

I am a fourth grade teacher at South Miami Elementary School. I earned my National Board Certification in the Middle Childhood/Generalist Certificate area in 1999. My school is a magnet school for the performing arts. In addition to their academic classes, students attend classes in music, fine arts, drama, and dance during the school day. I have twenty-four students in my class: 14 are of Hispanic descent, four are African-American, andsix6 are non-Hispanic White.

We have a new computer lab in our school with 30 Compaq PC computers. All classrooms have new computers and T1 internet connections. Computer lab time is scheduled for each classroom and we use it to our advantage as much as possible.

Introduction

The Lesson

Professional Standards

Content Standards

Assessment

Student Work

Reflections

Resources

Step Guides

Technology

Candidate Support

Author: Joyce Rosales, NBCT
School: Miami Dade County Public Schools, Miami FL

Credits: The Third and Fourth Grade Gifted Students (my students) for their imagination and creativity.

Laura Jones for bringing this project to publication

Marcia Pennington, Principal

Apple Computer for their generous gift of time, support, and equipment

AT&T Foundation for their generous financial support

For comments or questions, please contact:

Laura Jones
Teacher in Residence
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Email: ljones@nbpts.org