Jr.+Block+Portfolio

toc =Week 1 Workshop: Poetry= After reading the word document on poetry, I decided to write a poem about memories. Linked is an in progress rough draft, below will be the final products.

Final Memory Poem:

=**Week 2 Workshop: Poetry part 2**=

After listening to Langhston Hughes read his poem about dreams I had an idea. []

I am going to create 2 more poems, one about the present, and one about the future. The future poem will be connected to the dream flag poems.

In Jr. block, we have been talking a lot about chronology, and this would be a way to do this with children. My memory poem can be considered the past, and the next two the present and future.

Past --> Present Poem:

Future Poem:

=**Week 3 Workshop: Presentation Possibilities- With a twist **=

When I saw the "death by power point" I was excited to find resources for doing powerpoints in a different way. This was not quite what I found, so I am going to add my own information and incorporate the suggestions given in this workshop.

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Prezi is powerpoint for the 21st century. It is all done online, so it does not require the use of a flash or jump drive.

=**Week 4 Workshop: Questions ; How to Ask and Answer Them**=


 * What to do:**

- Ask: "What questions do you have? " - This is a more inviting way to ask for a response.

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 * -** Check for understanding using specifics from the lesson, lecture, conversation etc...


 * What Not to do:**

Simply ask " Do you have any questions?" wait five seconds, and move on. This does not allow people time to think, and is not a prompt that elicits a good response.

=**Week 5 Workshop: Organization**=

Today I decided I needed a more visual way to stay organized. This is also a good way to practice writing on upright surfaces as opposed to writing on a desk which is a necessary "teacher skill".

=**Week 6 Workshop:**= []

This is a website for creating kaleidoscope images. This could be used for teaching radial symmetry (and other types, once you start playing with the customizing options)

=**Week 7 Workshop:**= Colorful Bottle Band  The amount of water held in a glass bottle affects the sound that bottle makes when tapped. First, take six to eight glass bottles that are about the same size. (Glasses would work, too.) Fill each bottle with a different amount of water. Place one marker into each bottle for a few minutes, creating colored water. Arrange the bottles by water level, from lowest to highest. Tap the rim of each bottle lightly with a metal spoon. Listen to the different sounds. Now hum or sing a familiar tune. Use Crayola Markers to write and color-code a song sheet, showing others which bottles to tap, in which order, to create those tunes.  - This would work well for markers that are too dried out to use, or food coloring could be used as well...