Students live in a world where content is on demand and communication is in real time. Why shouldn’t the instruction they receive reflect that? In Ms. Little’s 5th grade math class it does. Students use iPod Touches to interact with math content and make choices that fit their learning needs. Ms. Little loads iPods with video content that teaches math concepts and apps that provide them with learning tools. Students can watch the videos, as many as they need for understanding, pause to take notes or rewind to clarify. They may then select from several hands on activities to reinforce concepts. This “student centered” learning model allows students choices and puts them in an active learning roll. While students work independently, Ms. Little is able to pull small groups to provide enrichment, reinforcement and targeted instruction to meet individual needs. Periodically, students are allowed to text answers to the teacher which not only motivates them to find the solutions to problems but also provides immediate, private 2 way communication. For more information on this learning model, contact Tracy Mulligan, Campus Technologist or Blair Little, 5th Grade Math.
Posted on : 05-02-2010 | By : bradfielda | In : Science Hall Elementary
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Mrs. Gries points out the correct answer.
5th grade students at Science Hall tested their measurement skills using CPS (Classroom Performance System) Clickers on Friday, February 5th. Joanne Gries, 5th grade teacher, and Amy Bradfield, Instructional Technologist, collaborated to create a fun activity to assess the student’s knowledge of measurement. The collaboration didn’t end there! 5th grade students from Bruce Brouillard’s class partnered up with Mrs. Gries’ students to work together on answering questions and using the Clickers. It was a fun filled Math Friday!
Posted on : 16-12-2009 | By : bradfielda | In : Science Hall Elementary
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Student view during the Trail of Tears web conference
The fifth grade Gifted and Talented students at Science Hall participated in a web conference on December 14, 2009. The web conference was a new way of distance learning for our students; we connected through webcams on computers. The conference was facilitated by James Yasko from The Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee and the students learned about the Indian Removal Act and Trail of Tears. The students explored how and why native populations were removed from the land they had lived on for generations. Mr. Yasko shared information about the Cherokee and all the legal steps they took to remain on their land, but were still removed. Did you know the Cherokee had a newspaper that was first published in 1828? It was called the Cherokee Phoenix and is still in publication today. Our students really enjoyed this opportunity and we are grateful to Mr. Yasko and The Hermitage for this experience.
The battle continues for 5th graders in Mrs. Gries' class!
While studying the American Revolution the students in Mrs. Gries’ class pretended to be Loyalists and Patriots. The students wrote speeches defending their opinions and some of them used Audacity to record their arguments on our podcast. Izrael, Bailey, Taylor, Skyler, and Samantha represented the Loyalists and agreed that the Colonies would be foolish to leave the protection of King George. Makenzie, Miguel, Jacob and Sergio shared the Patriot point of view and called for independence. Please visit the podcast page on our website and listen to their excellent speeches.
Posted on : 15-10-2009 | By : bradfielda | In : Science Hall Elementary
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Lionel working on his word problems
The students in Mrs. Gries’ math class created division word problems, but she wanted them to take it one step further and solve the problems. She took the students to the computer lab and they used Power Point to make a Division Word Problem “book”. Now, all she has to do is open a student’s presentation in her classroom and the whole class can solve the problems for a warm up, or extra practice.
Can you solve Lionel’s problem?
Angel had 80 Nike shoes he wanted to share with his 8 friends. How many shoes does each friend get?