Cindy Krause's teaching portfolio highlights her teaching philosophy and strategies aimed at fostering a sense of belonging and cooperation among students through community-building activities. The document emphasizes the importance of students' cultural heritage and incorporates various interactive and hands-on learning experiences aligned with state standards for life science, enhancing language development and personal responsibility in learning. By addressing emotional needs and creating a supportive environment, Krause aims to cultivate successful learning behaviors among her students.
Introduction
The slides in this portfolio
illustrate specific examples of
my teaching philosophy and
some of the strategies
that I use in
my classroom.
3.
I begin eachschool year with community
building activities intentionally planned to
create a sense of belonging and
cooperation among all the students.
Sharing activities focus on the
uniqueness of each individual student,
and celebrate the diversity of their
cultural backgrounds.
4.
Whether your familycame to this area recently or long ago, whether
you know a lot about your ancestors or a little, you have a heritage!
There are stories and special things in all families. These can be big
or small, but they are all precious and need to be preserved.
Planning
Heritage Brochures Sharing
Heritage
Brochures
• Student activitiesare varied to address
learning styles and modalities.
• Student choices and flexible groups
– independent and partner reading
– hands-on investigations
– technology support
– extensions and enrichment
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10.
Language Development
•PuppetShows •Cooperation
•Group Projects •Responsibility
•Skits/Presentations •Communication
California State Standards
forLife Science -- Grade 4:
All organisms need energy and matter to
live and grow. As a basis for understanding
this concept, student know:
a. Plants are the primary source of
matter and energy entering most food
chains.
b. Producers and consumers are
related in food chains and food webs,
and may compete with each other for
resources in an ecosystem.
16.
• How doplants make their own food?
Cooperative, hands-on activities, and other student-centered
experiences, provide common experiences from which the
students can begin to build new knowledge. Each student
observed the germination and growth of a seedling and
observed the behavior of the plant parts. This common
experience assisted all the students to move forward and
answer the essential question: How do plants make their own
food?
• Plants are
the only living
things that can
capture the sun’s
energy.
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Plants turn thesun’s energy into food
for animals.
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Frogs, birds, andother first
order consumers eat worms.
Those
animals
will be
eaten by
2nd and 3rd
order
consumers.
21.
Animals at thetop of the energy pyramid
include owls, mountain lions, and wolves.
They need to eat more than the others to
get the same amount of the sun’s energy.
Let’s find out what these owls ate!
• Let’s find
out what
these
owls ate!
What is Dirt
Made of?
Earth Sciences
3. Earth is made of materials that
have distinct properties and
provide resources for human
activities. As a basis for
understanding this concept:
c. Students know that soil is
made partly from weathered rock
and partly from organic materials.
24.
Actively Constructing Learning:
Are those Look! I found
things plant a worm!
roots?
I
thought it
was just a
What This leaf bunch of
do you think looks like a dirt.
this is? skeleton. I think it’s
decomposing!
26.
As my studentsmake choices about their learning,
they develop a sense of responsibility for their own
learning and an awareness of their learning styles
and unique needs.
27.
Clearly Defined
Classroom Solving Classroom
Procedures Problems Together
Students are
responsible for
classroom jobs.
28.
When I payattention to my students’ emotional
needs, I see them develop successful learning
behaviors in a fun and supportive classroom
environment.
29.
When I payattention to my students’ emotional
needs, I see them develop successful learning
behaviors in a fun and supportive classroom
environment.
30.
When I payattention to my students’ emotional
needs, I see them develop successful learning
behaviors in a fun and supportive classroom
environment.
31.
When I payattention to my students’ emotional
needs, I see them develop successful learning
behaviors in a fun and supportive classroom
environment.
32.
When I payattention to my students’ emotional
needs, I see them develop successful learning
behaviors in a fun and supportive classroom
environment.
33.
When I payattention to my students’ emotional
needs, I see them develop successful learning
behaviors in a fun and supportive classroom
environment.
34.
When I payattention to my students’ emotional
needs, I see them develop successful learning
behaviors in a fun and supportive classroom
environment.
35.
When I payattention to my students’ emotional
needs, I see them develop successful learning
behaviors in a fun and supportive classroom
environment.
36.
When I payattention to my students’ emotional
needs, I see them develop successful learning
behaviors in a fun and supportive classroom
environment.
Editor's Notes
#2 Hands on science:
Integrating art, drama, and language arts:
Buddy program: