TEACHER CADET
PORTFOLIO
Kristina
Gallagher
WILLIAM HALLEY ELEMENTARY
“HOME OF THE HORNETS”
Karen Egan
Assistant Principle
Jamey Chianetta
Principal
The staff at Halley is incredibly
friendly and always
welcoming
DEMOGRAPHICS
(2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR)
Ethnicity:
 White-36.10%
 Black-23.98%
 Asian or Pacific Islander -19.89%
 Hispanic-13.22%
 Other-6.81%
Enrollment:
 General Education- 64.71%
 Advanced Academic Programs Level 2&3 - 16.49%
 English for Speakers of other Languages - 14.99%
 Special Education Services - 19.48%
My best interning experience was
DEFINITELY during the fourth
quarter. During the third quarter I
was a wallflower in the 3 rd grade
classroom I was assigned, but I did,
fortunately, get to do one lesson
which is reflected on the following
slide…
LESSON PLAN
 Objective: At the end of the lesson each student
should know that appearance, nationality, or
background do not matter, because everyone has
similarities.
 Key Vocabulary/Concepts: heritage and ancestors.
 Materials: “We All Have a Heritage” book, and the
children’s Writing Notebooks.
 Instructional Activities: As we read the book we had a
classroom discussion on the contents of each page,
(pictures, message, etc.)
 Closure Activity: The children wrote a paragraph about
the cross-cultural similarities.
 Assessment: Their ability to discuss the similarities and
put their words into writing.
LESSON
The book I read
Their completed
writing assignments
MY WONDERFUL TRANSITION
INTO FOURTH QUARTER
From sitting and doing nothing
to
Nothing bad to report
MY CLASS
Top row: Lavender and Alex
Bottom row(left-right): Aza, Joshua, Caleb, Ibrahim,
Julian, Kymerria, Tony, and Nathan
OUR ROOM
Storage cabinets
(Lunch Table)
Circle
Center
windows
entrance
Art Table
Cubbies
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s
k
~MISS SHRONDA GLOVER~
 How many years have you been teaching? “I have
been teaching for 14 years in FCPS. I started out as a
speech-language pathologist, then a special ed.
teacher for grades 4 -6 and then a Special E.D.
preschool teacher.”
 How many years have you been teaching at Halley? “I
have taught at Halley for 5 years.”
 Where did you go to college? “I went to undergrad at
South Carolina State University and I went to graduate
school at George Mason University.”
 Fun Fact: “I love to plan parties and want to start my
own party planning business…Soirees & Such!”
TONY CONNELLY
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Full name: Anthony Connelly
Age: 4 years old
Favorite food: Pizza
Favorite Superhero: “The Superman”
Favorite Activity in Class: Yoga
CALEB ADEI
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Age: 5 years old
Favorite Food: Ice cream
Favorite Activity in Class: Dancing to the Birthday Song
Least favorite thing to do in class: Eat lunch
YOGA TIME!
 Miss Shronda is a certified children’s yoga teacher so once
every week the kids go into the “Movement Room” and do
yoga!
TEACHING STRATEGIES
 When children are having temper tantrums, its best to
separate them from the rest of the class.
 “Tough Love” is an essential part of teaching
 Children that whine just want attention so ignoring the
behavior will decrease the likelihood of it happening
again, or will make it happen less frequently.
 Sometimes things are not going to work the way you
want them to, or the way you plan, so you have to
have back-up.
 LAUGH! Laughing with the students or incorporating
humor into lessons creates a fun but serious
atmosphere in the classroom and makes kids respond
better to what is being taught.
MY KIDDIES AND ME 
MY GIFT
THE END!
" Teacher- Student: is a symbiotic
relationship in which the teacher must
always be willing to learn and the student
must always be willing to share."
Copyright © 2003 Barbara E . Olsen (Pennsylvania)