INNOVATION through creativity and technology
~We challenge, connect, and create to achieve!~

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~ Steve Jobs~

Annie Anders, M.Ed.
Education & Background
• University of Vermont
• University of Virginia
Teaching Experiences :
K-3 Special Education, Fairfax County, VA
Reading Specialist, Frederick County, MD
Enrichment Specialist, Washington County, MD
Magnet Teacher, Washington County, MD

Introducing….
Ms. Kristen Dick, Intern

• Be Responsible
• Be Respectful
• Show Pride
~Eagle Pride Rewards blue, green, yellow, red,
(strike)
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Economy System-Anders Account homework, planner signed, team work, class compliments, on task

Integrated Arts & Technology
What makes our classroom unique?
High Ability
Task
Commitment
Creativity

7:50-8:15…..Arrival/Breakfast/READ
8:15-10:05…..Reading/Writing Workshop
10:05-10:55…Encore
M=PE, T=Music, W=Media, Th=Art, F= Theater
10:55-11:15…Foundational Skills
11:15-12:05…Science
12:05-12:55…Lunch/Recess
12:55-2:30….Math (STEM)
2:40-3:10……Homework/Dismissal
Reminder: Transportation is provided by parents, if child is out of the EKD district

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Best Practices and Resources
• Junior Great Books
• Read Aloud Mentor Text
• Literature Circles
• Debates
• Socratic Seminar
• R5
• Digital Portfolios

• Lucy Calkins Workshop Model
• Author Studies
• Research Inquiry
• Writer’s Notebooks
• Word Study
• William and Mary Text
• Mybigcampus.com
• www.biblionasium.com

Integration within the reading/writing block
• Community and Geography
• America’s Early Communities
• People Move From Place to Place
• Community Government
• Making Economic Choices
• Celebrating Peoples and Cultures

• Problem Based Learning
• Guided Math
• Fun Facts
• Communication/Vocabulary
UNIT 1 MP1
• DynaMath Scholastic Magazine
• Homework: facts, journal entries, review
UNIT 1:
~Whole Number Computation/Addition and ~Subtraction
~Time
~Foundations of Multiplication and Division

FOSS Units : www.fossweb.com
• Physics of Sound
• Earth /Space Science ( Earth Materials,
Rocks & Minerals & Land/ Ocean
Formations)
• Chemistry and Life ( Water & Brine Shrimp
Study)
• Environmental Science

http://wcpsreportcard.weebly.com
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Introducing a new standards-based report card in 2013-2014.
The purpose…
~to provide parents and students with more accurate information about students' progress toward meeting standards at each grade level
~to help parents understand what their children should know and be able to do by the end of each grade level

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
• Room Parent(s)
• Donations for rewards
• Field Trips ( October-National Gallery of Art )
• Secretarial Work
• Small group instruction
~book clubs, author circles, math facts
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• Remind101.com
• Planners
• Email: anderann@wcboe.k12.md.us

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