Teaching Summer School

Teaching Residents and Internship Program (TRIP)
Chicago Public Schools

As a member of the TRIP program I was given the opportunity to live in the city of Chicago and teach summer school at a school of high need. In addition to the teaching, I also participated in many professional developments.

Classroom experiences:
• Taught reading
• Phonics, vocabulary, reading strategies, read aloud
• Taught mathematics
• Conference with students for additional assistance
• Developed relationships with students
• Assessed students
• Conferences, observation, daily assignments
• ISAT prep
• Administered ISAT


Professional development:
• Beth Johnson & Kathy Walsh- urban educators. Presentation on motivation for urban students.
• Alex Kotlowitz- journalist and author.
• Allen Mendler- author of Discipline with Dignity.
• Arne Duncan- CEO of Chicago Public Schools. Presentation on teaching in CPS
• Ron Clark- author of The Essential 55

Community Resources:
• Adler Planetarium
• Shedd Aquarium
• Field Museum
• Science & Industry Museum
• Chicago History Museum
• Chicago Architecture Foundation
• Nature Museum
• Lincoln Park Zoo
• Gardening at local schools

*Each establishment presented my fellow teaching residents and myself with materials to use in the classroom as a part of curriculum and field trip preparation.

Student Teaching

I am currently student teaching at Blue Star Elementary in 5th grade.

I am working with both Kathy Newhouse and Ray Buursma in order to further develop my skills and abilities in lesson planning, curriculum development, classroom management and integrating technology.

During my time at Blue Star Elementary I have done a lot of curiculm development in both social studies and language arts. Each month the students study a genre and are required to read a book from that genre. In the months of Januaray and Feburary the students read biographies. I developed a research project that the stuedents conducted after reading their biography. Each studetns choose 3 of the possible options to include in their project. To look at the assignment explination- look at the links for "Biography Project" or click here.

After the students finished their projects they also conducted a wax museum for their peers and families. Each student memorized a short speech and dressed like their person. Studetns and parents walked around the Biography Brunch and "pushed their buttons" to gain more knowledge about famous people.

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