Instructional Practices

All assignments are listed in the order they were assigned to me.

All pictures were taken by me and are of my precious companions.

To access the PDF of each assignment, click on the title.

My work is presented here as a guide and is not intended for you to copy or use as your own. The same goes for pictures.

Letter to Parents

This assignment asked us to write an informational letter to parents that explain an “integrated curriculum.” We had to explain what an integrated curriculum was, how it will affect regular activities, and why it is better than other approaches.

My favorite little man, Grisham Fitzpatrick.

Differentiation of a Lesson

This assignment asked us to differentiate a lesson through content, assessment, or delivery. We had to write a narrative that explained how we differentiated.

My little baby, Huckleberry Tate, when he first arrived at our home. We rescued him from under a church where he made his presence known by howling until someone helped him. He desperately wanted to be outside, so when he was a kitten we used a harn… — My little baby, Huckleberry Tate, when he first arrived at our home. We rescued him from under a church where he made his presence known by howling until someone helped him. He desperately wanted to be outside, so when he was a kitten we used a harness to allow him to explore his new territory.

Critical Literacy Lesson

Here we used a template to create a mini-lesson that focused on critical readings of text. I used a piece of fiction that we were currently reading, Buried Onions by Gary Soto to teach analyzation of various perspectives.

Strategy Blog

This assignment tasked us with creating a blog post concerning evidenced-based strategies. I used Apple Pages and one of their pre-made templates to create the “blog” as I didn’t quite know how else to format it.

Robert Mendrell, more lovingly known as Bob, posing for his portrait.

Fluency Infographic

Using Venngage, I created a quick infographic on the definition of fluency, the reasons fluency is crucial to reading and comprehension, and strategies to help build fluency in our students.