Karen Gluskin

Field Experiences Examples

Here are examples of class and student work that demonstrate student learning and different forms of assessment.  During my lessons, I use multiple forms of assessment, including discussions, making charts, writing, drawing, and answering questions to assess student understanding through different contexts.  Incorporating various multiple intelligences into my lessons also allows students to use their different strengths and learning styles to demonstrate what they have learned.  Click on the picture to see the sample in more detail.

I incorporate technology into my instruction as often as possible.  Technology allows students to be engaged with the material, see real-life examples, and make connections between ideas.

	I let students work in small groups to research content using laptop computers on specific websites.
	I also use the Projector, PowerPoint presentations, and videos as often as possible when teaching content, which also makes the material accessible to students who learn best visually.
	I also have students write on the board to explain their work.  This allows students to share their ideas and learn from each other.
	During my unit on The Pinballs, I incorporated many different activities that assessed the students’ understanding in different ways. I had them complete a character map about one of the main characters
	and write a letter to one of the characters at the conclusion of the novel.
	To begin a math unit on fractions, percents, and decimals, the 5th graders brainstormed every day uses for each that we compiled into a chart.  For homework, they went home to find examples in their homes.  The students brought in these examples, and we added them to our class chart.
	During a social studies unit on natural resources, the 3rd graders created a class book that could be read in two ways: What the world will look like if you don’t save resources and what the world will look like if we conserve resources.  After brainstorming these ideas, students worked in pairs to create the pages of the book.
	During my unit on the U.S. Government, students often worked in small groups to discuss the main ideas with each other. Here is an example of what ideas a group thought should be included in the Bill of Rights.
	Here is an example of what one group proposed should be a law related to requiring students to be vaccinated before attending school.
	Also, after discussing what it means to be a good citizen, each student wrote a pledge stating what they were going to do to be a good citizen.  I displayed all the pledges in the classroom.
	During my science unit about the solar system, we calculated the distance between each planet and scaled down the size as a class.  Then, students worked together to create a class model of the solar system to help them realize how big it is.