Curriculum Enrich

Curriculum Enrichment/
Staff Development

Program Description:

Curriculum Enrichment Specialist /Staff Developer, Mrs. Miller, holds a full-time position which is divided into direct instruction for children and staff development opportunities for teachers. The program includes several components:

small group instruction to decrease the student-teacher ratio in grades 4-6

in class mentoring strategies in grades K-3

whole-group literacy lessons in grades K-3

demonstration lessons in all areas of Literacy (K-6)

organizing and delivering staff development workshops to assist teachers in designing and implementing instructional practices to meet and exceed the Performance Standards and the Chancellor's Initiatives

Book Jackets:

One project Mrs. Miller completed with students was creating book jackets. Students learned about all of the elements included in a book jacket, and then created their own version for a book they enjoyed reading. These examples were created by students in class 4-406.

Arlene's Book Jacket

Jordan's Book Jacket

Stephan's Book Jacket

Independent Studies

Author

Genre

Subject

Four book independent studies were completed by 4th-6th grade students, while 3rd grade students completed three book studies. Students were divided into two groups. One group worked with their classroom teacher and the other with Mrs. Miller. Read some of the excellent projects!

Four Book Genre Studies by students in class 5-408 from Mrs. Miller's Group.

Biographies of Women by Taina

Fairy Tales by Roseanna

Mysteries by Jerrell

Science Fiction by Mohammed

Three Book Author Studies by students in 3-412 from Mrs. Gevirtz Group.

Beverly Cleary by Cindy

Judy Blume by Julissa

About the Project:
Students were given a PowerPoint template designed by Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Chasin, a District 1 technology staff developer, to use as a framework to complete their study. Students read their books and completed their work independently. They then entered their completed project into a computer at school. Students were not required to create a PowerPoint presentation. Some students chose to present their projects in different ways, such as by writing a more traditional book report or creating a poster, etc. Technical Assistance was provided by Mrs. Chasin and Mrs. Oakley (District 1 Staff Developers) and Ms. Grant the computer lab teacher.

	Curriculum Enrichment/ Staff Development
Program Description:	Curriculum Enrichment Specialist /Staff Developer, Mrs. Miller, holds a full-time position which is divided into direct instruction for children and staff development opportunities for teachers. The program includes several components: small group instruction to decrease the student-teacher ratio in grades 4-6 in class mentoring strategies in grades K-3 whole-group literacy lessons in grades K-3 demonstration lessons in all areas of Literacy (K-6) organizing and delivering staff development workshops to assist teachers in designing and implementing instructional practices to meet and exceed the Performance Standards and the Chancellor's Initiatives
Book Jackets:	One project Mrs. Miller completed with students was creating book jackets. Students learned about all of the elements included in a book jacket, and then created their own version for a book they enjoyed reading. These examples were created by students in class 4-406. Arlene's Book Jacket Jordan's Book Jacket Stephan's Book Jacket
Independent Studies Author Genre Subject	Four book independent studies were completed by 4th-6th grade students, while 3rd grade students completed three book studies. Students were divided into two groups. One group worked with their classroom teacher and the other with Mrs. Miller. Read some of the excellent projects! Four Book Genre Studies by students in class 5-408 from Mrs. Miller's Group. Biographies of Women by Taina Fairy Tales by Roseanna Mysteries by Jerrell Science Fiction by Mohammed Three Book Author Studies by students in 3-412 from Mrs. Gevirtz Group. Beverly Cleary by Cindy Judy Blume by Julissa About the Project: Students were given a PowerPoint template designed by Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Chasin, a District 1 technology staff developer, to use as a framework to complete their study. Students read their books and completed their work independently. They then entered their completed project into a computer at school. Students were not required to create a PowerPoint presentation. Some students chose to present their projects in different ways, such as by writing a more traditional book report or creating a poster, etc. Technical Assistance was provided by Mrs. Chasin and Mrs. Oakley (District 1 Staff Developers) and Ms. Grant the computer lab teacher.