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About anneshigley

I am in graduate school at Roberts Wesleyan College.

Final Project: Electrical Circuits! – Science, Grade 4

It is finally here! I have learned so much from working on this big project! In the following links you can see the lesson plan, presentation and student handouts that I designed for 4th grade science curriculum. I also researched … Continue reading

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Post #7 – Section 1V: Expanding the Circle

1. The EAST initiative Model that was highlighted in chapter 8 of our textbook (Reinventing Project-based Learning, by: Suzi Boss and Jane Kruass), offers ideas for a very rigorous style of learning that is based out of the community. If … Continue reading

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Student handout and Presentation – Electricity, Grade 4

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Differentiated Content Lesson: (Assignment #8)

Differentiated Content Lesson: (Assignment #8) 1. Visual impairment For a visually impaired student, I would make sure that I or an assistant would be able to help the student to walk through this science lesson and experiment using whatever assistance … Continue reading

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Post #4

Reflect on 2 of the following prompts. Category: Technical 1.) Explain the difference between a wiki and a blog and give your opinion on if you foresee yourself using either tool in your classroom instruction. (Omit.) Category: Text-based 2.) Which … Continue reading

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Reflection #6: TED Talks

I began this assignment by looking on the TED Talks site and found an interesting list of the 20 most frequently viewed TED talks, which you can see here: http://blog.ted.com/2011/06/27/the-20-most-watched-tedtalks-so-far/  Since there are so many options, I decided to use the … Continue reading

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Script for video conference LEMON POWER lesson!

The Video Conference Lesson: Hey, students! Do y’all like science? I think it is awesome! Who can name some things that electricity does for us? [Kids start raising their hands and naming things… lights, cars, music, computers…. etc.] Great! How … Continue reading

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CyberSmart – Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety

Lesson one: (S) Safety and Security Online Common core standards: SL.K.1a-b, SL.K.2-6, SL.2.1a-c, SL.2.3, SL.2.6, L.K-2.6 NETS•S: 3a, 3b, 5a, 5b, 6a http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/lesson/going-places-safely-k-2 This lesson address the skill area of safety and security online, by examining the idea of being able to go … Continue reading

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Assignment #6 – Electrical Circuits, Grade 4 – Science

This is a 4th grade level science lesson about electrical circuits. It is a longer-term assignment, so it is currently a work in progress. Please pardon the dust and proceed with caution. I also attached a drawing that I made … Continue reading

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Reflection #5 – Professional Learning Communities (continued)

I currently have several PLCs (Professional Learning Communities) place, including Twitter, LinkedIn, and Word-Press blog.  I personally feel like I prefer to communicate face-to-face with people in my world, through working with people- friends, family and coworkers. I think that … Continue reading

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