Capstone Presentation By: Shea Millsaps

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Capstone PresentationBy Shea Millsaps

• One mark of a great educator is the ability to
  lead students out to new places where even the
  educator has never been.
• --Thomas Groome

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Introduction
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Michelle Shea Millsaps

• Masters in Arts and Teaching
• Hill City Elementary School (Pickens County)
• Third Grade with Ms. Shawna Gaskill

• Subjects I Taught
• Reading
• Language Arts
• Science
• Social Studies
• Math

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Hill City Elementary SchoolHelping Students
Exceed Standards

• HCES has 631 students
• Distinguished Title 1 School
• It is located in Jasper, Georgia
• Average student-teacher ration is 15.5 to 1
• 324 of the 631 students qualify for free or
  reduced lunches
• Principal Dr. Carlton Wilson
• Assistant Principal Joeta Youngblood

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My Students

• Fourteen students
• Six girls
• 6 Caucasian
• Eight boys
• 1 Hispanic-American
• 1 African-American
• 2 Speech IEPs

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My Daily Schedule
745915 Reading 9151000 Language
Arts 10001050 Science/Soc. St. 1050-1140
CAMP (Music, Computer, P.E., P.E.,
Art) 1140-1210 Lunch 1215-140
Math 140-210 Recess 210-220
Pack-up/Dismissal
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My Thoughts, Feelings, Fears, Strengths and
Weaknesses
excited
nervous
anxious
Ready to begin
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My Lesson Plans

• Observation 1 Science Lesson Plan
• -Features of GA. Plants Animals
• Observation 3 Math Lesson Plan
• -Geometric Solid Figures
• Observation 4 Reading Lesson Plan
• -The Science Fair

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Planning for Differentiated Instruction

• Science Essential Questions
• What features do plants have that help them to
  survive?
• What features do animals have that help them to
  survive?

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Science
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Planning for Differentiated Instruction

• Math Essential Questions
• What features do we use to tell solid shapes
  apart?
• What plane figures are used to make up the solid
  figures?

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Math
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Planning for Differentiated Instruction

• Reading Essential Questions
• How do suffixes affect the spelling and meanings
  of root words?
• How does a reader discover the meanings of new
  words using text?

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Reading
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The Process of Planning

1. I reviewed the pre-assessments in order to
   determine which students would be placed into the
   specific groups.
2. I would organize the information into a
   Pre-assessment Results Chart for each lesson.
3. I would then meet with Ms. Gaskill to discuss the
   results and to get any assistance that she may
   offer

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The Process of PlanningExample of
Pre-Assessment Results Chart
Name Number Missed Group Activity Comments
Camron 4 1 Vocab Web
Will 4 1 Vocab Web
Isaac 4 1 Vocab Web
Jesilyn 4 1 Vocab Web
Sidney 3 1 Vocab Web Not very sure of himself, felt he would be more comfortable
Olivia 2 2 Prompted GO
Chris 2 2 Prompted GO
Daelyn 2 2 Prompted GO
Jessi 2 2 Prompted GO
Matt 3 2 Prompted GO Has shown that he needs more challenging work, would perform better here
Caroline 0 3 Blank GO
James 0 3 Blank GO
Anna 0 3 Blank GO
Kylen NA 3 Blank GO Was absent for pre-assessment, based on overall academic progress over last three weeks felt he is capable for this group
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Features of GA Plants and AnimalsLeveled Science
Readers
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Features of GA Plants and AnimalsDifferentiated
Graphic Organizers
Vocabulary Web
Prompted GO
Blank GO
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Math Geometric Solid FiguresHow I
Differentiated Instruction
Sorting
Prompted GO
Blank GO
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Reading The Science FairSuffixes
VocabularyLeveled Readers
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Reading The Science FairSuffixes
VocabularyComprehension Vocabulary Questions
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Reading The Science FairSuffixes
VocabularyComprehension Vocabulary Questions
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Impacting Student LearningObservational
ChecklistScience
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Impacting Student LearningRubricReading
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Impacting Student LearningPost-Assessment
TestScience
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Professional Development

• Attended all faculty meetings
• Attended grade level meetings with principal
• Attended team meetings with 3rd grade teachers
• Attended Statewide Longitudinal Data System
  training (9 to 10 3/9/12)
• Attended speech IEP meetings

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Professional Development
IEP Letter
Prof. organ
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My PhilosophyThen Now

• Discipline problems should be handled in the
  office
• The teacher has the only role in time management
• Everyone should do the same work
• Teacher sets the pace for the class
• Start at the beginning and work toward the end
  when planning
• Assessments are done at the end

• Discipline should be handled within the classroom
  if possible
• The entire class has a role in time management
• Differentiation
• Students set the pace for the class
• Begin at the end and work backwards when planning
• Assessments are needed at the beginning, middle
  and end

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conclusion
Developing as an educator

• Teach in a Pre-K through 5th grade classroom
• Develop my skills of differentiation with
  experience
• Gain more knowledge of the Georgia Professional
  Standards
• Eventually go back to school and work on a
  specialist degree in special education
• I hope to earn my doctorate in teaching within
  the next 5 to 10 years

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conclusion

• I want to thank all professors at Reinhardt
  University
• Special thanks to Ms. Gaskill and all faculty and
  staff at Hill City Elementary School in Pickens
  County
• Thank you to Ms. Delores Nichols for all her time
  and support during this experience