This Teacher Work Sample has been prepared as documentation of my time spent as a professional intern at Dr. Albert Einstein Academy (School #29) in Elizabeth, NJ.
During my time at School #29 I taught one fifth grade class and three eighth grade classes. The unit of study that this teacher work sample will focus on is an eighth grade Earth History unit on weathering, erosion, and deposition. Students will have the opportunity to learn about how weathering, erosion, and deposition formed the Grand Canyon, along with other formations on Earth.
The students were assessed in various ways from oral exams to written test. Multiple methods of technology were used, from the use of multi-media such DVD's, to smartboard technology. The span of this unit was 10 days with a total of 5 lessons. In addition to student factors, community factors were discussed pertaining to Elizabeth, NJ, and how these contextual factors may influence learning, or lack there of.
This teacher work sample is divided into sections: Introduction, Philosophy Statement, Contextual Factors, Learning Goals, Assessment Plan, Design for Instruction, Instructional Decision Making, Analysis of Student Learning, and Reflection and Self-Evaluation.