Ted Villanyi Teacher Info: Mr. Lowell 40 5th grade Degree? BA education minor special ed Years of teaching?

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Classroom Info: Demographics- 1 Asian 1 Pacific islander 1 African American 24 White

Grades in building 5th and 6th Suburban school 27 students Fishers, IN middle class to upper class In the classroom there are about 30 desks, a chalkboard, white board, smart board, TV, and teachers desk. It is a science class with a fun professor. There are posters, skeletons, planets, rockets, projects, and other lab like material.

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The classroom setup provides an entertaining atmosphere that promotes scientific learning and creative thinking. The desks up close to the front help students that struggle to focus pay more attention. There is an even spread that gives students room to work together and learn together.

Daily Activities: Teacher responsibilities- recess? After school meetings? Goes out to recess everyday because he likes to. Meetings vary, not set in stone Amount of time spent outside of school day?? 8PM-11PM 2-3 hours. Majority of Sundays Amount of time spent on activities, school day is separated by rotations that are ?? 45 and 50 minute rotations

Classroom Management: Behavioral management planbound by school rules. Given respect cards, 3rd

offense takes away recess. Developing respect and a mutual relationship is the ultimate behavioral prevention plan Students are expected to be quiet once seated in classroom Teacher asks students to stay with him when they get off track and will say hes disappointed if students do not meet his expectations. Class routine- Begin class with daily science activity, teacher explains the days lesson or project, and then students begin working on it. How is class work organized?? No homework anymore. Binder with individual subject folders, science journals. Teacher interaction with students consists of socializing and joking with kids to create a personal connection and then transitions into serious lesson discussion. Greatest challenge in class control?? Class size the classes are getting too big, tough to communicate. Controlled chaos, more interaction less control. I will establish concrete structure and organization in my class routine

Teaching philosophy: What is teachers philosophy? Special Ed? Students must have fun and that encourages them to work harder. Hands on interactive learning.

What accommodations do you provide? Depends on students, bound by IEPs, they provide specific instruction. Any student can retake test or quiz. Doesnt matter when they learn as long as they learn. Assistive tech? All students have iPads, apple TVs

Collaboration: How is the collaboration between you and special ed teacher? Great collabortation communicate several times weekly. Reviews, meets, and accommodates for students as needed.

Professional growth and development: Activities and workshops that were helpful to teacher?? Space camp was favorite, science filled. Does rocket club. Generic all staff training basic because of budget cuts. Service training provided by school? Most valuable lesson learned your first year of teaching?? IPS one big open room. Prison mentality. Helped him handle classroom management. Never wanted to see a hostile environment in a class again.

Resources: In this day and age technology has become a huge tool in teaching in the classroom. Next year Fall Creek Intermediate will provide iPads to all of its students and staff. These will replace textbooks through digital copies. Other educational applications

will also be used. However, how will the teachers be able to control what the students are doing on their iPad. While the class is supposed to be reading chapter 4 of their science book from their iPad how is the teacher supposed to monitor that to make sure are not playing flappy bird. In this class the teacher asked for parents to donate to acquire a 3D printer for the classroom. That costs $2,400! The printer will be used for the engineering based projects that Indianas state curriculum is now geared towards.