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touro college su2012qa my final projectpamela duarte edse 603 [type text page 0 professor daniel stein

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table of contents special education teacher 2 pamela duarte 2 introduction letter 3 resume 4 my talents and background 7 content specialty test cst 8 internet acceptable use policy iaup 9 student information 9 personal safety violations for students 10 privacy violations 10 differentiated instruction 11 what is differentiated instruction 11 mathematics 12 success using multimedia math internet technologies summit 12 number pairing 13 science 15 my science lesson 15 google science fair projects 17 field trips 19 field trip to the prospect park zoo 19 prospect park zoo 20 my initial views of edse 603 22 my final thoughts 23 my final project pamela duarte page 1

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special education teacher pamela duarte ms pamela duarte special education teacher this website email touropduarte87@gmail.com professor daniel stein website back to table of contents my final project pamela duarte page 2

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introduction letter pamela duarte email touropduarte87@gmail.com june 20 2012 to whom it may concern i am writing to express my interest in an elementary position within your school i am currently an education major at touro college i graduated from saint josephs college as a child study major after completing the child study program at saint josephs college i was certified in early childhood and childhood education as well as students with disabilities both early childhood and childhood given the opportunity i am confident my education background and teaching experience will ensure my success in your district throughout my four years at saint josephs college i have completed numerous hours of observations and student teaching in general education inclusion and self-contained classrooms i created lesson using a variety of instructional strategies and differentiated instruction to meet the diverse needs of the students in my cooperating classes i have had the chance to learn from several teachers and observe different methods of instruction and classroom management i am confident that my passion for teaching and creativity will be of great interest to you i would greatly appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss in greater detail how my experience and dedication will make a positive contribution i look forward to hearing from you to arrange an interview thank you for your time and consideration sincerely pamela duarte back to table of contents my final project pamela duarte page 3

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resume back to table of contents my final project pamela duarte page 4

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pamela duarte touropduarte87@gmail.com career objective to obtain a full-time teaching position as a special education or general education teacher for grades pre-kindergarten-6 education saint joseph s college brooklyn ny 11205 bachelor of arts child study human relations june 2009 child abuse workshop safe schools against violence in education save workshop anticipated new york state certification in grades pre-k-6 general and special education thesis a first grader with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder career experience new york city board of education public school 91 glendale ny 11385 student teacher grade 4 spring 2009 implemented lessons in literacy in literacy math and science assisted the teacher in class instruction planned and executed lesson units student teacher grade k esl spring 2009 conducted whole morning instruction worked and planed lessons collaboratively with cooperating teacher executed lessons as whole class instruction student teacher grade 3 ctt fall 2008 created and administered lessons in reading and math assisted the teacher in running records worked in small groups and one on one student teacher grade 1-ctt fall 2008 followed balanced literacy curriculum created and administered lessons in reading and math worked in small groups and whole class back to table of contents my final project pamela duarte page 5

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work experience ps 4 k brooklyn ny 11221 special education teacher glenridge dental center glendale ny 11385 dental assistant/office manager special skills computer literate in windows xp microsoft word power point and the internet bilingual in spanish and italian september 2009-present december 2002-august 2009 references antoinette m teacher p.s 16 corona queens gina z teacher p.s 91 glendale queens rosemary r paraprofessional p.s 12 woodside queens additional references furnished upon request professional portfolio available back to table of contents my final project pamela duarte page 6

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my talents and background hello everyone my name is pamela and i am 25 years old i graduated from saint josephs college with a bachelor of arts in child study i am certified to teach from birth to sixth grade in both general and special education i am currently a special education teacher and i work for the dept of education i teach at p4k in bed-stuy brooklyn this is a district 75 school i teach a 12:1:1 alternate assessment classroom with children classified as having mental retardation or being emotionally disturbed the age range in my class varies from 8 years old which is third grade to 10 years old which is fifth grade this is my third year teaching the same population in april i received tenure although we have two brand new mac desktops in my classroom technology is not often used in my school the way it should be i am currently working in obtaining my masters degree in education to continue teaching this is my third year teaching and i love my job before i began my teaching career i worked in a medical office for seven years as a supervisor at a young age i was given this job position that entitled many different roles and responsibilities some of my responsibilities entailed supervising the office staff billing insurance payments staff work schedules doctor schedules and computer auditing i consider myself to be a very hard and dedicated worker i go above and beyond to achieve my dreams and make sure they come true the sky is the limit my final project pamela duarte page 7

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content specialty test cst the content specialty test is a component of the new york state teacher certification examinations nystce offered in specific subjects the cst typically consists of multiple-choice questions and a written assignment the csts in languages other than english and music include taped listening and/or speaking components and a written assignment the purpose of the test is to assess knowledge and skills in the subject of the certificate sought professor stein developed this workshop for touro college students to review and prepare for the nys-tce for students with disabilities exam this is both a review a training and a quiz all educators and students preparing for the exam are welcome to use this free preparation this is a great exercise tool to use to practice for the cst the great thing about this practice quiz is that you can take the test multiple times if you are interested in practicing for the cst exam for free check out the link below good luck cst swd quiz i took the cst swd quiz and passed this is my certificate below back to table of contents my final project pamela duarte page 8

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internet acceptable use policy iaup i believe the 3 rules of the iaup i listed above are three of the most important rules in the iaup children should have the right to privacy and no personal information should be posted on the internet without permission once information is made public on the internet anyone can search and view the information students should not post personal information especially about other students everyone is entitled to their own privacy it should be up to the person on what student information each school must obtain written parental consent prior to the disclosure of student information or student work on any department web page student information includes name address school name grade class photograph writing or other creative work or any other student educational record my final project pamela duarte page 9

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i believe this is one of the most important rules in the iaup children should have the right to privacy and no personal information should be posted on the internet without permission once information is made public on the internet anyone can search and view the information personal safety violations for students student users will not post or transmit photographs or personal contact information about themselves or other people without prior written parental consent from the parent of the student whose information is being posted such consent must be delivered to the childs teacher or principal personal contact information includes but is not limited to home address telephone number school name school address and classroom privacy violations users should not repost a message that was sent to them privately without permission of the person who sent them the message i believe the 3 rules of the iaup i listed above are three of the most important rules in the iaup children should have the right to privacy and no personal information should be posted on the internet without permission once information is made public on the internet anyone can search and view the information students should not post personal information especially about other students everyone is entitled to their own privacy it should be up to the person on what they want to have published on the internet back to table of contents my final project pamela duarte page 10

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video log youblisher this is a really cool site that helps you publish a pdf file a pdf is a portable document format file this means that you will be able to see images and text as well as hyperlinks links to the web if you want to create a normal microsoft word document into a pdf you just follow these simple steps instead of saving the document as a .doc or .docx you will use the scroll down box and choose pdf when your work is saved as a pdf you can go to youblisher and upload your pdf file there the site will create your once regular document into a flipbook these flipbooks can be educational professional or even personal and fun to use with students and adults of all ages youblisher official site differentiated instruction what is differentiated instruction proactive meaning that the teacher plans and uses a variety of ways to teach learning a combination of whole group small group and individual instruction qualitative meaning quality work over quantity work created through assessment uses multiple approaches to accommodate multiple intelligences student centered meaning that lessons are engaging relevant interesting and active dynamic organized and planned my final project pamela duarte page 11

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mathematics success using multimedia math internet technologies summit my final project pamela duarte page 12

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summit is great interactive approach in helping students integrate math and technology all in one this is also a great reinforce activity for students to practice after learning a new skill teachers can use summit as a form of student assessment teachers can monitor students progress easily number pairing using addition to create money change addition is the key to creating change from $1.00 $10.00 $100 or even $1,000 by using the lastplace value always total 10 and the other previous place values always total to 9 you can easily domental math in your head to turn your money into correct change as a review your place value chart looks like the following examples you have $1.00 and want to purchase a piece of candy that costs $0.56 how much money will you receive in change my final project pamela duarte page 13

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solution mental math what number when added to the tenths place equals 9 what number when added to the hundredths place equals 10 your mental math should look like this in your head $0.56 $0.5 9 answer is 4 0.6 10 answer is 4 the final answer you will receive $0.44 as change for purchasing a $0.56 piece of candy with $1.00 2 you have $100.00 and want to buy an item that costs $34.56 how much money will you receive in change solution mental math what numbers when added to the tens ones and tenths place equals 9 what number when added to the hundredths place equals 10 your mental math should look like this in your head $34.56 $3 9 answer is 6 4 9 answer is 5 5 9 answer is 4 6 10 answer is 4 the final answer you will receive $65.44 as change for purchasing a $34.56 item with $100.00 back to table of contents my final project pamela duarte page 14

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