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touro college final project professor stein edse 603 amy a cruz su2012qa

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table of contents allow me to introduce myself 4 my introduction letter 4 my resume 5 my talents 7 my background 8 field trips 10 prospect park zoo 11 citi pond ice skating rink 13 melody lanes ­ bowling alley 14 technology 15 iaup ­ internet acceptable use policy 16 rules 16 my rational 16 video logs 18 youblisher 19 readiris 20 science 21 science fair project 22 google science fair projects 22 for educators 22 scientific method/experiment 23 build a film canister rocket 23 math 25 summit 26 various 6th grade math topics 27 my times tables 28 change from a dollar 29 education 30 common core standards general and special education 31 differentiated instruction general and special education 32 sesis special education 33 a cruz final project page 2

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test prep general and special education 34 edse 603 sum qa reviews 35 first impressions 36 final thoughts 36 index 38 a cruz final project page 3

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allow me to introduce myself my introduction letter amy a cruz email touroacruz2@gmail.com to whom it may concern i am writing to express my interest in an elementary teacher position within your school i am currently a head teacher in a 6th grade self-contained class i am certified in early childhood education birth ­ second grade childhood first ­ sixth grade students with disabilities early childhood birth ­ second grade and students with disabilities childhood first ­ sixth grade from st joseph`s college given the opportunity i am confident my educational background teaching experience and passion for teaching will ensure my success in your school throughout my year at p.s 157 my year at sunshine developmental and my four years at saint joseph s i have created lesson plans for small groups of children as well as whole classes i have used a variety of instructional strategies and differentiated instruction to meet the diverse needs of the students i have also completed numerous hours of observation and student teaching in general education ict classes and selfcontained classrooms this has helped me grow by helping me learn from several teachers and observe different methods of instruction and classroom management this past year my students have given me the opportunity to strengthen my skills in working with behavioral difficulties learning disabilities students with speech delays and autistic students i am more than confident that my passion for teaching and creativity will be a great addition to your staff 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 amy a cruz back to the top a cruz final project page 4

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my resume amy a cruz email touroacruz2@gmail.com career objective to obtain a full-time teaching position as a special education or general education teacher for grades pre-kindergarten ­ sixth new york state certification early childhood education ­ birth ­ second grade childhood education ­ first ­ sixth grade students with disabilities early childhood birth ­ second grade students with disabilities childhood first ­ sixth grade education 2002-2006 saint joseph s high school brooklyn ny regents diploma graduated as a member of the national honor society 2006-2010 saint joseph s college brooklyn ny bachelor of arts in child study general and special education june 2010 area of concentration english gpa 3.1 2010-present touro college brooklyn ny masters of science in childhood education anticipated 6/2013 students with disability grades 1st ­ 6th professional experience child abuse workshop safe schools against violence in education save workshop liberal arts and science test last assessment of teaching skills ­ written ats-w content specialty tests cst multi-subject students with disabilities related work experience september 2011 ­ present p.s 157 ­ brooklyn ny 11237 teacher ­ grade 6 ­ self-contained a cruz final project page 5

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created and implemented differentiated instruction lessons in ela math writing science and social studies implemented activities that work on numerous students iep goals worked with students who had behavioral speech learning and social difficulties september 2010 ­ august 2011 sunshine developmental school ­ jamaica ny 11435 teacher ­ upk preschool created and implemented lessons in a upk classroom implemented activities that work on numerous students iep goals worked with students who had behavioral speech cognitive and social difficulties fall 2009 public school 217 brooklyn ny 11230 student teaching ­ grade k ­ self contained grade 5 ctt · worked with one child and whole class · assisted teacher in class instruction spring 2009 public school 71 brooklyn ny 11385 junior fieldwork ­ grade 4 ­ ctt assumed the position of head teacher on several occasions assisted children with shared and guided reading additional work experience feb 2005 ­ may 2010 st joseph s college brooklyn ny 11205 office assistant/secretary maintained and organized student files handled communications between staff and students aided in the creation of documents for dissemination scholary endeavors thesis the role of the family on english language learners ell emotional social and cognitive development in a spanish speaking home grade aback to the top a cruz final project page 6

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my talents one of my hidden talents you can say is i love to plan parties you can say that this may not be a talent that is useful in a school setting however party planning can also be connected to school afterschool activities/fundraisers in my current school i have helped with middle school fairs student holiday parties student holiday dances and school shows when you go to parties like this you may not think that there is a lot behind it but there is working in any school the first thing you must think about is how is this going to be financially funded that is the big question once this question is answered or once this question has a solution on how to raise the money everything else must be planned approved and purchased within the limits back to the top a cruz final project page 7

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my background my name is amy cruz and i am 24 years old i graduated from saint joseph s college in june 2010 i am currently in touro college completing my master s in special education 1st -6th grade i am also engaged and accepted my boyfriend s proposal in august 2010 on the beach in puerto rico the first little member of my own family is my little teacup yorkie twinkie my favorite hobbies are swimming and dancing swimming calms my mind and dancing lifts my energy i am from a very large half puerto rican and british family being the youngest out of five girls is hard especially since all my sisters are intelligent and career driven my oldest sister yolanda is a nurse in pennsylvania the second oldest rebecca works in a law firm in the city my middle sister emma is a school psychologist in a charter school in the bronx and has her license to open her own practice if she wishes the second youngest sister in the family is a zoologist and work as an animal trainer in prospect park zoo i being the youngest made sure i kept up with being a career driven woman and am currently a 6th grade special education teacher in a department of education school doe prior to this position i was an early intervention teacher in a small school in jamaica queens i helped children age ranging 2 years-6 years old learn basic early life/social skills and tried to help them learn basic academic information my family is very important to me because we are so close i have three nieces three nephews two great nephews and i did say very large family with emma just having her first child lucas on june 8 2012 growing up in a large family has many advantages one advantage is you learn patience when everyone is trying to talk at once and becoming frustrated with one another you learn to take a breath and analyze the situation at hand another advantage is you are able to learn different learning styles my parents arsenio a cruz final project page 8

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and miranda are very old fashion and we all sat at the kitchen table doing homework my nieces and nephews ages are close to the three younger sister we sat together trying to help each other with any math science etc assignment that we had the different learning styles were evident when one did the math assignment with just straight paper and pen while another was use the cans of peas and carrots to help make real life manipulatives to give a visual aid i feel this is what made me want to incorporate anything that will get my students interested technology is a huge aspect of how a child can be engaged in a math science ela and social studies lesson this interest and motivation is good because this is a technologically savvy world and technology/computers are very powerful tools back to the top a cruz final project page 9

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field trips a cruz final project page 10

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prospect park zoo we will be going to the prospect park zoo in order to get a closer look at the different animals there the students will be mainly focusing on mammals birds reptiles and amphibians they will get a deeper understanding about the animals lifestyles scientific name size range habitat conservation status and even fun facts field trip to prospect park zoo back to the top a cruz final project page 11

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ms cruz s udl lesson for prospect park zoo back to the top a cruz final project page 12

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citi pond ice skating rink the children will be ice skating this trip directly relates to our science unit motion and force by ice skating the children will be learning first-hand how much force they need to create with their own bodies to produce a certain motion field trip to citi pond ice skating rink back to the top a cruz final project page 13

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melody lanes ­ bowling alley the children will be bowling this trip directly relates to our ice skating trip and science unit on motion and force sir isaac newton s three laws of motion can be applied to bowling in different ways the first law of motion can be used to show how a bowling ball will react when it hits the lane an oiled strip of nearly frictionless surface newton s second law f=ma describes the force that the bowling ball will exert on the pins when it hits them newton s third law of motion for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction explains why the ball will knock down the pins the ball thrown will apply a force on the pins that will knock down the pins this trip will also focusing on social interaction with students and peers field trip melody lanes bowling alley back to the top a cruz final project page 14

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