Enrichment

Welcome, students and parents!

My background

I grew up in Decatur, Alabama.

I attended Auburn, University.

My experience

I’ve been teaching for over 20 years.

I have taught kindergarten, 2nd, 3rd, 4th,

and 5th grades.

* I have my gifted endorsement from

the states of Georgia and Texas.

All About

Miss Holt

My background I grew up in Peachtree City, Georgia.

I attended the University of Tennessee and LaGrange College for my undergraduate work. I earned my Master’s Degree from the University of West Georgia and my Educational Specialist from Lincoln Memorial University.

My experience I’ve been teaching for 11 years and 10 of those

have been right here at Cleveland!

I have taught kindergarten, 1st, and 3rd grades.

University of Tennessee

Football

Playing golf

Traveling to the beach

and the mountains

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Pressure to perform emphasizes outcomes such as winning awards and getting a good grade,for which the student is highly praised.Encouragement emphasizes effort, the process used to achieve, steps taken toward accomplishing a goal, and improvement. It leaves appraisal and valuation to the youngster.

Carol Dweck, a motivation researcher, describes the “mindset” needed for learning. Parents and Teachers can teach their students to have a “growth mindset” that allows for struggle and failure on the path to understanding. Children need to know that there is value in hard work and that their hard work makes a difference to their success.

Heidie G. Halvorson, in her article, “The Trouble with Bright Kids”, states that gifted children should be praised for their hard work rather than told how smart they are. http://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/resources-parents/motivation-and-learning#sthash.tYOxfFpp.dpuf

Article from National Association for the Gifted

Praise VS EncouragementOveremphasis on achievement or outcomes rather than a child's efforts, involvement, and desire to learn about topics of interest is a common parental/teacher pitfall. The line between pressure and encouragement is subtle but important.

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Bloom’s taxonomy – Hierarchy of thinking skills

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● Universal Themes....● 1st Grade ~ Foundations● 2nd Grade ~ Change● 3rd Grade ~ Systems● 4th Grade ~ Perspectives● 5th Grade ~ Interdependence

● ...and the Enrichment Curriculum!● ● Units of study under universal theme

"umbrella"● ● Designed to be very challenging● ● Interdisciplinary in nature● ● Classroom differentiation● ● Creating life-long learners who "feed"

themselves

What Will My Child be Studying in

Enrichment Class this Year?School: Cleveland Elementary 2014-2015

Enrichment Strands by Subject Area

Grade LevelUniversal

ThemeVocabulary Literature/Writing

Logical/ Mathematical

ExplorationsScience The Human Experience Technology

1st FoundationsWord Detectives I

(Miss Holt)

-Through Different

Lenses – Fairy

Tales as the Foundation

of Culture

-Junior Great Books

(Miss Holt)

Cooperative Problem

Solving

(Miss Holt)

Hard Science

(Miss Holt)

The Me Network

(Miss Holt)

Power Points

Web Research

Google tools

(Miss Holt)

2nd ChangeWord Detectives II

(Miss Holt)

-Junior Great Books

-Beyond Words

(Miss Holt)

-Problem Solving

Strategies

-Mathematical Notation

in Different Cultures

-Domino Math

(Miss Holt)

Thinking Like a Scientist:

Using the Scientific

Method

(Miss Holt)

Ancient Cultures: Ancient

Egypt and Ancient Greece and

Rome

Current Issues

(Miss Holt)

-Timeliner

-Powerpoints

-Google tools

(Miss Holt)

3rd Systems

Caesar’s English I

Lessons 1-10

(Miss Holt)

Jr. Great Books

(Miss Holt)

Journalism

(Mrs. Brown)

-Eddie Files (Real

World Math Concepts)

Logic Exercises

(Miss Holt)

(Mrs. Brown)

Aerodynamics: The

Systems of Flight

(Miss Holt),

Archeology: A System for

Discovery

(Mrs. Brown)

National Parks – Systems at

Work

(Miss Holt)

Current Issues

(Miss Holt)

(Mrs. Brown)

-Google tools

-Glogster

-PowerPoints

-Timeliner

(Miss Holt)

(Mrs. Brown)

4th Perspective

Caesar’s English I

Lessons 11-20

(Miss Holt)

Down a Rabbit Hole(Alice

in Wonderland)

(Miss Holt)

(Mrs. Brown)

-Eddie Files (Real

World Math Concepts)

Logic Exercises

(Miss Holt)Scientific Investigations:

(Mrs. Brown)

Current Issues

(Miss Holt)

(Mrs. Brown)

Through Artist’s Eyes

(Mrs. Brown)

-Google tools

-Glogster

(Miss Holt)

(Mrs. Brown)

5th InterdependenceCaesar’s English II

(Miss Holt)

The Shakespeare

Experience: A

Midsummer Night’s

Dream

(Miss Holt)

Logic Exercises

(Miss Holt)

Hands on Equations

(Mrs. Brown)

Exploravision

(Mrs. Brown)

Current Issues

(Mrs. Brown)

Skype With Experts to

Learn about Technology

innovations for

Exploravision; design web

pages; Google tools

(Miss Holt)

(Mrs. Brown)

Disney Science Project

Guest speakers

Archaeology and the Disney Planet Project here at Cleveland Elementary School.

How do native plants affect local streams and ultimately the Chattahoochee River and our drinking water?

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Weekly Schedule

● ○ Monday – 3rd Grade● ○ Tuesday –5th Grade● ○ Wednesday – 1st Grade● ○ Thursday – 2nd Grade● ○ Friday – 4th Grade● Specials, recess, and lunch with homeroom● Students do not make up everything they miss

while in Enrichment

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Continuation Policy● 85 average in core classes of regular

classroom Adequate progress & participation in

EnrichmentInterface between settings

● Contact between home, regular classroom, and Enrichment team solves most all problems

● Probation● Withdrawal

Enrichment Report Cards● Will be sent home for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th

Nine-weeks grading periods.

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Report Cards

Areas that are considered on the Enrichment Report Card:

1. Independence/Self-Direction2. Critical Thinking Skills/Problem Solving3. Social/Personal Growth Skills4. Motivation5. Creativity6. Communication7. Research8. Conduct9. OtherRather than using ABC grades, we use the following symbols for achievement: 1. S+ Working Beyond Expectations2. S Meeting Expectations3. WN Working Novice: Still Developing Skills4. NI Absence of Effort and/or product

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● There will be little homework in Enrichment as we know that your child has enough to do in the regular classroom.

● However, because of the accelerated content of our class and the fact that we meet only one day a week, there will be times when outside work is required to complete projects.

Homework in Enrichment???

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● Parent/Enrichment teachers/classroom teacher/students –What a team!

● E-mail us if you have questions or concerns: brown.laura@mail.fcboe.organd holt.emily@mail.fcboe.org

● Weekly updates will be posted on our Enrichment websites. Please visit the sites regularly.

We look forward to working with your children and we know that we will have a great year!