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 Kristin Kinner has donated $25.00 to themself Sep 30, 2013
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Pioneer Elementary School
Hometown:
Parker, CO
Class Information:
Room Number: 102
Students per Class: 25
Class Description:
My first graders are active learners who constantly question how things work and why things happen. They are discovering new things each day and growing into lifelong learners. They are learning to collaborate with their peers, and communicate their knowledge to others. They are becoming critical thinkers by investigating their own questions.
Position:
Frist grade teacher
Needs:
I need to bring my class into the 21st century by integrating technology into our routines each day. We need to have iPads for our classroom to access information and extend their learning.
My Philosophy:
First graders learn best by doing and being active learners. They need rich resources to build their background information and make connections in their learning. The students live in a highly technological world outside the classroom, and I need to provide them with the tools to extend their learning with that technology in the clasroom as well
Personal Information:
About Me:
I have been teaching first, second, and fourth grade at Pioneer Elementary School since we opened the school in 1997. I have enjoyed watching the students grow as learners throughout the years. It is my belief that every student can learn, and I need to meet the needs of all the students in my classroom. "Education'spurpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one." - Malcolm Forbes
College and Degrees:
BA in Elementary Education from Alfred University in Alfred, New York. MA in Reading and Special Education from the College of New Rochelle in New Rochelle, New York. Many hours of prefessional development beyond my masters.
Activities:
walking, reading suspense novels, baking
Favorite Books:
If you give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff, Best Friends by Steven Kellogg, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, Charlotte's Web by E. B. White, The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks, My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.
Favorite Quotes:
"The most wasted day of all is that on which you have not laughed" Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater. Gail Godwin If you can dream it, you can achieve it.
Interests:
reading, baking, cake decorating, dancing nature walks, iPads and apple products - their innovative technology
Employment History:
Pioneer Elementary 1st, 2nd, and 4th DCSD Parker, CO 1997- present Dows Lane School Reading/Learning Specialist 4th/5th Irvington, NY 1994-1997 Mt. Pleasant/ Blythedale UFSD Valhalla, NY - original Reading Specialist 3-12 1992-1994
Why Do I Teach?:
I teach to help other reach their full potential. I look forward to seeing my students grow as learners every day. I like evaluating their learning, and finding new ways to help my students become successful and follow their dreams.
Percent of Students are:
     At-risk: 15 %
     Average: 45 %
     High-achiever: 20 %
     Special Needs: 20 %
Percent of Students are:
     White/Caucasian : 90 %
     Hispanic: 7 %
     Asian: 3 %
Number of students I teach:: 23 students