Horace Mann 5th grade teachers Kelsey Robinson and Allison Martzolf got a jump-start from CaTT Julie Ferrone for their students' latest work. As a culmination of the recent non-fiction reading unit of study, students learned how to create GoogleLinks. Then, they used their GoogleLinks to give 3-minute class presentations, showing off their newfound expertise. The graphics below show two student GoogleLinks (web links provided if you want to click and learn). Thanks to Jane W for the Army/Police Dogs exemplar (Dogs), and Isaac C. for the one on Pearl Harbor (Pearl Harbor).
The CHAMPS team at Horace Mann is a "school within a school." The six teachers (Rita Axford, Maureen Crane, Caitlin Dukes, Erica O'Grady, Cristina Smith, and Cheryl Smolen) provide leadership and inspiration for the staff in their classrooms--and our entire school--on a daily basis. Together and individually, the both spearhead and support innumerable initiatives for ALL Horace Mann students, always looking for new ideas. There are too many accomplishments to list (and always something new on the horizon). Two recent standouts are their use of yoga/mindfulness in their classrooms and starting a "helping hands" program. Helping hands are 4th and 5th grade students from general education homerooms who volunteer in a CHAMPS classroom during recess 1x/week. This engagement gives students authentic opportunities to practice kindness, compassion and playfulness, and is deepening relationships among students. Who knows...maybe we are even growing some future special educators?!
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