Elementary Education
CategoryElementary Education: On Finding Time
“I lost some time once. It’s always in the last place you look for it.” ~ Neil Gaiman
My husband recently asked me to accompany him..
Elementary Education: On Workload
Grad school is a lot of work. That seems like a pretty obvious statement, but it is one that I have said to myself multiple times thro..
Elementary Education: On The Hunger Games
Our most recent assignment for our Methods and Materials for Social Studies course was to complete a book review in order to determine..
Elementary Education: On Curriculum Slams
A few weeks ago, I received an email from the Manager of Teacher Programs at the MCA Chicago inviting me to attend their annual Curric..
Elementary Education Photo Essay: Observing at the Union League in Pilsen
I thought maybe I had pulled up to the wrong building or had incorrectly jotted down the address of my Scientists for Tomorrow after-s..
Elementary Education: Exploring the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
One of our upcoming assignments in Social Studies is to visit a museum with a student and observe how they interact with the space. I ..
Elementary Education: Spring Semester Ahoy.
SCIENTISTS FOR TOMORROW
We arrived into our science class to discover that this semester’s observation hours will be completed via ..
Elementary Education: On Integrating the Arts
I spent the last two weeks immersed in a course that focuses on integrating the arts into the classroom. A focus on arts integration w..
Elementary Education: Walsh School Observations
I recently had the opportunity to do some field work in Ms. Ionita’s 5th and 6th grade classroom at Walsh School. Ms. Ionita is an ama..
Elementary Education: Professor Mary Pat Garr
Please describe your role in the Elementary Education Department.
I have been the director of elementary student teaching. This yea..