Spring 2019 (20 hours): I was placed at Northridge Elementary with Macie Harris in Kindergarten in Bismarck, ND. This experience focused on Daily Five rotations which included small group instruction with the teacher while other students chose word work, work on writing, read to self, read to someone, or listen to read.
Spring 2019 (20+ hours): I experienced early intervention services with the KIDS Program in Mandan and the Dickinson areas. During this time I observed eligibility evaluations, Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) meetings, home visits, and consult visits (speech-language, early childhood special ed and occupational therapy) for children ages birth to three years.
Spring 2019 (20 hours): I was placed at Roosevelt Elementary in Mandan, ND in a special education preschool program for ages three to five under Cassandra Quintus. Children attending spent two to three hours in a classroom setting where we adapted classroom experiences that followed their Individual Education Plan (IEP).
K.I.D.S Program
Diversity Practicum
Fall 2019 (30 hours): I was not placed in a specific classroom setting for this practicum. I got my experiences from different settings that included observation in the Kindergarten classroom at Northridge Elementary with Ms. Harris, Adult Life Ed with one of my Special Education classes and the Special Olympics Club at UMary. I got to work alongside many different people.
Elementary Practicum
Fall 2019 (pending 120 hours): I am currently at St. Mary's Grade School in Bismarck, North Dakota in first grade with Karen Uhler. I observed and taught math, reading, science, social studies, and art. I also got to experience a private school setting where the first grade teachers team-taught several units and was included in a PLC meeting.
Certifications & Training
First Aid/CPR/AED (Oct. 2019)
Child Care Aware -- Growing Futures:
Safe Sleep and Reducing the Risk of SIDS (yearly renewal) (2017-current)
Supervision in Early Childhood (Dec. 2017)
Promoting Development: Infants and Toddlers (Jan. 2018)
Assessing Young Children (Oct. 2018)
"The secret in education lies in respecting the student." -Ralph Waldo Emerson