Artifact # 4
Context:
Through this project I posed as a third grade teacher, along with two
other education majors, as we made a newsletter to parents introducing
ourselves and discussing important information they need to know about
the upcoming school year. We included segments about ourselves, our
classroom operating procedures, a few special events coming up, opportunities
for the parents to get involved, and some of the curriculum we plan to
teach that aligns with NCDPI curriculum. We also included a picture
of ourselves along with other graphics. This newsletter was made
using Microsoft Publisher.
Impact:
By making a newsletter for the parents of the third grade students,
it helps prepare me for my future as a teacher. There will be many
newsletters that will be needed throughout my career. Now I have
a better understanding of how to get information to the students and their
parents in a professional manner, and I am prepared to continue to seek
professional yet creative and informing ways to communicate with students,
parents, and other colleagues.
Alignment:
Making a newsletter aligns with Tech-competency V-D
because I have created a way to send out information to the people I will
be collaborating with in my career by using technology. Furthermore,
this newsletter demonstrates my willingness to establish cooperative partnerships
with parents while linking with school colleagues to support students'
learning (INTASC Principle 10).