My First Blog

This week we read chapter 5 from Instructional Technology and Media for Learning from Pearson. In this chapter we learn the ins and outs of computer software and hardware. Here is a link to a set of flashcards I have created to review the basic vocabulary found in chapter 5.

Click this link to be directed to a brief Google Slides document I created about Mrs. Humphrey's second grade class singing and dancing in their classroom.

Here are some useful links for my students to utilize throughout the school year. As I find new informational resources this list may change or grow as we change and grow together. Dictionary Discovery Education EduPlace -How to cite resources Every Living Thing -online dissection resource Glogster

This is my idea for a implementing a Genius Hour lesson for the end of the year for my 4th grade class... I just discovered the Genius Hour this week in a course I am taking at National University. This was the first time I had heard of the Genius Hour and I have to say that I truly love this idea. The incorporation of this idea into the classroom can be an amazingly powerful tool to expand a child's learning beyond the classroom. Having something they can research and create independently can excite and encourage students to learn on their own. The big concern with activities like the Genius Hour in the classroom is the ability to lose control of the students because they are all working on completely different activities all at the same time. In the "What is Genius Hour?" article Mrs. Kirr implements a one-on-one weekly discussion on the Genius Hour project to ensure students are utilizing this time to develop and learn more about what they are passionate ab

Welcome to Miss. Kessler's 3rd Grade Class! My third graders are expected to abide by all classroom rules and expectations. There will be some rules that will be made by the class collaboratively during the start of the year but the following are some hard and fast rules my class must comply with on a daily basis so that we may all learn together in harmony. 1. Respect yourself and others. 2. Teacher talks, I listen. 3. Work together. As stated previously this list will be extended with rules the class feels they need in order to have the best learning environment for themselves as well as others. Parents it's important for the children to be at school on time. In the classroom every minute of our day counts so making sure time is valued by my students by being on time is important to me as well as to them. Here is a link to this years bell schedule as well as the school calendar . Please make sure to take note of special holidays as well as half days to make sure yo

  My name is Jennifer Kessler and I am an aspiring elementary school teacher. My first career was as a senior pharmacy technician for a local retail pharmacy chain. After having a child I found my passion for children and teaching in the classroom. In my free time I love to bake, craft and create! During my free time I spend time with my daughter outside either hiking or going to the beach. My hope in life is to inspire the desire to learn more about the world around us and give the ability to see things from a different point of view. Seeing things through the eyes of a child is the best way to see the true world as it is, pure and beautiful.