Ms. Angala's Classroom 2006-2008

CLASSROOM SY 2007-2008
I have created an interactive learning environment that emphasizes inquiry, discovery, and problem solving. My student-centered classroom is a showcase of the professional development trainings and workshops I have attended from the day I started teaching: differentiated instruction, integrating technology in the classroom, standards based classroom, cooperative learning, scaffolding, writer's workshop, interactive reading and writing, etc... My classroom communicates high expectations for all my students regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or disabilities. I provide opportunities for my students to work in their areas of strength and receive recognition.

- Use of manipulative, visuals and concrete materials

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

English Language Arts Assessment (game)

ELA Year End Review (game)

Math Long Division (lecture)

- use of technology to facilitate teaching and learning

- use of multi-sensory approach for delivery of instruction

-assessment is a regular part of instruction

-promotes student self assessment

-materials are relevant to curriculum
- lessons and curriculum are aligned to standards

- display of student work, hands-on/tactile learning

-integration to other subjects

-use student work samples to monitor and document student progress

-maintainance of assignment notebooks

- journal writing, portfolios

- promotes student self-assessment

- monitors student learning both formally and informally

-use student work samples to document and monitor student progress

-organized physical space

-varied use of physical space

- easy transitions through multiple activities

-groups and regroups students in a variety of learning situations

-organized physical space

-varied use of physical space

-easy transitions through multiple activities

-students work on related computer software (Kidspiration Software, Audacity Software)

-use technology to facilitate teaching and learning

-use of learning centers (Technology Center)

-integrating technology in the classroom (I ask them to type in microsoft word and publish poems and stories on the class blog)

- use of learning centers (Writing Center)

- resource area for the writing process

-display of student work

- collaborative poems, collaborative writings

- connects new learning to what students already know

- cooperative learning

-differentiated instruction

-use student work samples to monitor and document student progress

- connects learning to student present lives

- the writing process, writing workshop

- multi-sensory learning

- student work displayed

-multi-disciplinary connections
- use student work samples to monitor and document student progress

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Greeting! I am Tory, 8th grade student in Ms. Angala’s class.
Ms. Angala is nice because she teaches me everything I need to know. She is smart too. She helps us with our classwork, and she is hard working too. She is good to me and the whole class, she is like a mother to me. She takes good care of us, she talks to us from the heart and we all listen to her. She comes to my house and talks to my mother. We make PTC invitations and Back-to-School Nights invitations and puts it in the envelope and mails them to our home address. My mother is just so happy to get the mails, and to see the stars in my notebooks. Ms. Angala gives us homework everyday and she is helping us to be smart and be somebody someday.

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I am Keami, 8th grade student in Ms. Angala’s class.
Ms. Angala is fun. Every Friday Funday she lets us eat in her class when we’re hungry while watching a good video when we do well during the week. When we turn in our homework with parent’s signature, we get stars or a prize. Ms. Angala lets us do art all the time when we’re doing Math, Reading, Science or Geography; we also play on the computer with Math and Reading games.

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Greetings! I am Ethel, 8th grade student in Ms. Angala’s class.
Ms. Angala is a great teacher. She gives us homework everyday; and I always want to do my homework and have my mom signs it because she gives us stars for hard work. We get a special prize like a pizza for every 5 stars during Friday Funday. We learn how to get along with each other in class like a family. We always have fun together because we play a lot of games and computer Math and Reading together. Ms. Angala is very creative. Our classroom is very nice and has a lot of things that we made in class.
Most of all, Ms. Angala is nice to me. I love Ms. Angala!

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Ms. Angala is a good teacher. She teaches us to do Math and do times table. We play board games that make her lesson fun. We play on the computer some Math, Reading and Arts games. I always do my homework; I always have my mom sign it; she gives us stars and pizza for hard work. I like getting stars in Ms. Angala’s class because it makes me feel like a good student. We do a lot of stuff in Ms. Angala’s class.
Ms. Angala is really my best teacher!

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I am Michael, 8th grade student in Ms. Angala's class.

Ms. Angala is a good teacher to me. The class is good to Ms. Angala too. Ms. Angala’s classroom is funny and nice, everyone is helpful to each other.
Ms. Angala helps us with our class works. Ms. Angala is nice to all of us students. We all listen to Ms. Angala, and we respect her. She gives us stars for our homework done. She lets us help in the class like cleaning the board, passing out the papers and pencils. We help each other in the class, we are like a family.
Ms. Angala comes to my home to talk to my mom and dad about how I am doing in class. I am doing very well this time, she knows that. I like Ms. Angala’s class.

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I am Antoniqua, 8th grade student in Ms. Angala’s class.

Ms. Angala is a nice teacher. She is always a nice lady. She shares with others. She helps us learn and she is always honest. She talks about a lot of things. She is a good artist. She works so hard and comes to school everyday to help us. Sometimes she is funny. She knows how to dress and she is clean. She takes care of her child and her husband. She is a real talent in any way. She works very hard in this classroom. She is trying a lot of things to get us out of special ed, helping us to be really smart and be somebody someday.
And that is why I like my teacher, Ms. Angala.

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SY 2007-2006

Bianca H.: Jefferson PRIDE Awardee &

DCPS Most Improved Student Awardee (click here)

Most Distinguished Educator Awardee (click here)

A student seriously working on his assigned activity for the day

Collage and writing activity on their "Dreams, Wishes, & Ambitions"

Collaborative Poetry: is a usual writing activity in my class, this time about their Mothers as a way to show how much they appreciate their moms.

Certificates of Recognition: positive reinforcer as a behavior management strategy in my class

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all the moms of my students!

These cards are handmade by them

My Curriculum Web, some storybooks and board games
Reading Center with dictionaries & pocketbooks
Students poems with illustrations displayed

CyberJournalism workshop in my classroom
Study buddies during a Christmas writing activity
Christmas spirit with my student
Halloween fun with my co-teacher

Writing after a collage activity
My students showing off their artistic prowess
At work and in play with my students

Halloween spirit with my students
Halloween spirit with my students
Halloween arts project and their related poems
Busy with technology after their classwork
Valentine surprises my students made with their poems
Students' poems and reflections on the bulletin board

Creative photo and profile of my students
Cllage and reflective write up about Hurricane Katrina
Fantastic painting on tornadoes and hurricanes