Effective Tech
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Virginia, United States
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I am Paula Prosper. I taught Technology for five years at the Kindergarten through 6th-grade levels at a McLean, Virginia Montessori school. I developed all aspects of the the program, curriculum, and content from the ground up.
I taught High School Math for six years at an Arlington County, Virginia public school back in the 1990s. I'm now back in the math classroom at a Fairfax County, Virginia middle school.
From the fall of 2013 until the summer of 2016, my family and I lived and traveled on our 43-foot sailboat. During that time I home-schooled my two teenagers.
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On-line snowflake-maker activity
This lesson is in my free Resource collection.
Recommended for Fifth through Eighth Grade
Uses the website: http://snowdays.popularfront.com/
Summary: Students use an on-line tool to create a snowflake image.
Files Included:
Student Instructions (pdf)
Students work at their own pace from written instructions.
Opportunity for student choice: snowflake design, final image size
Duration: five minutes
This is a great activity to fill end-of-class time for students who have completed their other
PreK - 8th
Computer Science - Technology
Technology Program Recommendations for Montessori Students
This free document details the ways in which technology lessons, using the Effective Tech curriculum, can be appropriate for an enrichment offering within a Montessori program. It specifically address the issue of Readiness in determining when a child should utilize technology in a Montessori prepared environment.
K - 8th
Computer Science - Technology
Effective Tech Lesson Integration with Montessori Content
This free document lists all Effective Tech lessons by curriculum level. Each lesson is described with a brief summary, along with a description of how it links to Montessori classroom content.
K - 8th
Computer Science - Technology
Shapes and ClipArt Student Instruction Resource Pages
This resource document can be used for any of my Curriculum Levels
Recommended for First through Fifth Grade.
It is a resource for use with Microsoft Word. The graphic images are taken from Word 2007, but it can be adapted for use with subsequent versions of Word.
Summary: These resource pages show steps for formatting shapes and clip art images in Word.
1st - 5th
Computer Science - Technology
Technology Program Link to Montessori Education
This free document gives an understanding of how Effective Tech lessons are appropriate for a Technology enrichment offering within a Montessori program.
K - 8th
Computer Science - Technology
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About the store
Experience
I am Paula Prosper. I taught Technology for five years at the Kindergarten through 6th-grade levels at a McLean, Virginia Montessori school. I developed all aspects of the the program, curriculum, and content from the ground up.
I taught High School Math for six years at an Arlington County, Virginia public school back in the 1990s. I'm now back in the math classroom at a Fairfax County, Virginia middle school.
From the fall of 2013 until the summer of 2016, my family and I lived and traveled on our 43-foot sailboat. During that time I home-schooled my two teenagers.
Teaching style
I specialize in creating technology lessons with easy-to-understand and detailed step-by-step instructions. These are utilized for either direct-instruction lessons or as written/visual materials for the student.
Awards & shining teacher moments
My article, The Ultimate Going Out, is published in the Summer 2015 issue of Montessori Life.
Another article, called Close Family Still on the Go, was published in Vero's Voice in May 2016.
My own education history
B.A. in Studio Arts from Trinity College in Hartford, CT
M.A. in Education from George Washington University
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