Explorers in Learning
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ROCHESTER, Indiana, United States
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Rebecca Mann is currently enjoying semi-retirement as a part time instructor at Hope College and the University of Connecticut. Previously she served as an Associate Professor in Gifted and Talented as well as Special Education at Purdue University. Her desire to earn her doctorate at the University of Connecticut stemmed from her 17 years as a classroom and gifted resource teacher in Colorado and New Hampshire. She has been honored for her work by Purdue University, the National Association for Gifted Children and the state of New Hampshire.
Carolyn Freeman recently retired after spending 42 years in public education at both the classroom and district levels for School City of Mishawaka in Indiana. She also spent a number of years teaching undergraduates at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, IN, as well as graduate students at Indiana University South Bend. Carolyn spent over fifteen years in the curriculum area with a focus on high ability programs and assessment. She has presented and facilitated numerous workshops and convention sessions ranging in topics from educational technology to high ability education to assessment analysis, to name a few.
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Explore the Latin Root PED Through Word Windows
This ten-page vocabulary packet for the Latin root ped includes: • editable PowerPoint slides • “Tips for Using Word Windows” • online resources • “Anatomy of a Word Window” poster and student handout • a completed Word Window with word sums for this specific packet’s root • a handout with completed Word Window and a blank word sum chart for student completion • a handout with only this specific packet’s root in the center pane of a Word Window and room for student completion of prefix and suff
3rd - 8th
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
Exploring Greek and Latin Roots Through Word Windows Lesson 1: An Introduction
A new and effective technique for building vocabulary and increasing reading and listening comprehension - Word Windows! Easily differentiated and aligned to the Common Core, this powerful tool uses Greek and Latin roots to develop understanding. Word Windows are student driven and provide endless opportunities for exploration. Students create Word Windows as they map the structure of a word and explore how meaning changes based on affixes. High ability students satisfy their thirst for knowl
3rd - 8th
English Language Arts, Vocabulary
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RF.2.3d
, RF.3.3a
, RF.3.3b
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Rebecca Mann is currently enjoying semi-retirement as a part time instructor at Hope College and the University of Connecticut. Previously she served as an Associate Professor in Gifted and Talented as well as Special Education at Purdue University. Her desire to earn her doctorate at the University of Connecticut stemmed from her 17 years as a classroom and gifted resource teacher in Colorado and New Hampshire. She has been honored for her work by Purdue University, the National Association for Gifted Children and the state of New Hampshire.
Carolyn Freeman recently retired after spending 42 years in public education at both the classroom and district levels for School City of Mishawaka in Indiana. She also spent a number of years teaching undergraduates at Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, IN, as well as graduate students at Indiana University South Bend. Carolyn spent over fifteen years in the curriculum area with a focus on high ability programs and assessment. She has presented and facilitated numerous workshops and convention sessions ranging in topics from educational technology to high ability education to assessment analysis, to name a few.
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Student centered,
Growth Mindset oriented,
Inquiry-based instruction,
Conceptual learning
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