Our Thursday morning led MBUU Director Lynette Claeys and I to Durant to visit several classrooms in the Middle and Elementary schools.
After checking in the office, we stopped by the Art classroom
of Dawn Cunningham (pictured at right). The 6th graders in Dawn's Art class were using tools to cut into linoleum for print making. There were some pretty intent looking faces! The projects were very detailed and will make some awesome prints!
Dawn made arrangements for our visit today. Thanks, Dawn!
We were next off to the classroom of Sandy Allender. Sandy (on the left) is pictured with MBUU Director Lynette Claeys (on the right). Sandy teaches 5th and 6th grade Math, Reading and English. Half of her day is spent working with the 6th grade, the other half with 5th graders. She shared how she love "looping"--where she works with the same students in 5th grade and again when they are 6th graders.
I spoke briefly to the class then we had the chance to observe S
andy working hand-in-hand with a Special Education teacher in their Math class. Today's lesson was on improper fractions. One teacher took the role of Ms. Pictoral and drew pictures to make sense of the Math lesson. The other teacher took on the role of Ms. "Anna" lytical where she went directly to a mathmatical equation to solve the problem. The team of teachers working together was a great example of how "inclusion" can work!
After checking in the office, we stopped by the Art classroom
of Dawn Cunningham (pictured at right). The 6th graders in Dawn's Art class were using tools to cut into linoleum for print making. There were some pretty intent looking faces! The projects were very detailed and will make some awesome prints!Dawn made arrangements for our visit today. Thanks, Dawn!
We were next off to the classroom of Sandy Allender. Sandy (on the left) is pictured with MBUU Director Lynette Claeys (on the right). Sandy teaches 5th and 6th grade Math, Reading and English. Half of her day is spent working with the 6th grade, the other half with 5th graders. She shared how she love "looping"--where she works with the same students in 5th grade and again when they are 6th graders.I spoke briefly to the class then we had the chance to observe S
andy working hand-in-hand with a Special Education teacher in their Math class. Today's lesson was on improper fractions. One teacher took the role of Ms. Pictoral and drew pictures to make sense of the Math lesson. The other teacher took on the role of Ms. "Anna" lytical where she went directly to a mathmatical equation to solve the problem. The team of teachers working together was a great example of how "inclusion" can work!
The last classroom we had the chance to visit was that of Katie Rezac. Katie (pictured at left) leads a Level 3 classroom. This is Katie's first year here in Durant. Previously Katie taught a Life Skills class for 2 years in Tipton. The Durant Community Schools had paid tuition for the students in Katie's room (now) to participate in classes in other districts. Now the students whose homes are in the Durant district are here in their home school district.
As the class period came to an end, students from general education classes entered the room to walk with students in Katie's room to the next class where they would be in the same classroom next hour. Neat things are going on here in Katie's room and in the Durant Community Schools!
The last important "student" that we met was Kirby (short, black furry guy here on the right). Kirby belongs to the school principal and he's a "therapy" dog. Mrs. Rezac shared with us that when Kirby comes into their classroom and lies down in the front of the room, students gather around and read to him or do their Math facts for him. Like I said, great things are going on in the Durant Community Schools!
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