The Light at the End of the Tunnel Practicum

Now that I have your attention, let's talk about materials and resources at North Providence. The school uses an online program called Skyward. This program is where attendance is done by each teacher and students have access to Skyward to find out their grades as well as the classes they are taking. I don't believe North Providence is a one-to-one school, one-to-one meaning each student is provided with a Chromebook that is "theirs" to use throughout the school year. Some classrooms had laptop carts that students could borrow from as well as a computer lab. All of the materials provided to the students were hard copies, for this reason, however, an electronic copy was made available as well. Some students had their own notebooks to write in and those who didn't have their own were given a piece of paper. I didn't see any students ask for a writing utensil but Mr. Ramos and his cooperating teacher Mrs. Ryan had a big jar full of pens that I am assuming was fo...

First day jitters anyone? Heading back to high school can be nerve-racking for anyone especially freshman entering a new building with new teachers. North Providence has freshman students go to school the day before all other grades so that they can meet their teachers and figure out where their classes are. This is a very interesting concept as well as an awesome one!  My cooperating teacher, Mr. Ramos plays Kahoot ! with his freshmen literacy skills students as a way for them to get an introduction to who he is. He included questions about his family, favorite music, what he likes most about being a teacher (The awesome teenagers lol) and what clubs he is involved in like the GSA- now called N o r t h P r o v i d e n c e P r i d e A l l i a n c e ! Whoever scored the highest was asked what their favorite candy was a reward.  Mr. Ramos has 3 different classrooms that he travels too but the room he shares with Mrs. Ryan is the only room he has freshman so they decorated ...