Professional Documents
Culture Documents
MINI UNIT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Community Considerations
The school I am currently placed in is Lakeview Primary School in Baldwin
County. The majority of the students at Lakeview and within the Milledgeville community
do not meet the state mandated standards for their grade, therefore they fall below their
grade level academically. Many students in the community are also of a lower
socioeconomic status, which means that they arrive at school with a language and
literacy gap from the beginning of their education. Historically in Baldwin County, there
has been a racial/status divide between private and public schools. Many students of
color attend public school and the Georgia College Early College program, while many
white students attend Georgia Military College Prep School and John Milledge
Academy. Therefore, one can make the generalization of where a student falls in their
socioeconomic status based on the school that they attend, excluding special cases of
students who fall under a different socioeconomic status than their peers at school.
Population
2
MINI UNIT
The majority of the students at Lakeview Primary are people of color, specifically African
American. There are fewer students that are white than those who are black. There is a
very small population of Asian and Latino students, none of which are a part of the class
that my placement is in. However, there are more teachers who are white than teachers
who are black, Latino, or Asian. The racial composition of the school is representative of
the population of individuals in Baldwin County who live below the poverty line in
government housing and mobile homes. Lakeview Primary School is within a setting
that is suburban due to the number of local residents, but it is surrounded by rural
areas. The school is in a college town, but Milledgeville locals are of a different culture
and life than college students.
Baldwin county demographics:
Population: 44,890
Race/Origin: White: 54.0%, Black or African American: 42.5%, Asian: 1.7%,
Hispanic or Latino: 2.3%
Schools
The public-school system in Baldwin County is a charter school system, which
means that it receives government funding but is able to operate independently from the
established state school system. This is why the schools are separated by grades
differently from most other public-school districts. Most schools are separated by
elementary school, middle school, and high school. However, Baldwin county is
separated by Preschool, Kindergarten-2nd grade, and 3rd-5th grade. Another aspect of
Baldwin County schools that is possible because of its charter school status is that in
Lakeview Primary School, there is a separate section of the school building that
functions as a Montessori style K-2 school. They follow separate curriculum from
Lakeview Primary and the state of Georgia, having much more flexibility than a typical
public school. Their classroom set up, class size, and format of teaching/grading is very
different from Lakeview. My host teacher referred to the Montessori school as “a
different world” when describing it.
School Description
Population
3
MINI UNIT
The school population is smaller than a typical elementary school, because it
only serves students who are in Kindergarten-2 nd grade. Students who are younger than
Kindergarten age attend the Early Learning Center/preschool, while students above 2 nd
grade attend Lakeview Academy for 3rd-5th grade. The primary language of all teachers
and students is English. The gender of the majority of teachers is female, and the race
of most teachers is white, with some Latino, Asian, and African American teachers too.
The socioeconomic status of most students is low, while that of the teachers is higher,
many teachers coming from wealthy upbringings to serve students who are less
fortunate than themselves.
School resources
Lakeview Primary School serves students of a variety of disabilities. For each
grade level, there is one inclusion style class with two co-teachers, with the rest of the
classes being general education. However, the school also has a resource room for
students to be pulled out for extra support in Speech Pathology, Literacy, and ESOL.
There are also self-contained classrooms for students whose disabilities impact them to
the extent that they cannot be a part of a general education/inclusion classroom.
There is an after-school program at Lakeview Primary that is similar to a daycare for
students who cannot be picked up until later. There are no extracurricular activities
offered because of the young age group served by the school. Lakeview falls under the
Title I status, which means that every student receives free breakfast and lunch, and
there are a lot of resources provided to students that may not be available at other
public schools.
Community resources
At Lakeview Primary School and other schools within Baldwin County, there is a
program called Communities in Schools in which volunteers come to the school for
class credit or for teaching experience to work one-on-one and in small groups with
students who need extra support in academics. Foothills Charter School is a school
within Baldwin County High School that was designed for students who require an
alternative setting rather than the daytime, in-person model of public school. This school
operates from 4:30pm-9:00pm Monday-Friday after the BCHS students are released.
There are mentors who work for the school and work one-on-one with Foothills students
to support them and encourage them to succeed in their schooling.
Class Description
Service
The classroom that I am placed in is an inclusion style classroom with two co-
teachers; one special education teacher and one general education teacher. There is
only one student with a disability who receives special education services through an
Individualized Education Plan (IEP) in the class. However, there are also two students
who are on a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) for behavioral issues that have caused
issues for the students academically and to the whole class’s development and
teamwork. These students are currently being progress monitored prior to the meetings
in which a re-evaluation will be conducted to determine if they are progressing or need
more services.
4
MINI UNIT
Students
The students in the class are all in 2nd grade. There are 18 students in the class.
Every student in the class has a first language of English. There are 8 boys and 10 girls
in the class. The students in the class appear to be of a low socioeconomic status,
because they frequently wear the same clothes to school, require a free or reduced
lunch, and require school supplies from their teacher because their parents are unable
to provide them. The students in the class are almost exactly 50% white and 50% black.
There are no students of a different race/ethnicity other than white and black. The
students are all between 7 and 8 years old.
Classroom environment
The environment in the classroom is very positive and happy. There are many
posters with encouraging messages displayed on the walls along with student work and
information about students such as birthdays and accomplishments. The entire school
uses a clip chart system that each student is ranked on each day based upon their
performance in class, academically and behaviorally. This system rewards good
behavior and gives a consequence for bad behavior, which is appropriate for the
development of young minds. Students earn “positive people” points for behaving well
as a whole class when they go to exploratory activities in between content classes,
which encourages them to work together as a team to achieve rewards.
Classroom Sketch:
5
MINI UNIT
Student Profiles
There is only one child in the class who receives special education services.
“Quinn” is 7 years old. She is an African American female in the 2 nd grade. “Quinn”
currently qualifies as having a Significant Developmental Delay (SDD) because she has
not yet reached age 9. However, When Quinn reaches 9 years old, she will be eligible
for evaluation for an official diagnosis. Quinn’s special education teacher suspects that
she will be diagnosed with an SLD or a developmental disorder, but not an intellectual
disability. Receiving an evaluation will be very beneficial to Quinn’s quality of education,
because she will be able to receive services and supports that are much more specific
to her and her individual learning needs.
1) Identifying goals and standards for mini unit (what students need to know)
The state standard for my unit is: MGSE2.NBT.7 Add and subtract within 1000,
using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of
operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy
to a written method.
Goals
The students need to know how to add and subtract numbers within 1000.
The students need to know how to use number line and base 10 through drawings or
concrete models as strategies for solving addition problems rather than the standard
model. The students need to understand how to represent their knowledge of
performing operations with three-digit numbers by relating their chosen strategy to a
written method.
Due to the short nature of the mini unit, students will only be assessed through two
informal, formative assessments in an informal manner to track their learning while also
preparing them for a formal assessment on the same subject. During the first day of the
unit, students will be assessed through an informal assessment in which they will
complete a worksheet with two subtraction equations that have three-digit numbers up
to 1000 in a guided practice format. Informal assessment: students will independently
complete a variety of equations and word problems with three-digit subtraction problems
up to 1000.
Students will participate in a learning activity each day that correlates with the point
of emphasis for the day of the unit.
On Day 1 of the unit, students will learn vocabulary terms that are new and review, both
relevant to the state mandated standard of addition and subtraction. Students will also
partake in guided practice of using the strategies to be able to go through the motions of
using strategies with guidance.
On Day 2, students will read a word problem aloud, write the subtraction equation that
comes from it, and solve the equation using the base 10 or number line strategy
independently. Teachers will continue to provide heavy support and oversight during the
activity to ensure students are on the right track to understanding.
On Day 3, students will review vocabulary terms and independently complete a
worksheet with a mixture of word problems and equations including three-digit number
addition and subtraction operations up to 1,000 in order to informally assess each
student’s progress at the end of the mini unit.
7
MINI UNIT
Section 3: Three UDL-inspired Lesson Plans
Stage 2 - Evidence
Evaluative Assessment Evidence
Criteria
To evaluate PERFORMANCE TASK(S):
attainment of the Students will demonstrate their understanding of adding and
desired results, the subtracting through the following tasks:
criteria for each Day 1: Students will complete a worksheet with two subtraction equations
assessment will be that have three-digit numbers up to 1000.
to give each student Day 2: Students will read a word problem aloud, write the subtraction
verbal feedback equation that comes from it, and solve the equation using the base 10 or
during independent number line strategy.
and guided practice Day 3: students will independently complete a variety of equations and
8
MINI UNIT
for correct and word problems with three-digit subtraction problems up to 1000.
incorrect answers to Goal: Make meaning of word problems and equations with 3-digit
address mistakes numbers up to 1000.
and encourage Role: Teacher-Provide instruction to entire class, small groups, and in
success. a one-on-one setting to students depending upon their level of
understanding. Student-Actively participate in lessons and do
The qualities that their best work.
are most essential Audience: 2nd grade students
in student Situation: Mathematics class
understanding are Product/Performance and Purpose: Students will produce base 10
for students to and number line models from word problems and equations,
identify that the being able to explain their process when solving each.
“smaller” number is Students will go beyond learning the standard algorithm for
subtracted from the subtraction to deepen their understanding.
“bigger” number. Standards for Success: MGSE2.NBT.7 Add and subtract within 1000,
using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place
value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between
addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method.
OTHER EVIDENCE:
To determine whether or not Stage 1 goals were achieved, I will review
subtraction vocabulary terms each day of the unit at the beginning of the
lesson. Students will verbally define vocabulary terms when called on by
popsicle stick to ensure understanding of each student individually. At the
ending of each day, I will review the equation(s)/word problem(s) that
students solved independently as a whole class to gain an understanding
of which students completed it correctly and which students did not.
Lesson Title: Subtracting Three Digit Numbers up to 1000 Day 1 Date: 2/22/21
Unit Level Goals: Students will be able to write a three-digit subtraction equation from a word
problem. Students will be able to subtract three-digit numbers up to 1000. Students will be able to
implement the base 10 and number line strategies to solve equations.
State Mandated Standard(s): MGSE2.NBT.7 Add and subtract within 1000, using concrete models
or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship
between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method.
Planned Collaboration with Ms. McKellar and Mrs. Anderson will collaboratively teach
Others: lesson to class. During independent practice, we will circulate
the room with Ms. Blizzard to provide one-on-one support to
those who need it and ensure understanding of content.
Management Considerations Students should remain seated in desks six feet apart with
masks on and shields on top of their desks. Students take a
bathroom break during math class.
Introduction to Hook (3 minutes): Students will watch a short music video with
Lesson/Activate Thinking: subtraction vocabulary https://youtu.be/3KHa16KZeHU
Connection to Background knowledge or Previous
Learning (5 minutes) Review subtraction vocabulary terms on
slideshow Subtraction Vocabulary
Lesson Title: Subtracting Three Digit Numbers up to 1000 Day 2 Date: 2/23/21
Unit Level Goals: Students will be able to write a three-digit subtraction equation from a word
problem. Students will be able to subtract three-digit numbers up to 1000. Students will be able to
implement the base 10 and number line strategies to solve equations.
State Mandated Standard(s): MGSE2.NBT.7 Add and subtract within 1000, using concrete
models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the
relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method.
Planned Collaboration with Mrs. Anderson and Ms. Blizzard will collaboratively teach this
Others: lesson, because I will not be at placement on this day.
Management Considerations Students should remain seated in desks six feet apart with
masks on and shields on top of their desks. Students take a
bathroom break during math class.
Lesson Title: Subtracting Three Digit Numbers up to 1000 Day 3 Date: 2/24/21
Unit Level Goals: Students will be able to write a three-digit subtraction equation from a word
problem. Students will be able to subtract three-digit numbers up to 1000. Students will be able to
implement the base 10 and number line strategies to solve equations.
State Mandated Standard(s): MGSE2.NBT.7 Add and subtract within 1000, using concrete
models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the
relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method.
Planned Collaboration with Ms. McKellar and Mrs. Anderson will collaboratively teach
Others: lesson to class. During independent practice, we will circulate
the room with Ms. Blizzard to provide one-on-one support to
those who need it and ensure understanding of content.
Management Considerations Students should remain seated in desks six feet apart with
masks on and shields on top of their desks. Students take a
bathroom break during math class.
Resources
15
MINI UNIT
Day 1 Worksheet
Day 1 Worksheet
S u b t ra c t in g w it h Th re e - Dig it Nu m b e rs u p t o 10 0 0
Na m e : _____________________________________ Da t e : __________________________
1 . 2 8 2 + ______ = 5 2 3
Op tion 2: Ba s e 10