Last Meeting

Tonight was our last meeting of the semester, and the last meeting that Kate, Logan, Miranda, and I got to present as officers. We presented on anchor charts and their importance in the classroom. They can be used for academics during lessons, small or large group, but they can be used for classroom management as well. They are something that the students have a part in and then can be posted as a resource in the classroom. Below is a link to the Powerpoint. We also gave away raffles at tonight's meeting, it was a great end to the semester!

Anchor Chart Powerpoint

Guest Speaker

Last night we had a guest speaker for our meeting. Alyssa Nyeholt, a former KSRA officer, who graduated last year came to speak to us about her first year of teaching and her interview process. She had tons of great tips for us. Below I have a link to her powerpoint in case you want to go back to it for reference in the future, or if you weren't able to make the meeting last night. Our next and final meeting will be December 2nd at 5. We will be discussing anchor charts, and the future officers will be presenting on virtual vacations. We will be having snacks and each officer is creating a raffle that everyone who comes will be able to put their name in for! You do not want to miss out!

Alyssa's Powerpoint

Leveling Texts and Blogging

At this week's meeting we discussed leveling texts and blogging! Miranda and Logan shared an awesome powerpoint filled with ideas for leveling your classroom library and how to level texts. For the second half of the night we focused on blogging and why it is a good idea to start a blog now in your teaching career! Below I will link both the leveling texts powerpoints and the blogging powerpoint which both have great resources in them!

Blogging Powerpoint

Leveling Texts Powerpoint

Cross Curricular

At tonight's meeting we discussed all things cross curricular! We hope that for those of you who came to the meeting it was beneficial and you got some ideas! DO NOT stress out, it will all work out we promise! If you ever have any questions for us we are always here, don't hesitate to email us! My email (Tessah) is tm0644@ship.edu, Kate's is ke3923@ship.edu, Logan's is le7747@ship.edu, and Miranda's is md3368@ship.edu. We did not video the meeting tonight for those of you who were there you know why, but here are some pictures for those of you who weren't able to make the meeting!

Cross Curricular Powerpoint

KSRA Membership!

Here are the directions to renew/get a KSRA membership!
1. Open this link, Undergraduate Letter, go to the second page which is the letter to prove we are undergraduates at Shippensburg.
2. Print out the letter, fill your name in the blank, scan it back onto your computer (or take a picture of the letter and put it on your computer)
3. Go to this link, Online Membership, fill out the membership form.
4. Under Student Membership Confirmation, upload the letter that you took a picture of or scanned onto your computer.
5. You will have to pay a fee of $15.

If you have any questions email me at tm0644@ship.edu or Kate at ke3923@ship.edu

Classroom Management

At tonight's meeting we presented on classroom management. This is one of the most important aspects of a classroom, students need to feel safe and comfortable in their learning environment and this only gets accomplished with effective classroom management. We discussed a variety of techniques and strategies to have successful classroom management, which is especially challenging for first year teachers. Below you will find our Powerpoint that went along with our presentation and a video of our meeting! This is our first time recording our meetings to post for everyone to see so we hope you all enjoy!


Video Part 1
Video Part 2
Video Part 3
Video Part 4

Classroom Management Powerpoint

First Meeting of the Fall

Last Wednesday we had our first KSRA meeting of the semester! We were beyond excited at how many people came! Although we were all cramped into a tiny room it was a successful first meeting! We discussed what all our meetings will be about this semester and different events we have planned including the BEST conference! We also showed everyone our awesome shirts we designed! Here is our Powerpoint and a selfie of how many people were there!

Powerpoint

Our new bulletin board!