INTERACTIVE WEATHER MAP for Butterfield Trail Elementary School Fayetteville, AR

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INTERACTIVE WEATHER MAPforButterfield Trail
Elementary SchoolFayetteville, AR

• Brandy Todd, Ashley Carr and Sarah Bracey
• Introduction to Education, EAST/EMPACTSDr.
  Regina Ryel Thomason, Instructor

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Introduction

• Mrs. Conners 2nd grade class at Butterfield
  Elementary School, in Fayetteville AR, is in
  need of an interactive weather map.
• An interactive map is needed to enhance the
  learning of weather concepts.

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Project Overview

• NWACC, Introduction to Education students, will
  develop an interactive weather activity and
  cloud experiment for a 2nd grade classroom.

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Community Aspect
Networking in the community
Educational Outreach
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Community Aspect

• The second grade curriculum is supported by the
  college student community by.
• providing materials and content for a framework
  activity.
• providing academic support for an area school.

• Contacts
• Ms. Conner, 2nd grade teacher, Butterfield
  Elementary
• Joey Folsom, Principal
• BR Management Services donation of materials

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Curriculum

• Course Outcomes
• To expand knowledge base
• To understand different learning styles
• To experience different teaching methods

• NWACC Outcomes
• To learn in a collaborative environment.
• To increase communication skills oral and
  written
• To increase problem solving ability.
• To learn organizational skills
• To increase technology skills

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Methods

• Experiment
• Develop classroom activity cloud experiment
• Facilitate in cloud experiment with 2nd grade
  class

• Tools
• Technology-
• Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Publisher and Word
• Internet
• State Frameworks
• School Curriculum
• NWACC Curriculum
• Collect materials from area vendors
• Develop an interactive map
• Publish the interactive map

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Keys to Success

• Weekly Team meetings organization
• Frequent communication organization
• Personal accountability professional and
  personal development

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Skills to Develop

• Personal
• Communication oral
• Accountability
• Confidence
• Leadership
• Decision making

• Professional
• Classroom teaching
• Use of classroom technology
• Communication
• Organization
• Teamwork

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Expected Outcomes

• Experience

• Product

• Experience in developing framework based
  activities for 2nd grade curriculum
• Hands on experience in working with students

• Weather activities to augment teaching in 2nd
  grade classroom

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Here we are explaining the 3 different clouds and
how we are going to do the experiment
cloud
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They will be able to write the temperature on the
map and erase it the following day.

• The class really enjoyed the cloud experiment.

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References

• Butterfield Trail School
• Dr. Ryel Thomason
• Dianne Phillips
• Mrs. Conner