Edt 503 - Revised Presentation

Welcome to
Room 7!
Please take your child’s packet.
You can have a seat on any
desk, table, or chair.
If you’re feeling brave, try a

ball chair. J
About Me
Light heart
Sense of Humor
Hard Working
My 2 goals:
1. Foster independence
2. Help students be the best
they can be
Mack Macy
ROAR rules
We are:
R – Respectful
O – Openly caring
A – Always safe
R – Ready to learn
ROAR celebrations happen 3x a year

ClassDojo
• Shares pics and behaviors:
ROARing behavior: +1
Extraordinary: +2
Lesson learned: +0
No points: I forgot.
• Posts newsletters & calendars

• Sends other Reminders
ROAR Cards &
Cougar Cash
• Given at random & earned individually
• Focused on individual needs
• NOT connected to Dojo

Daily Schedule
• Opening (30 mins) student of the day!
• Math (25 mins)
• Language (25 mins)
• Story (10 mins)
• Centers & Guided Reading (30 mins)
• Recess/Related Art (15-20 mins)
Go Math!
Units:
• Numbers 0-5 Notes:
• Compare numbers to 5 Books are sent
• Numbers 6-9 home when
complete.
• Compare numbers to 10
• Addition Test grade
comes from last
• Subtraction 4 pages of the
• Shapes book
• Measurement
• Classify & Sort
[Language]
Skills We Develop
Phonemic awareness: rhyming, syllables, hearing
words that begin or end with the same sound,
counting sounds in words (pig = 3, duck = 3, stop = 4)
Phonics: knowing which letters make which sounds.
Fluency: reading smoothly & with expression
Comprehension: understanding what is read; being

able to discuss the story afterward
Motivation: a love of reading!

[Language]
Sight Words
• Aka: Word Wall Words (wwws)
• 52 Total
• Immediate recall
• Spelling counts!
[Language]
Handwriting
• We slowly eliminate strings of
uppercase letters
• Formation counts: if something

seems off, let us know.
• The way you write is probably the

correct way.
[Language]
Writing Themes
Narrative Informative Opinion Narrative
Sept - Dec Dec - Feb Feb - Apr Apr - Jun
Tell about Tell facts Tell why Add length,

family, about something is transition
yourself, something: the best: words, and
something animals, a food, pet, story
you did, etc. sport, etc. toy, etc. elements
[Language]
Writing Approach
• KidWriting:
• Draw a picture & think of sentence.
• Celebrate correct sounds.
• Ignore incorrect sounds.
• Developmental stages:
M d r f.
Mi dg rs ft.
My dog runs fast.
Guided Reading
Level A & 1 Level 3 Level 4
September By January By May
• 1 sentence • 2 sentences per • Same as level 3
or phrase page
per page PLUS...
• WWWs & CVC Comprehension skills:
• Pics support 1. Retell all details
words • Pics support only 2. Name favorite part
unknown words 3. Make a connection
Homework:
Reading Bags Math Page
• Start in October • MAYBE

• Books or
activities on your • Not required
child’s level • Shares our
• Given on Monday. math lingo
• Due back Friday. with you
Report Cards
• Standards based
– Align with PA standards
– Aren’t expected to be mastered until the
end of the year
• Reviewed at conferences in Nov.

– Check email for conference invite
– Sign ups are virtual
How can YOU help?
Have
Practice skills
consequences
you see
Check at home for
coming home
ClassDojo behaviors at
in folders
school
Read our Attend

newsletters Complete conferences
homework with us
each week
THE END... almost:
Use a post-it to
Write your child a
. love note.
I will help them read it in the morning.
Color Justification
When it comes to color, my old presentation was very overwhelming. It contained a
white or light teal background with black or red font. As Malamed (2015) explained,
color can impact a person’s overall experience with materials (p.135). I definitely
needed to do some updating in this area.
Although dark text on a white background is often the easiest to

read, Malamed (2015), shared that there are certain times that dark backgrounds are
acceptable (p. 145). Since this is a powerpoint that I present to the parents of my
students, I chose to use the darker background in my redesign. Malamed(2015) also
explains that people can only perceive a limited number of colors at the same time,
so I chose to use very few colors throughout the redesign (p. 137). When choosing
the colors, I focused on sticking with a complimentary palette (Malamed, 2015, p.
147). I chose colors that were completely opposite of each other on the color wheel. I
also chose colors lighter in value to avoid eye fatigue and project a calm mood that is
more appropriate for the nervous first-year families that I am speaking to during this
presentation (Malamed, 2015, p.144).
Image Justification
Images are supposed to compliment the learning process and support the learning
goal so learners aren’t wasting time processing irrelevant visuals (Malamed, 2015,
p.83). For that reason, I chose not to include too many images in this presentation.
At the beginning of the presentation, I share about myself so parents get to know me
and feel more comfortable sending their children to school with me each day.
Because of that, I choose to share my children with them. By using color photographs
of my own kids, I added appeal, interest, and emotion to my presentation (Malamed,
2015, p. 69). I always include a “meme,” to help parents understand that we need to
treat each other with respect and understanding. This illustration helps me address a
sensitive subject with a little bit of humor (Malamed, 2015, p.70).
To further improve my redesign, I added information graphics where there were

formerly bulleted lists. The addition of these will help my audience understand and
organize information that was otherwise complex and scattered (Malamed, 2015,
p.79). Finally, I added some callout shapes to help me organize the information and
differentiate regions on the screen (Malamed, 2015, p.80). I thought this was a
visually appealing way to change it up from all the bulleted lists I used throughout the
presentation.
Typeface Justification
Typeface communicates on many different levels (Malamed, 2015, p.103). Since I am
an elementary school teaching and am displaying this presentation with a projector, I
needed to update several factors to improve the typeface of my presentation.
First, I needed to switch my headings. In the old presentation, I used a bubble font
with slanted lines inside of the bubbles. It was very busy. I also needed to switch the
body sections of my presentation. I used a typeface with dots at all line intersections.
It was definitely difficult to read when there was a lot of text on a slide. For these
reasons, I chose to use a sans serif font with no variation in stroke for both heading
and body. These fonts are often the easiest to read on monitors because of their
clean lines (Malamed, 2015, p.112). The second factor I kept in mind was another
suggestion from Malamed (2015) about varying fonts to increase interest (p. 120). To
follow her suggestions, I chose two typefaces that were different, yet complimented
each other. The two I used have a similar informal personality. I think it fits in well
with the mood of a kindergarten classroom. Then, I considered the readability of the
fonts. I avoided all caps, chose font with an appropriate line length, chose contrasting
colors, and used a font size that is large enough to read but small enough that it
doesn’t overwhelm the screen (Malamed, 2015, p. 124). Finally, I added a decorative
typeface in my final slide to reinforce the content and add a bit of playfulness to the
love note section.
References
Malamed, C. (2015). Visual design solutions : principles and
creative inspiration for learning
professionals. Wiley.

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Welcome to

If you’re feeling brave, try a

ROAR celebrations happen 3x a year

• Posts newsletters & calendars

• Focused on individual needs

• NOT connected to Dojo

Phonics: knowing which letters make which sounds.

Fluency: reading smoothly & with expression

Comprehension: understanding what is read; being

Motivation: a love of reading!

• Formation counts: if something

• The way you write is probably the

Sept - Dec Dec - Feb Feb - Apr Apr - Jun

Tell about Tell facts Tell why Add length,

• Start in October • MAYBE

• Reviewed at conferences in Nov.

Read our Attend

Although dark text on a white background is often the easiest to

To further improve my redesign, I added information graphics where there were

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