Student Teaching
Natalie has completed two semesters of student teaching. During the fall of 2015, Natalie interned in a middle and high school dance program at Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts in East Orange, New Jersey. During the fall of 2013, she completed student teaching placements in 3rd and 6th grade inclusive classrooms at Francis Parker School #23 in Rochester, New York. She has also completed several field placements in dance, elementary, and special education settings.
Cicely Tyson School for Performing and Fine Arts
East Orange School District
East Orange, NJ
Middle and High School Dance Program
September through December 2015
While student teaching at Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts, Natalie had the opportunity to work with young dancers, ages 11-18, backwards planning multiple units, attend daily professional learning community meetings, and develop and implement a Student Growth Objective process. Additional highlights include introducing students to the Language of Dance and motif writing, a method of notating dance, as well as extended their knowledge of Laban Movement Analysis, a
framework for describing movement. Natalie also enjoyed facilitating students’ research and study of modern dance pioneers Isadora Duncan, Martha Graham, and Katherine Dunham. See more of what Natalie did while student teaching by visiting the following pages: Lesson plans, Assessment, and Observation Reports.
Francis Parker School #23
Rochester City School District
Rochester, NY
6th Grade General Education Placement
September through Mid-October 2013
During this placement, Natalie designed and implemented an interactive month-long Social Studies unit on pre-history, fostered a community of writers during Writers' Workshop, and worked with a small group of gifted learners to adapt and implement an engageNY Common Core Math module. She additionally engaged in professional development, reflection, collaborative planning, designing and utilizing formative and summative assessments, and communicating with parents.
This bulletin board displayed student work, with the rubric and standards we were working towards, during our Accessing Books Around the World lessons. These English Language Arts lessons were adapted and modified from an engageNY 3rd grade module.
This bulletin board displayed student work, with the rubric and standards we were working towards, during our Accessing Books Around the World lessons. These English Language Arts lessons were adapted and modified from an engageNY 3rd grade module.
Francis Parker School #23
Rochester City School District
Rochester, NY
3rd Grade Special Education Placement
Mid-October-December 2013
Natalie’s special education placement was in an inclusive classroom with both a special education teacher, her cooperating teacher, and a general education teacher. In this placement, Natalie led two phonics-based intervention groups, monitored student progress, provided instructional modifications and test accommodations, differentiated engageNY Common Core Language Arts lessons for whole class instruction, and collaborated with parents and staff to meet the needs of diverse learners as specified in their Individualized Education Plans.
Additional Field Experiences Include....
Dance
The Independence School, PS. 234
New York, New York
Spring 2015, grades K-2, 55+ hours
Franklin Township Elementary Schools
Franklin Township, New Jersey
Fall 2014, grades 3-4, 30+ hours
Elementary
Longridge Elementary School
Greece Central School District, Greece, NY
Spring 2013, grade 1, inclusive, 60+ hours
Urban Choice Charter School
Rochester, New York
Spring 2012, grade 1, inclusive, 60+ hours
Special Education
Genesee Community Charter School
Rochester, New York