DIGITAL EDUCATION

SHOWCASE

Jenaccy Cruz
4/6/23
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“ WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE EVERY STUDENT AN AVENUE TO

SUCCESS THROUGH ACADEMICS, CREATIVE AND EXPRESSIVE
ARTS, AND ATHLETICS. WE BELIEVE THAT EACH STUDENT HAS
A GIFT TO SHARE, AND WE WORK HARD TO PROVIDE OUR
STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK TOWARDS THEIR
HIGHEST POTENTIAL. WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE A SCHOOL
WHERE STUDENTS CAN GROW AND LEARN TO BE WELL-

”
ROUNDED CITIZENS AND CRITICAL THINKERS.

Veterans Park Academy

 TEACHER TALK
QUESTIONS ASKED
1. How are parents involved with teaching
decisions?
2. What do you enjoy most about the
curriculum you teach? What is most
challenging?
3. What resources do you use in planning
your lessons?
4. When and how do you plan? The week
before? The night before?
5. What do you do if you see a student
behavior change when they are normally a
good students.
My reflection_ in-person 4/4/23
One thing the surprised me is that his students
were listening and being mindful to the guest.
Advice given was have teacher directed group
projects. Having goals and working towards
them is a big role.
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ANSWERS GIVEN
1. Everyday we write what we are learning in
planners and send them home for parents
to sign. If a parent calls asking if their
student can stay on this topic for a little I,
have it incorporated into bell work and
homework.
2. Being an elementary teacher, I do all the
curriculums, but my favorite is math. The
most challenging is reading because
everyone reads at different levels plus the
FAST make's students worry.
3. I use YouTube, standards books, and
online math websites that are approved by
the district.
4. A rough daft of work is made before the
year starts and I just follow that but if we
lost a week, I add some lesson together.
5. I go up to them one on one and ask how
was their morning and then I ask did
anything at home happened. I also pay
attention to them through out the day.
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The classroom was set up in groups of four and in the back of the room there was a big table for
when students have group assignments or when students are having a group meeting with the teacher.
All the school tools were in reach of students and if you needed more students ask the teacher to go
behind his desk. Students have the freedom to use teacher's tools if they just ask and they have
flexibility to work on different assignment if they finished the one, they working on. These schools also
follow the School District of Lee County School Board policy 4.1 for bully prevention. One of the
teachers followed the sign and talked to his student to find out what's been bothering her. One of the
other students called her a name towards the end of the day so before the other student left, he had a
talk and wrote him up so the principal could talk to him. The school website has a spot what you can
read what’s going on in a different language and if you parent doesn’t understand English, they have
forms in other languages. The teachers do have positive poster hanging in a room such as everyone
grows at different rates and have a poster of different types of people holding hands. Books are
available and if reach for all students and teachers have books from different types of authors
backgrounds. When you walk into the school if you ask for another language or it looks like you’re
struggling someone from the office will help you and talk to you in another language. 
SCHOOL BOARD SHOWDOWN https://www.youtube.c
om/live/f0A7r3NGVx
c?feature=share
School Board Workshop: March 22, 2023
Partnership opportunity this leads to LCSD having value
added for recommendations to school boards. They wanted to
enhance public trust, protect taxpayers' funds, and strength
policies plus procedures. They knew this couldn’t be
completed now so they made step to have it be done for next
year. I think they were taking it seriously and asking valid
questions. There was teachers present and were wondering
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NOTES FROM THE APPLE ORCHARD

Strong leadership Leadership is shown by students and teachers. One of the students held open the door and had math
questions and the only way to get in was to answer his questions. The teachers were all helpful and
informative. Teachers have goals for their students and respect towards others.

Clear school mission In short, the school mission is to make go down a path through academics, creative and expressive arts,
and athletics. This is met everyday when they have different enrichment and yes, it’s post on the
website; it’s the first thing you see.

Safe and orderly climate When you first walk into the school you must be buzzed in. A police officer was in the office watching
whoever comes  in. Once you are inside to get into a classroom you must knock, and someone lets you
in. I door is always locked. In the lunchroom there are teachers in every corner or sitting on the stage
eating their lunch. There are cameras and gates surrounding the school.

Monitoring of student's progress Students have website that has a traffic light in the corner, so the teacher says get to a green light for
the day. Also, when they are doing an AR goal once students complete 6 books and write it on a paper
with their test score, they can get some candy.

High expectations When the school news started the principal said students need to try to complete their work because
it’s a short week. Teachers were saying students to students that even if they didn’t get a 3 on the FAST
testing, they still have time to study to get a better score and ask for help when it’s needed.  
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SUMMARY FOR ORCHARD

The factors that were easy to spot was the Safe and Monitoring of
student's progress because you must get buzzed in the school, then a
police officer is in the office watching. Cameras were in every corner and
the one in the front was pointed at your face. When it comes to
monitoring on the computer it has where students are at and what they
need to complete. Also, students write down their AR goal and if they
have enough the teacher checks their paper and gives them candy. My
impression of education changed a lot because when I was in elementary
school, we didn’t have computers everywhere. I think now teachers are
trying to make schools a fun learning experience; just by having treating
when you do something good. In one class they have a mental health
board where you out your name on a sticky note and place it where you
feel. I think having these in every class is a great idea it also doesn’t have
to be about mental but how do you feel about the lessons do you need any
help? I think doing this does make me want to be a teacher because I
would like to do some of these things in my own classroom to help
students grow; but only elementary grades.
THANK YOU
Jenaccy Cruz
Jrancel@bucs.fsw.edu