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Online Portfolio
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Mrs. Leone with students at
Night of the Stars, April 5 2008
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Su at home, May 6 2008
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Personal Mission Statement
To
make the world a happier place, I will help students build on their best
qualities so they may be kind partners, intelligent citizens and responsible
leaders.
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Current
Targeted Resumes
Mrs. Leone's Philosophy of Education:
Although every person has different interests, drives, multiple
intelligences and capabilities,
it is imperative for the advancement of human society that all human resources
be developed to their fullest potential.
I believe that
education in the names of and relationships between things and ideas is the
single most important thing in a person’s life.
As an educator,
I must be fully knowledgeable, plan engaging opportunities for exploration and
study, and adjust my plans to fit the needs of my students.
In this age of
high stakes testing, I still believe that teaching the Standard Course of Study and basic
test-taking strategies will enable students to demonstrate their proficiency.
Although the year-end tests are essay, short answer and multiple choice,
as we practice those answer formats, we can still use thematic and
integrated instruction to
create a living context for information, linking it to prior knowledge and
building a bridge to future understanding.
I know that I
may very well teach a future President of these United States of America, and I intend to make sure
s/he is an inspired, well-rounded, critical
thinker who is capable of making rational decisions for the benefit of the
world.
Grants Awarded
Granville Arts Council
Granville Education Foundation
Touchstone Energy Cooperative
"Bright Ideas"
Donors Choose NC, Valedictorian
Parent
Communication
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Wilton_Music_News
Yahoo Group - message boards for concert information, info
about musical summer camps, photos of performers and composers,
links of interest to music students and their parents.
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Concert Programs Grade
2; Grade 4 -
business ads and parent "kudos" are department
fundraiser, also try to educate and entertain audience with stylistic
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thematic content.
Worksheet Examples
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Russian
Music - two activities; explore timeline of Russian composer, Peter
Tchaikovsky,
and compare to own life; video comprehension questions
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Marsalis
on Form - video comprehension questions; then self-determined key
words
Unit Plan Example
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Jazz
Legends - designed for grade 3; six-week unit, one hour per
week;
uses newspaper special edition (Herald-Sun), instructional video
(Wynton Marsalis), historical photos (National Archives), a
picture book with musical examples (bio of Duke Ellington), and
a final student project (create a brochure).
Planning Guides designed by Su
Leone
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