Jessica McGhie

B8

Portfolio Outline
Semester 1
1. Interns will plan and teach four mini lessons
2. Interns will complete two of the following activities:
Bulletin Board:
Calendar
Decorate for a party
Hallway decorations
Music activity
3. Interns will complete a unit plan complete with assignments, rubrics,
activities, and assessments.
4. Interns will explore and report on three different educational websites and the
benefits and resources of each.
Semester 2
1. Interns will learn where the comp room is and how to make copies.
2. Interns need to interview and administrator and ask questions about
qualifications and skills.
3. Interns need to print out the requirements for an elementary education
degree at the college or university of their choice.

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Wall
Decorations

Bulletin Board

UNIT PLAN- Social Studies

Lesson 1 - Unit Vocabulary

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The West: The region west of the Mississippi River

Trade: Buying and selling goods and services
Explore: To travel or search an unfamiliar area
Fur: Animal pelts the Trappers hunted and sold
Trapper: A person who traps wild animals, especially for their fur
Trail: A path left behind by previous occupants

Assignment 1: Complete the matching worksheet

to practice vocabulary words
Utah's Fur Trapper Vocabulary

Write the letter of the correct definition next to each vocabulary word.

1.
2.
3.
4.

Trail
Trapper
The
West
Fur

5.

Explore

6.

Trade

a. The region west of the Mississippi River

b. To travel or search an unfamiliar area
c. Animal pelts the Trappers hunted and
sold
d. Buying and selling goods and services
e. A person who traps wild animals,
especially for their fur
f. A path left behind by previous
occupants

Lesson 2 Meet the Fur Trapper

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Jim Bridger
Jedediah Smith
Etienne Provost
John Weber
Miles Goodyear

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6. John Charles Fremont

7. Peter Skene Ogden
8. John Wesley Powell

Assignment 2: Complete the Fur Trappers Word

Search to learn about Utahs Famous Trappers
Utah Fur Trappers
Find Utah's

OGDEN
GOODYEAR

Famous Fur Trappers in the Word Search

BRIDGER

PROVOST

S
K

SMITH
M I
T
POWELL
L S K

R FREMONT
G H A
WEBER
V O H W

W E

T E

W D

K Z

K C

L
J

J K Z E
J
U Y R Places
T S M
Lesson 3 Trappers
Famous

M J

Colorado River
Rocky Mountains
W F
Bear River
O G
Cache Valley
Great Basin
C X
Fort Bridger
Wasatch Mountains

Assignment 3: Create Picture Flashcards for the

Famous Trapper Locations

Cache Valley

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Great Basin

Colorado River

Rocky Mountains

Wasatch
Mountains

Fort Bridger

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Bear River

UNIT TEST
Vocabulary:

WORD

word to its correct

Is the
Mississippi River
Is
and services

BANK
The West

Match the vocabulary

definition
region west of the
buying and selling goods

Trade
Is to

unfamiliar area
Is
hunted and sold

Explore
Fur

travel or search an
animal pelts the Trappers

Trapper

Is a
animals, especially for their

Trail

person who traps wild

fur

Is a path left behind by previous occupants

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Trappers: Draw a line to match the trappers first name to his

correct last name

Jim
John Charles
Miles
John Wesley
Jedediah
Etienne
Peter Skene
John

Smith
Provost
Bridger
Ogden
Goodyear
Weber
Fremont
Powell

Famous Trapper Locations: Select the answer that

corresponds to the picture

A. Colorado River
B. The Great Salt Lake
C. The Great Basin
D. Bear River

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A. The Rocky Mountains

B. Fort Bridger
C. Cache Valley
D. The Oregon Trail

A. Cache Valley
B. Fort Bridger
C. The Wasatch Mountains
D.The Great Basin

A. Colorado River
B. The Mormon Trail
C. Cache Valley
D. Salt Lake City

Educational Website Report

Pioneer Library
The Pioneer Library is a great educational website for all ages. Pioneer is Utahs
Online Library of electronic resources. It provides statewide access to newspaper
articles, magazines, professional journals, encyclopedias, video, photographs, maps,
charts, and graphics. One of the benefits of using Pioneer Library is that it has
resources for students from Pre-k to students out of school. Utah Education Network
is in partnership with the Utah State Office of Education and the Utah System of
Higher Education to make Pioneer Library the best it can be.

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Using this as a resource is your best option because it is supported and founded by
organizations concerned for the welfare of Utahs Education.
Utah Futures
Utah Futures is the best career and college readiness website for Utah students and
adults. Utah Futures is a resource for learning about careers, programs, jobs, and
colleges that might fit you and your interests. They offer assessments and
knowledgeable information about Utahs business and educational world that can
help you find what will most benefit your situation. Utah Futures is partnered with
countless noteworthy organizations that support and contribute sources that will
help make Utah Futures the most helpful and beneficial website for your future
planning. They provide help in the best way they can by holding true to their motto,
The best way to predict the future is to plan for it.
EBSCO
EBSCO databases and discovery technologies are the most-used, premium online
information resources for tens of thousands of institutions worldwide and the most
resourceful for students of all ages. EBSCO is an academic database offering a broad
range of full text and bibliographical databases designed for research. They offer
premium information on careers, support and training, and current news. The
benefit of using EBSCO is that you know that your information is reliable and
current. Their databases offer the highest- quality content and their website
elements will expose students to things they will both need and use in Colleges and
Universities.

Elementary Education Degree Requirements for BYU

To complete this major, students will also be required to complete the TESOL K-12 minor.
The courses the student will need to take in order to complete the minor are reflected in the
requirements listed below.
1.

2.

Complete all GE courses, including the following:

SFL 210 : Human Development. (3:3:0)

Note: The Global & Cultural Awareness and Letters general education requirements are
fulfilled through completion of the Elementary Education major.

Attend a program orientation meeting (schedule posted in 120 MCKB).

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3.

Grades below C- in professional education courses or content courses will not be accepted in the teaching
major or teaching minor. Teacher candidates must have a cumulative 2.85 GPA in teaching major and teaching
minor courses to qualify for student teaching.

4.

Complete entrance process for the program through the Teacher Education Department (201 MCKB).

5.

Complete the following courses:

CPSE 300 : Exceptional Students: Principles of Collaboration. (2:1:ARR)
EDLF 201 : Foundations of Education. (3:3:0)
EL ED 202 : Foundations of Child Development. (3:3:0)
EL ED 203 : Foundations of Multicultural Education. (3:3:0)
EL ED 211 : Introductory Framing Seminar. (1:1:0)
EL ED 323 : Foundations of Literacy Development. (3:3:0)
EL ED 324 : Foundations of Classroom Management. (3:3:0)
EL ED 330 : K-2 Practicum Seminar. (1:1:0)
EL ED 331 : Grades K-2 Framing Seminar. (1:1:0)
EL ED 332 : Practicum in Grades K-2. (2:0:2)
EL ED 333 : Teaching Literacy in the Primary Grades (K-2). (3:3:0)
EL ED 335 : Early Childhood Education Integration Methods. (3:3:0)
EL ED 340 : Children's Literature. (3:3:0)
EL ED 440 : Grades 3-6 Practicum Seminar. (1:1:0)
EL ED 441 : Grades 3-6 Framing Seminar. (1:1:0)
EL ED 442 : Practicum in the Elementary Education 3-6 Classroom. (2:0:3)
EL ED 443 : Teaching Literacy in the Intermediate Grades (3-6). (3:3:0)
EL ED 445 : Teaching Social Studies in Grades K-6. (3:3:0)
EL ED 446 : Teaching Science in Grades K-6. (3:3:0)
EL ED 447 : Teaching Mathematics in Grades K-6. (3:3:0)
IP&T 213 : Foundations of Instructional Design and Assessment. (3:3:0)
IP&T 334 : Integrating Technology in Early Childhood Education. (1:1:0)
IP&T 444 : Integrating Technology in Elementary Education. (1:1:0)
MTHED 305 : Basic Concepts of Mathematics. (3:3:1)
MTHED 306 : Concepts of Mathematics. (3:3:1)
PETE 169 : Elementary Skills and Activities. (1:0:2)
PETE 212 : Physical Education for Elementary School Teachers. (2:1:3)
Complete the following courses, which, in conjunction with the other required courses in this program, will
allow you to fulfill the requirements of the TESOL K-12 minor:
TELL 410 : Second Language Acquisition. (2:2:1)
TELL 440 : Content-Based Language Instruction. (2:2:1)
TELL 450 : Family, School, and Community Partnerships. (2:2:1)
TELL 477R : Practicum for Teaching English Language Learners. (.5-4:0:4)
(Must take 4 credit hours of TELL 477R.)
Complete two courses from the following:
DANCE 326 : Rhythm and Dance. (2:1:2)
MUSIC 378 : Music for the Elementary Classroom Teacher. (2:2:0)
TMA 352 : Drama in the Elementary Classroom. (2:4:Arr)
Complete 8 hours of one of the following (prior application required):
EL ED 400R : Elementary Student-Teaching. (1-12:ARR:ARR)
EL ED 496R : Academic Internship. (8-12:ARR:ARR)

6.

7.

8.

Recommended Courses

The following courses are strongly recommended:

BIO 100 : Principles of Biology. (3:3:0)
BIO 175 : Principles of Biology Laboratory. (1:0:2)
ENGL 313 : Expository Writing for Elementary Education Majors. (3:3:0)
GEOG 120 : Geography and World Affairs. (3:3:0)
HLTH 361 : School Health for Elementary Teachers. (2:2:0)
VAEDU 326 : Art for Elementary Teachers. (3:3:0)