~Examine personal beliefs and attitudes and engage in metacognitive reflections regarding learning and teaching of science and math-Assessment Paper (Math Page)
~Demonstrate the ability to plan instructional activities that integrate science and math across curricular areas, are applicable to daily life and are developmentally appropriate, apply appropriate and varied assessment strategies, and understand and apply the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards, National Science Education Standards, and the New York State Learning Standards in the context of your instructional activities-Various Lesson Plans (Math and Science Page) and Science Inquiry
~Appreciate the variety of strategies that children use to solve problems, develop and demonstrate effective ways to guide students in the development of their problem solving strategies, and demonstrate the ability to formulate questions which will reveal children's construction of meaning in science and math-Problem of the Week (Science)

Assessing Children in Math and Science Paper
Often times, teachers are found testing their students in ways that are not appropriate for the different learning styles.  This paper allows for its readers to get ideas of various ways to assess children, and perhaps apply them to his/her classroom.  I have also offered my personal opinion in this paper, allowing it's readers to understand how I feel about assessment of students in math and science.  I feel this paper illustrates goal one, as stated above, because reflects on various ways children learn in the classroom, therefore, various ways to test those children.  I have added, like mentioned, my personal opinion, as well as research as to why some forms of assessment are more appropriate than others.

Informal Measurement Lesson Plan
The following lesson plan is intended for a class of 2nd or 3rd graders, but can be adapted to reach upper elementary grade levels as well.   This is an activity introducing nonstandard objects of measurement, and how to apply those to actual measurement activities.  For example, children will learn that they can estimate the length of an object by saying it is x number of paper clips and so on.  This, among various other lesson plans I have created, apply to goal two, as stated above, because my ability to plan a lesson, carry it through, apply it to other subjects, and have children participate in a follow-up activity to measure their understanding is demonstrated.  Most of these lessons have a reflection to go along with them to explain how the lesson went, and what the purpose was.

The Giving Tree Lesson Plan
Incorporating literature into math is a great way to hold a child's interest in the subject.  Using Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree, I created a lesson plan on measurement.  From here, you will also see a link to another page, taking you to a short paper describing two more activities that could be mathematically incorporated into the reading of The Giving Tree.  This, among various other lesson plans I have created, apply to goal two, as stated above, because my ability to plan a lesson, carry it through, apply it to other subjects, and have children participate in a follow-up activity to measure their understanding is demonstrated.  Most of these lessons have a reflection to go along with them to explain how the lesson went, and what the purpose was.
 

Math-Based Children's Books
The following children's books are useful when incorporating literature into math.  There are a few examples of how they can be used in the classroom, and why they can be considered math books.