Margaret Youmans

Carleton College Educational Studies Philosophy of Education Resume Subject Matter Competence Service Learning Component Working with Parents Integrating Technology Experiential Learning in Classrooms American Indian Education Case Study of a Student Model Lesson Plan/ Performance Packages Self-Reflection Pieces/ Professional Summary Student Teaching Observation Record

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN CLASSROOMS I work hard to connect my curriulum to my student’s lives. I like to get kids moving, playing and physically applying what they learn. A good example of this is a lesson I taught to a sheltered middle school ESL class on baseball. These students were all recent immigrants from Mexico. I wanted to teach Social Studies and English through “beisból” by engaging them in several forms of the game: Beisból in the Classroom