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=__Practicum Experience -- April 5-20, 2012__=

School Website: [|Willow Brook Elementary]
Willow Brook Elementary School, located in Oak Ridge, TN, is a K-4th grade Title 1 school, where 80% of its students live in poverty. Willow Brook was established in 1944 and is the only elementary school in the city that is still in its original building, dating back to the Manhattan Project. The school currently has 480 students and is the only school in the system on an alternative, year round calendar (on 9 weeks/off 3 weeks). The vision and mission for Willow Brook emphasizes student thinking and learning which is evident in the many unique programs the school offers such as Discovery Center, Reading Recovery, Add it Up!, and SOAR. Numerous Family and Community Involvement activities also take place throughout the year. Because of the school's Title 1 status, additional funding is provided which allows reduced class sizes, additional support through teaching assistants, materials and supplies to support literacy instruction, and a Family Impact Coordinator who serves the students and their families. Willow Brook's principal is Mardee Miller. I was placed in Ms.Erin Ward's third grade classroom. The class has 17 students, 11 girls and 6 boys. Of these students, there is 1 ESL student, 1 speech student, and 4 students with an IEP. Throughout the day, several of these students are pulled out for RTI (Response to Intervention) to work with Reading and Math specialists.

School Motto: Every Season is a Learning Season The Job at Willow Brook: Learn something new today! Willow Brook Promise: As a Willow Brook student I will do my best to be honest, to be courteous, to be respectful, to be responsible, and to be a hard worker at all times.

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__Science Night -- March 15, 2012 -- A.L. Lotts Elementary, Knoxville, TN__
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=__Math Night -- April 12, 2012 -- Glenwood Elementary, Oak Ridge, TN__= =Tangrams=

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