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Ms. Kathryn Mapps
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Lakeview Elementary School
Hometown:
Berkeley, CA
Class Information:
Room Number: 15
Students per Class: 22
Class Description:
I have a very enthusiastic but well behaved class this year. They love art, music, writing, reading, history, science and math. My class is a good mixture of native born Californians and students from various countries in Africa and Mexico. We are an English only classroom, but at home my students speak English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
Position:
4th and 5th Grade Teacher
Needs:
Our classroom really needs a new computer. I have two computers that I donated from home; they are 5 and 10 years old. I currently document students' art work and presentations with my own camera. I would like to have student dedicated cameras, so they could learn to document their own work. If we had a digital movie camera, students could take moves of their presentations and our field trips and post them on the school's website. I would like to have digital voice recorder to tape stories for my two new comer students who are learning English. I would use a digital projector for teaching lessons and lecturing.
My Philosophy:
Students learn best in a rich, lively, active and creative classroom. Poorly funded schools should not be an obstacle to a rich learning environment.
Personal Information:
About Me:
I have been a teacher since 1993. I love to travel, read and make art.
College and Degrees:
Reed College BA History 1986 RISD BA Architecture and BFA 1992 SF State University Master of Arts in Education; Equity and Social Justice 2008
Activities:
Graduate School Education Leadership in and Urban Environment Making,seeing and teaching art Gardening Facebook
Favorite Books:
Beloved Toni Morrisom The Book of Laughter and Forgetting M. Kundera She's Come Undone Wally Lamb
Interests:
World Travel Education Art SocialJustice
Employment History:
Oakland Unified District 2000-present SanFrancisco Unified School District 1996-2000 West Contra Costa School District 1993-1996
Why Do I Teach?:
I teach because it is a calling for me. I teach students in Oakland Public Schools because there is a need for teachers who are dedicated to meeting the needs of students who come from less advantaged backgrounds. I strive to offer my students the richest classroom experience possible and to expose them to as many learning opportunities inside and outside of the classroom as possible.
Percent of Students are:
     At-risk: 85 %
     Average: 60 %
     High-achiever: 20 %
     Special Needs: 20 %
Percent of Students are:
     Hispanic: 15 %
     African American: 80 %
     Asian: 5 %
Free/Reduced Lunch Program Enrollment:: 80 %
ESL Enrollment:: 40 %
Average number of students in class:: 22 students
Number of students I teach:: 22 students