1. Welcome to the EW Explorers 4th Grade Team
Where together we will explore new things
and go on many exciting adventures

2. Meet the Captains
Mr. Brockway
Mrs. Koneval
Mrs. Ulrich

3. Our Fleet Inquiry Lab (Room 125) Science/Social Studies Math Lab (Room 129) Math Workshop LA Lab (Room 133) Reading/Writing Workshop Our Fleet Inquiry Lab (Room 125) Science/Social Studies Math Lab (Room 129) Math Workshop LA Lab (Room 133) Reading/Writing Workshop Our Fleet
Mrs. Ulrich’s Room (Room 120)
Mr. Brockway’s Room (Room 122)
Mrs. Koneval’s Room (Room 121)

4. Our Quest
The quest of our team is that all students will grow emotionally, socially, and academically in a safe and secure environment. As teachers we will share instructional responsibilities, across all content areas, in order to directly support student learning and personal growth.

5. Our Navigation
In order to successfully conquer our quest, we will be using the following strategies:
Co-teaching triads
Workshop Models
Inquiry Lessons
Differentiated Instruction and Assessments
Formative Assessment & Flexible Grouping
Conferring

6. What is a co-teaching triad?
A co-teaching triad is when three teachers share the responsibility of teaching all students, all content. Responsibilities may look different, depending on the material or subject matter being taught.

7. Workshop Model The workshop model entails: a mini-lesson
independent work
conferring
sharing.
Most students will come into 4th grade already having done the workshop model. Last year, the workshop model was conducted by one teacher for each subject. This year, your child will have the opportunity to be taught by all three teachers within the workshop setting.

8. Inquiry Based Learning
Inquiry based learning is where students are presented with a topic and then build upon their knowledge by developing inquiry questions that they will then research and synthesize.

9. Differentiated Instruction & Assessments
We believe that all students learn differently and at their own rate. Our goal is to determine where each child is, how best
they learn, and then
move them along the
academic continuum.

10. Formative Assessment & Flexible Grouping
Formative Assessments will be used to determine students’ current knowledge. That information will then help us to form flexible learning groups. Since students may
be strong in one area and not
another, these groups will
constantly be changing.

11. Conferring
Conferring is when teachers and students meet one-on-one or in a small group to discuss the student’s strengths, goals, and next steps.

12. As always, we are looking forward to another wonderful year of enhancing students' educational careers by making learning enjoyable! Thank you for taking the time to learn a little about our classrooms. Please continue to visit our websites as we will be updating it on a regular basis.