NAME:
Mrs. Lynn Tarant
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SCHOOL:
Charles J. Riley Public School 9
CLASS:
7th Grade Science and Health
SCHOOL PHONE:
973-321-0090
This is my 22th year at CJR 9. I look forward to coming to school
every morning. Each day brings new challenges and opportunities.
2005-present We are implementing a 6 day schedule. Because of this we do not
have Science class every day. New challenges have emerged in completing our
required curriculum. It will be extremenly important for students to maintain
an updated planner and try to set aside some time each day for science whether
they are scheduled for class that day or not. Students MUST complete
independent work as assigned to keep up with the curriculum.
I received my Masters of Science in Educational Science from Ramapo
College in May of 1999. To earn that degree, I had to create a web
site and project to be implemented with my students. I chose to create a
project which integrated the curriculum I taught with the classes I
completed for my degree. That project is called "Survey the Ecosystems
of Barbour Pond" We will be using this project during the fall and spring.
The web address is : http://192.107.108.56/portfolios/t/tarant_l/
I was very fortunate to have received 3 $5000 Chase Active Learning
grants to help me carry out my project to purchase new equipment.
2003-2004 We received a new grant for a 7th grade projet
called "Portofolios of Power" Each subject area will work on a different
aspect of power. In science class we will be learning how to complete a
storm study for each type of natural disaster. The science portion is
called "The Power of Mother Nature" You will also find information for this
project under the link for Weather Wizards.
7th grade students will become Disease Detectives as they learn the Science
of Epidemiology - This is the science of public health. I have been working
with Dr. Kaelin of Montclair State University since 2000 in creating and
taching the "Detectives in the Classroom" curriculum. We will complete some
of the lessons in class at the end of the year. Some students will be chosen
to participate in an after-school epidemiology public health club.
2004-5 Again we were given $5000 by JP Morgan Chase to complete a project
called The Good, Bad and Ugly Truth About Drugs. Students complete extensive
research on a drug and then create a Power Point Project which is used to
teache what they have learned to classmates. If there is time they also
present thier projects to 5th grade students.
Several years ago my homeroom was the only classroom in the state of NJ to be
participating in a pilot project called Schools of Innovation from
Mindsurf Networks. Each student in my homeroom was supplied with a
handheld computer, keyboard, stand and internet access. This has
been a very exciting project and I feel honored to have been selected
as the only classroom in NJ to participate as one of 100 classrooms
accross the United States! In order to continue with this project and expand
it, we have been given a large grant from the NJ Department of Education.
We demonstrated this technology on ABC TV News! We were also given a NJ
State Best Practice Award for our work with the little computers. I have
been very proud of my students in each class and look forward to developing
new uses for this technology as well as watching how using these iPAQ's help
our students succeed!
School Motto: The school work I am asking you to do is important, I
know you can do it, and I won't give up on you!
My mission is to see that each and every student reaches his or her
potential. With hard work and dedication this can be achieved.
I hope that my enthusiasm for the Science and Health topics we cover
will carry over to my students.