Greg+M

// An Action Plan is a plan for making a teaching change that will enhance your students understanding of mathematics. // Name: Greg Monson School: Soap Lake High School Teaching assignment: Mathematics, grades 7-12, Pre-algebra thru AP Calculus Describe your student population (approximate number, ethnicity, language, etc): - District student FTE 480, High School enrollment 120 - Ethnicity 30% Hispanic, 30% Russian/Ukranian, 30% White, 10% Other - Language English, Spanish, Russian, Ukranian - 20% ELL/ESL - Socio-economic status 100% Free Breakfast and Lunch, Poverty Index 87% - The Soap Lake school district is a small K-12 district in a very impoverished area with limited tourism and agriculture.
 * Action Plan **
 * Describe your teaching situation **

What teaching change (instruction, assessment, materials) you like to improve? Explain how your teaching change will improve your students’ ability to learn mathematics. Also, describe possible ways that technology might assist you in making your teaching change. Identify at least two teaching goals (measurable accomplishment that if met would enable your students to learn mathematics more effectively). Describe at least two things you are going to do as a teacher to accomplish your teaching goals. These actions may or may not use technology but if they do not use technology, explain why technology is or is not the best teaching tool for your teaching change. Identify how you are going to assess each of your teaching goals (simple method of collecting information to see if your teach goals was met). Outline a general timeline that identifies when you are going to use your actions, collect your assessment data Write a reflection on the results of your action plan. What was difficult? What worked well? How did your students react to the changes you made? What was the impact on student learning?
 * Describe your teaching change **
 * Set Teaching Goals **
 * Describe Teaching Actions **
 * Assess Teaching Goals **
 * Timeline **
 * Reflection **