Katie+T

Name Katie Tucker School Clovis Point Intermediate School/Eastmont School District Teaching assignment 6th grade math, science, & geography Describe your student population (approximate number, ethnicity, language, etc) I have about 30 kids in my class and work in a school that is 62% free and reduced lunch, about 45% hispanic, and 550 total school population. What teaching change (instruction, assessment, materials) would 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. I am going to try to incorporate more interactive technology into my instruction. I am going to work very hard to make sure I am using the appropriate vocabulary that will help my students succeed in the upper grades. Identify at least two teaching goals (measurable accomplishment that if met would enable your students to learn mathematics more effectively). My first goal is to incorporate technology into my daily instructional practice in a variety of ways. My second goal is to incorporate more structured formative assessments into my daily instruction. 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. I will try to use web2.0 approaches to reach my students' at their "native" level. Whether it be with more digital options for projects such as videos or digital presentations or allowing them to access more information or learning on-line. I will incorporate formative assessments into my daily routine in the form of daily entry quizzes using our new math program and the powerpoint quizzes from the previous day's lesson. This will enable me and my students to know if learning of the content is taking place. 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). I will log the different technological instructional approaches I try and survey my students to see how they liked the approach. Outline a general timeline that identifies when you are going to use your actions, collect your assessment data  I will implement my action plans daily and have my students assess me monthly throughout the year. 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?
 * Action Plan ** ** Describe your teaching situation **
 * Describe your teaching change **
 * Set Teaching Goals **
 * Describe Teaching Actions **
 * Assess Teaching Goals **
 * Timeline **
 * Reflection **