Brandon+S

// An Action Plan is a plan for making a teaching change that will enhance your students understanding of mathematics. // Name: **Brandon Schmitten** School: **Eastmont High School** Teaching assignment: **Math Lab (low level math) Geometry, Algebra 2.** Describe your student population (approximate number, ethnicity, language, etc) **120; hispanic, caucasian; english and spanish.**
 * 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.
 * Describe your teaching change **


 * I am going to try and make my instruction more hands on and computer friendly to fit in the Digital Native life style. If I am able to do this I will be fitting into their style of learning and advancing them in the technologies available to them, instead of holding them back.**

Identify at least two teaching goals (measurable accomplishment that if met would enable your students to learn mathematics more effectively).
 * Set Teaching Goals **


 * 1. I would like to be able to identify my students preskills through a pretest to allow me to know the topics I will have to touch on more thoroughly than others. It also allows me to know what topics I need to catch them up on.**


 * 2. I would also like to utilize the little bit of technology I have in my class to help them learn in a different way.**

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.
 * Describe Teaching Actions **


 * I can accomplish my goals by giving a pretest and analyze where the class as a whole are, as well as each individual is. Hopefully I will be able to eventually do this by using the Fathom program. It will give instant feedback and will help me to analyze what each student does in a much more efficient way.**

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).
 * Assess Teaching Goals **

Outline a general timeline that identifies when you are going to use your actions, collect your assessment data
 * Timeline **

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?
 * Reflection **