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// An Action Plan is a plan for making a teaching change that will enhance your students understanding of mathematics. //
 * Action Plan **

Describe your teaching situation Name - //Don Carroll // School - //Clovis Point Intermediate School // Teaching assignment - //7th Grade Math // Describe your student population (approximate number, ethnicity, language, etc) - //62% free/reduced, 45% Latino Population, 550 students at our school //

Describe your teaching change. What teaching change (instruction, assessment, materials) you like to improve? //I'd like to expand and improve upon my use of technology in the classroom. I'd like it to develop critical thinking and help capture my audience. //

Explain how your teaching change will improve your students’ ability to learn mathematics. //I believe one of the most difficult aspects of teaching math is teaching people how to think - seeing value in thinking critically. I believe that further incorporating technology in to my instruction will bring a sense of reality to the digital native and a connection to application thereby allowing them to see the value in thinking mathematically and hopefully making them lifelong learners. // Also, describe possible ways that technology might assist you in making your teaching change. //Described above: I believe that this integration of technology will help to capture the digital native by connecting with them on their ground //

Set Teaching Goals Identify at least two teaching goals (measurable accomplishment that if met would enable your students to learn mathematics more effectively).  //1) My first teaching goal is that I'd like to use technology on a daily basis as part of my instructional practice - possibly in a formative assessment format. // //2) My second teaching goal is that I'd like to get students to contribute in a digital forum to the learning in the class. // //3) My third goal is that I'd like to incorporate FATHOM in to each of the five content areas in 7th grade mathematics. // //4) My fourth goal is to make my wikispace. I’d like it to be a forum for student discussion regarding the math topics and problems we address in class. Also, I’d like it to be a resource for kids to get math help. Help would include: video tutor from our math program, links to math sites such as Dr.Math, PurpleMath, etc…, and math activity and practice sites such as Illuminations. //

Describe Teaching Actions 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. //<span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;">1) I'll use the PowerPoint pages within my math program for my formative assessments. // //<span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;">2) I'll research the applications demonstrated in this class and find some that will facilitate learning in my class. // //<span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;">3) I'll use the FATHOM software at least 2 to 4 times per month throughout the year and require students critically analyze and discuss the story behind the data as well as creating their own data. //

Assess Teaching Goals 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). //<span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;">1) Data collection of formative assessments. // //<span style="font-family: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; color: #1f497d; mso-themecolor: text2;">2) Sample student work - or comments - generated from the applications used in class. //

Timeline Outline a general timeline that identifies when you are going to use your actions, collect your assessment data // 1) I should have data from formative assessments within one month and application data within 2 months. 2) I've created a wikispace for my classroom. You may see it at: carroll701.wikispaces.com. //

Reflection <span style="font-family: 'Cambria', 'serif';">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?