Keisha+Whitfield's+Project

=Keisha Whitfield's Project Idea - Progress and Information= List your ideas here. Then as you narrow down your final idea(s) you will begin filling out the form below the comment section.


 * || Ideas for your Math/Technology Open ended Project .................................................................................................................................................................. ||
 * 1 || I would like to create a PPT game to help my students prepare for the OAA ||
 * 2 || I would like to create a Smartboard lesson on mean, median, mode, and range ||
 * 3 || I would like to create a Clicker activity to help my students with math vocabulary ||

Place your name next to your comment here || **It would have been nice to have had the opportunity to create a Wikispace for my class, but the site is not allowed in my district.** ||
 * **Name**
 * Sue Becker || I will make a comment on each and everyone of your ideas. I am hopeful that many of you will also comment on each others work as well. Collaboration is a 21st Century Skill and can be very helpful to everyone! ||
 * Sue Becker || I think all of these ideas sound great! What can I do to help? If you have my phone number call me. Or email me so that I can find out specifically what I can do to help you make this happen! Awesome! ||
 * Keisha || I'll give you a call if I need to. Thanks ||
 * Sue || Great... I would be happy to help in any way. Please go ahead and start putting in your Project Proposal information below and other information that you can fill out as you work on your project. ||
 * Sue || I can understand how difficult it is to get out of your comfort zone! However it sounds like youdid just that! I have found the more times you try these tools the easier it will become? But keep in mind that you still need to keep your sanity by pacing yourself. You may just say to your self you are going to use this tool so many times a weeK or a month to keep yourself utilizing it and experimenting. This will help you get past the comfort issue.

Students seem to pick it up so much faster. I have found special needs students really relate to the smart board very quickly. ||

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 * Name: Keisha Whitfield **


 * School: Sherwood Middle School **


 * Grade Level and Class: 6th grade Math **


 * Estimated time for development and implementation (if possible): 2 weeks **

== I would like to increase student understanding of the different types of averages. Over the five years that I have been teaching my students have a very difficult time understanding the mathematical concept of averages. They are often able to recall some of the main steps in solving for different types of average, but they often get them mixed up or not completely understand what they are doing. ==
 * Project Goal(s) and Objectives: **


 * Content Objectives: **
 * Students will determine a use mean, median, mode, and range
 * Students will make logical inferences using statistical data


 * Description of the Project: ** I am going to create a smartboard lesson where the majority of the unit will be structured around the smartboard. I will create a pre-test, use video, guided notes, and create a games to help students understand the content.


 * Considerations **
 * Student Learning Outcomes:

I am working with students with disabilities, so it will be important to scaffold my lessons in this unit. Students need to have the opportunity to start with the basics and then move to more rigorous activities. If the pre-test shows that they have not maintained basic knowledge from the 5th grade we will have to start from the beginning. It will also be important to make sure that the lessons are hands-on and engaging.

==== Because this is a high incidence special needs classroom, it is important to know that my students will be starting on different levels. Some students may not of had much previous experience working with central tendency. It is not uncommon for students to say that they have never had previous experience working with the given content. ====
 * ==== Mathematical Content: ====

I will need to make sure that the lesson is structured to be beneficial to different learning styles.
 * Pedagogical Considerations:

I have chosen to use the Smartboard as my technology because I have had this piece of technology in my classroom for the past two years and I am not doing a good job utilizing it. I have completed several lessons from SmartExchange and use it as a dry erase board, but I have never completely created anything on my own. I have been to several PD's on creating lessons and would like to try out some of the techniques that I have learned.
 * Technology Chosen and Why: **


 * Instructional and/or Technical Support You will Request from District Staff:None. I used the information that I gathered from several PD's and just took the time to play around with the program. **


 * Implementation Timeline (if appropriate): **


 * Project Submission Information should be updated as needed. **

Project Report Update by May 1st. Please try to update by answering the following questions regarding your Open Ended Project.
It is our hope that you will be updating your wiki progress at least 2 times during the next few months.

After you have begun to implement your project, please submit revisions here. Use this set of short questions to help guide you in your reporting about your progress. These include:

// How does TPACK play a role in your project or activity? // I have found it difficult to find a good balance in technology use and the creation of a lesson that is rich in all the components of TPACK. I do believe that over time I will get the hang of it, but this was a lot more difficult than I thought. In this lesson I spent a lot of time on the technological content component, but didn’t do a good job with some of the other areas.
 * TPACK consideration

// What do you need to learn? Or need to know to help to complete the project? // Before I began this project I had to go back and read over my notes from previous professional developments that I have had on using the Smartboard. I also had to simply force myself out of my comfort zone and play around with the program. I had a lot of help from different staff members that are more proficient and have more experience than myself.
 * 21st Century skill development

// Do you feel you have addressed these topics? // Students enjoyed being able to team up with classmates to solve problems, being able to use the Neos to answer questions based on the lesson, and coming up to the board to answer questions. This allowed them to feel like they were apart of the actual lesson and they were able to discuss their answers. // How does your project align with your Math objectives? // Students were taught: Students will determine and use mean, median, mode, and range Students will make logical inferences using statistical data // How can you demonstrate that your learning plan is working? If possible, include artifacts showing results of the project. It would be wonderful if you could take photos and/or video, possible links or other resources to share with other members of this eTech project // // Why did you choose a particular technology tool? What worked and what did not work? // I found that it is very difficult to properly integrate technology into a lesson effectively. It requires a true understanding and skills of both the technology being used, the students being taught, and the content itself. Time is another factor that I believe is necessary for a good lesson. Sometimes you can have too much technology and not enough basic concepts. There is a fine line that should not be crossed.
 * Differentiation, digital natives or other course concepts
 * Alignment with Math objectives
 * Transformative evidence of how this may or may not be working
 * Reasoning for your choice of technology