Rennie's+Actiion+Plan

// An Action Plan is a plan for making a teaching change that will enhance your students understanding of mathematics. // Name: **W. Rennie McCormick** School: **Omak High School** Teaching assignment: **Algebra1, Applied Math, Algebra 2** Describe your student population: The approximate number of students I face each day is 125-140, ethnicity is approx 40% native american 15% hispanic, and the rest caucasian, less than 10% of the population are ELL students (usually hispanic) What teaching change (instruction, assessment, materials) you like to improve? **I plan to use Fathom to teach and reinforce statistical knowledge and to make connections in Algebra concepts. In addition I hope to create a wiki for each class I have, to use as a reflection and discussion tool. I also plan to have student do online journaling (blogging) about their progress in learning math.** 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?
 * Action Plan **
 * Describe your teaching situation **
 * Describe your teaching change **
 * Set Teaching Goals **
 * Describe Teaching Actions **
 * Assess Teaching Goals **
 * Timeline **
 * Reflection **