Action+Plan


 * Action Plan**

On this page include your summary statements from each page of your action plan. This culminating page will be your Action Plan. Action Plan

You should have a summary statement from each of the five NETS for teachers’ standards on this Action Plan Page. Using your action plan you will create a timeline for each of the action statements. List resources or supports you will need as part of your timeline.


 * ~ Action Plan Summary Statement ||~ Resource and Supports needed ||~ Timeline for implementation ||
 * < 1. I would like to improve my planning by incorporating more interactive lessons into my instruction. I have many tools already available to me, as well as many resources in the form of helpful and well-informed colleagues and administrators who are more than willing to bring new ideas and technology into the classroom. I would like to update my school web page weekly, and include links to educational activities and web sites that will allow students and parents to find helpful resources. I would also like to plan at least two projects per marking period that incorporate "Web 2.0" technology tools. In addition, I would like to make an extra effort to ensure that my English Language Learners are better served. This may include finding other language web sites that cover similar content, or sites that allow these students to practice and/or be assessed with minimal language barriers. ||< My district provides laptops, Wacom slates, and digital projectors for every 8th grade math teacher. We have access to laptop carts and Activ Votes for student interaction. Our district provides web pages for every teacher, and encourages students to track their grades and assignments on Home Logic. We also use Performance Tracker to organize information on assessments. In addition, I have learned many web-based tools that I can use to make assignments, give quizzes and differentiate instruction. ||< Weekly update of school web page during the 2010-11 school year. At least two projects per marking period using technology tools. Weekly practice or differentiated assignments for English Language Learners. ||
 * < 2. I can better assess student learning by better monitoring student progress through daily checks, and also by using technology tools that allow me to track student growth through alternative assessment strategies. I can use on-line quizzes, activities, and math-specific sites that track student performance. I can use some of these tools in place of more traditional homework and quizzes, and I can allow students to continue practicing and self-assessing until they master key concepts. I can also use presentation software or web sites to allow students to demonstrate their knowledge through exciting projects. This will allow me to further differentiate instruction, as well as allowing some concepts to be student-taught and stored for later review. ||< Specific web sites such as Quiz Star, Prezi, TutPup, ClassZone and math-specific sites could be used for assessments. My school web site could be better utilized to link to math-related sites and on-line assessments. ||< At least two on-line assessments per marking period during the 2010-2011 school year. Weekly opportunities for extra practice or extra credit using on-line tools. ||
 * < 3. I will continue to try to increase my knowledge, understanding, and use of technology in education by seeking out professional memberships, subscriptions, and using resources such as my RSS feed and Diigo groups to ensure that I stay current of developing technology and teaching practices. I will use my own school district web page and blog to communicate and collaborate with students, parents, and faculty. I will make it a goal to update my web page weekly, and to include project information, links to educational resources, and school and club activities and news. I will continue to network with other teachers, and to reach out to teachers within my school district as well as educators who are interested in using technology and improving the way we teach and learn. ||< My own math department, my Professional Learning Community, my administrators, and teachers from other districts with whom I attend training conferences and classes. ||< Weekly updates of diigo account, regularly updates of RSS feed, and weekly updates of my own school web page and blog. ||
 * < 4. I will develop a visual guide for students to use in my classroom that will guide them to become responsible digital citizens. I will develop guidelines to share with my professional learning community, so that our "team" will be consistent and responsible in our use of technology in research. I will continue to model safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, and I will consistently reinforce my expectations that my students do the same. I will actively teach copyright laws and guidelines, ethical and moral use of technology, and internet safety and security. ||< Printed copyright guidelines from a trusted source, creative commons. ||< Visual guide posted for first day of school for 2010-2011 school year. Sharing guidelines with professional learning community during first month of 2010-2011 school year. Reinforcement of guidelines and expectations twice per marking period (at beginning of each project) during 2010-2011 school year. ||
 * < 5. I will join at least one professional organization before the 2010-2011 school year, and I will e-mail my principal and my math department chair to inform them that I am willing to volunteer for any school district or school-wide committee that promotes digital tools and resources. I will encourage members of my professional learning community to start their own diigo or delicious accounts. I will also share new digital resources, tools, and information from blogs that I find. ||< My administrators and fellow teachers, professional organizations, and my intermediate unit. ||< Join professional before 2010-2011 school year. Contact principal and department chair during first month of 2010-2011 school year. Monthly sharing of digital resources, tools, and information from educational blogs with my professional learning community. ||