Goals For Ps III
Goals For Ps III
Goals For Ps III
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me
CourtneyDvorkin
Establish
ed Date
Review
Date
Review
Date
mdkl
September8th,2015
October30th,2015
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December,7th,2015
Goal#1
Goal Use technology more often and more effectively in the teaching/learning process
Related KSA(s)
5:Allstudentscanlearn,albeitatdifferentratesindifferentways.
10:Thefunctionsoftraditionalandelectronicteaching/learningtechnologies.
Indicator(s) of Success
Planningfor,andusingtechnologyonadaytodaybasisinsomeformat
BeingabletoseethevariouswaysinwhichIhaveusedorimplementedtechnologyintotheclassroomthrough
maintainingaworkinglistthatIregularlyaddtoandcanreflecton
Action
Talktomultipleteachersaboutthe
variouswaysinwhichtheyuse
technologyintheirclassroom.
Maintainaworkinglistonthe
differentwaysIhaveused
technologyintheclassroomand
brieflyreflectontheoutcomes.
Resource(s)
Otherteachersintheschool
Timeline
Talkto3teachers(separatefrommypartner
teachers)byOctober8th,2015.
Continuetotalktoteachersasthesemester
progresses.
GoogleDocoflist
EnsurethatIamactivelydocumenting
differenttechnologytechniquesasIuse
themintheclassroom.
Reflection:
This internship has been an incredible learning experience for me. Being immersed in a school that so highly
focuses on technology has really been a good learning adventure, as I have not had such an experience before. I
have been keeping track of the various ways in which I have used technology in the classroom. Having someone to
bounce ideas off of and get their feedback has been fantastic. Although many of the ways in which I have used
technology has been due to my mentor teacher and the practices that the students were already accustomed to by
having her as a teacher the year before. Maintaining consistency was ideal, as it was also new to me, but I have also
been trying to look beyond this and find new and creative ways to implement technology. I think what I have done
so far would be new and exciting for some students in schools who do not have this kind of access to technology,
but here I need to step outside the box. I have not done as much in house research as I would have liked to, and
this is because the semester has completely flown by! Not that this is a viable excuse it is just the reality. I only
have a few weeks left, and would still like to have those conversations with other teachers in various grades to get a
glimpse at their implementation of different technological strategies.
Goal#2
Goal Focus on providing students with more meaningful and higher level questions
Related KSA(s)
4:Thesubjectdisciplinestheyteach.
9:Therearemanyapproachestoteachingandlearning.
11:Thepurposesofstudentassessment.
Indicator(s) of Success
Bypreplanningkeyquestionsforlessons,Iwillbesuretoprovidestudentswithmoremeaningfulandhigherlevel
questions
Studentsrespond(whetherverballyorthroughtheirwriting)withanswersthatarebeyondasurfacelevelreasoning
throughexpansion,depth,criticalthinkingandreasoning
Action
Researchvariousquestioning
strategiesandfindwhatworksfor
me.
Preplancriticalquestionsfor
lessonstoensurethattheywillbe
meaningfulandeffective.
Resource(s)
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/new
classroomquestioningtechniquestoddfinley
http://teachertools.londongt.org/?
page=questioningTechniques
http://cet.usc.edu/resources/teaching_learning
/docs/Asking_Better_Questions.pdf
http://citl.illinois.edu/teaching
resources/teachingstrategies/questioning
strategies
Usewebsitesabovefor
techniques/strategies,andensurethatI
buildkeyquestionsrightintomylesson
plans
Timeline
Tryaminimumof3different
questioningstrategies(ortweak
usedonestofitformyself)by
midOctober.
Thisisongoing.
Reflection:
The steps that I took and the research that I did in order to have a more sound understanding of the best ways to
provide students with meaningful questions has definitely aided in my questioning abilities. I continuously preplanned major questions that I wanted the students to answer and reflect on in order to ensure that they were
truly meaningful and allowed for the students to explore their thoughts on a deeper level. I created a doc with
some strategies that I found while researching, but the component that I primarily relied on was Blooms
Taxonomy. Remembering the various ranks and the levels of questioning that these represented helped me to
focus on those higher ordering questioning techniques.
Goal #3
Goal To establish and maintain a working relationship and an open line of communication with
parents
Related KSA(s)
12:Theimportanceofengagingparents,purposefullyandmeaningfully,inallaspectsofteachingandlearning.
Indicator(s) of Success
Ifeelcomfortablecontactingparentsabouttheirchild(ren)andviceversa
Whencontactingandinformingparentsisaprimarythoughtandactionthatcomestomindwhensomethingarises
Havingamutuallyrespectfulrelationshipwithparents
Action
Takeanactiverolein
emailing/phoningparentsat
thefirstsignofissues
arisinginordertoconfront
theissuebeforeitbecomes
aproblem,ortoprovide
themwithextrainformation
onwhatisgoingonatthe
schoolandintheclassroom.
Talkingtopreviousteachers
ofstudentsinordertogeta
feelfortheparents,their
involvement,andbuildinga
Resource(s)
Timeline
Bythestartoffallbreak:havecontactedall
parentsinordertointroducemyselfeitherby
phonecalloremail.
ConnectCharterwebsitepagefor
teachers(forparentinfo)
ConnectStaff
October/November:Followupwithparentsif
concernsariseorcontinue.
Willalsohaveconferencestotouchbasewith
parents.
Willhavedevelopedalistofthemost
successfulparentcontact/involvement
strategiesusedbyteachersatthisschool.
relationshipwiththem.
Makealistofthemost
effectiveparentcontact
methods.
Reflection:
I did make a conscious effort to contact all of the parents of my students. To do this I sent an email reaching out to
all of them and introducing myself, what my purpose was for teaching their son or daughter, and a bit more
information on my educational background and the experience that I have had. This also included what I like
about teaching grade nine students. I had done my previous practicum at this grade level so I had some previous
experience here, as well, I had been teaching these students for a few weeks so I had gotten to know then quite a
bit. I think most of the parents really appreciated this gesture, and this helped them have a better understanding
of who I was when it came time for our first parent teacher conferences. Although I have not had to send out any
emails home regarding missing or late assignments, it has not left my mind that this is a necessary option and I
have voiced this to the students. I do believe that a phone call is still a viable way to contact parents, but I think it
is easier for both parties to email. I can see the great relationship that my mentor teacher has with parents and I
will strive to work towards this in my professional career, as it is an important component to student success in
the classroom.