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Integrating SMART technology into the existing English Curriculum. Michelle Weisgerber Northeast High School. Evidence of Need. High School Assessment Performance per grade. Ensuring equality. 94.7% African American students passing MSA reading - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Integrating SMART Integrating SMART technology into the existing technology into the existing
English CurriculumEnglish Curriculum
Michelle WeisgerberMichelle Weisgerber
Northeast High SchoolNortheast High School
Evidence of NeedEvidence of Need
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Algebra
English
Biology
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High School Assessment Performance per grade
Ensuring equalityEnsuring equality
• 94.7% African American students 94.7% African American students passing MSA readingpassing MSA reading
• 66.7 % of African American students 66.7 % of African American students passing HSA in Grade 10passing HSA in Grade 10
• 73.6% of FARMS students passing 73.6% of FARMS students passing the English HSA in Grade 10the English HSA in Grade 10
• 58.3% of SPED population passing 58.3% of SPED population passing HSA English in Grade 10HSA English in Grade 10
NHS School Improvement NHS School Improvement GoalsGoals
• Indicator #6 100% will pass the HSAIndicator #6 100% will pass the HSA
• Recommendations Include:Recommendations Include:
• Use of data to identify at-risk Use of data to identify at-risk subgroupssubgroups
• Provide instructional modificationProvide instructional modification
• Explore alternative remediationExplore alternative remediation
• Focus on school-wide literacyFocus on school-wide literacy
Improving Scores using SMART Improving Scores using SMART boardsboards
• Aligns with Core Learning goals for Aligns with Core Learning goals for English English
• Allows for students to respond to Allows for students to respond to material interactivelymaterial interactively
• Provides differentiation for all learnersProvides differentiation for all learners
• Allows for collaborationAllows for collaboration
• Meets NETS-S 2007Meets NETS-S 2007
Ways to Incorporate SMART Ways to Incorporate SMART boards into curriculumboards into curriculum
• Interactive Grammar lessonsInteractive Grammar lessons
• Poetry comparisonsPoetry comparisons
• Student presentationsStudent presentations
• Timelines Timelines
• Text analysisText analysis
Providing Training for Providing Training for TeachersTeachers• Support available Support available
through AACPS through AACPS technology resourcetechnology resource
• In house training at In house training at faculty meetingsfaculty meetings
• Content directed Content directed lessons by school lessons by school resourceresource
• Model Model Lessons/Database of Lessons/Database of Existing SMART lessonsExisting SMART lessons
The Role of the Media The Role of the Media Specialist Specialist
• Assist teachers with Assist teachers with creating lessons with creating lessons with strong curriculum tiesstrong curriculum ties
• Model lessons using SMART Model lessons using SMART technologytechnology
• Provide encouragement Provide encouragement and resourceand resource
Assessing the Success of the Assessing the Success of the IntegrationIntegration
• Begin in Grades 9 and 10 where most Begin in Grades 9 and 10 where most data discrepancy occursdata discrepancy occurs
• Evaluate progress of students Evaluate progress of students through benchmarksthrough benchmarks
• Assessment of HSA dataAssessment of HSA data
• Formative assessment of SMART Formative assessment of SMART board class activitiesboard class activities
Financing our planFinancing our plan
• MD State/AACPS MD State/AACPS Construction/Revitalization FundConstruction/Revitalization Fund
• Grants such as Grants such as http://smarterkids.org/k12/index.asphttp://smarterkids.org/k12/index.asp
• FundraisingFundraising
ReferencesReferences
• Danielson, C. (2008) Danielson, C. (2008) The Many Faces of Leadership. The Many Faces of Leadership.
• English Core Learning Goals English Core Learning Goals http://www.mdk12.orghttp://www.mdk12.org • 2009 Maryland Report Card 2009 Maryland Report Card http://www.mdreportcard.org/http://www.mdreportcard.org/ • Northeast High School. (2009-2010) Northeast High School. (2009-2010) School Improvement School Improvement
Plan.Plan.• SMART technologies classroom tour SMART technologies classroom tour
http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/flash/classroomtohttp://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/flash/classroomtour/index.htmlur/index.html
• Stiles, S. (2007) The Changing View Power PointStiles, S. (2007) The Changing View Power Point• Ziolkowski, R. (2004). Interactive Whiteboards: Impacting Ziolkowski, R. (2004). Interactive Whiteboards: Impacting
Teaching and Learning. Teaching and Learning. Media & MethodsMedia & Methods, , 4040(4), 44. (4), 44. Retrieved from Professional Development Collection Retrieved from Professional Development Collection database. database.