Student

Teaching

Presentation

Dena Bischoff

Mount Vernon Middle School

December 2011

• I believe that all students are able to achieve success if we provide them with the appropriate skills and the desire to learn.

• By inspiring independent thinking and nurturing creativity, I hope to create an atmosphere that appreciates motivation, fosters accountability, and provides a secure learning environment that enables all students to succeed.

Mission Statement

Teaching Philosophy

• “A teacher effects eternity, he can never tell where his influence stops.”- Henry Brooks

• I believe my role as an educator is to serve as a mentor for my students, to encourage my students to become active learners and leaders in their community, and to challenge my students.

• Influenced by:– Experiences as a student and teacher

– Journey over the last three years

– Trusted colleagues and friends

– My family

Contextual Factors

• Mount Vernon Middle School

– Fortville, IN

– Rural area adjacent to a large city

– 596 Students

– 85% White

– Less than 25% receive free or reduced

lunch

– Growing rural community that values

education

Contextual Factors

• Mrs. Bricker’s 7th Grade Algebra

Class– Technology Equipped

– High Achievers, top 5% NWEA

– 12 boys/11 girls… ages 12 -13

– 19 of 23 are athletes

– 16 of 23 participate in Band

– Extremely competitive

– Twilight Fans…13 attended midnight showing

Contextual Factors

• Anderson High School

– 2016 students ( grades 10-12)

– 67 % White, 22% Black, 6% Hispanic

– 58.1% Free/Reduced

• Miss Kelich ENL Class

– Anderson, IN

– 27 students: 14 male/13 female

– Grades 10-12 (ages 15- 22)

– 27 ILP’s (3 with IEP) Level 1-4

Action Research

• Does student accountability improve

self-confidence and esteem?

– Created/used content specific learning

guides

– Required EL’s to update daily/Sign

weekly

– Recorded grades, participation,

performance, and student esteem

Unit: Linear Relationships and Functions

• Learning Goal 1: Students will be able to analyze graphs, scatter plots, and linear relationships in

order to help make predictions and educated guesses.

• Indiana State Standard: Algebra Standard 3: Relations and Functions

• A1.3.1 Sketch a reasonable graph for a given relationship, A1.3.2 Interpret a graph representing a

given situation, A1.3.3 Understand the concept of a function, decide if a given relation is a function,

• A1.3.4 Find the domain and range of a relation.

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• Learning Goal 2: Students will be able to create graphs, tables, and mappings that represent a given

function.

• Indiana State Standard: Algebra Standard 4:Graphing Linear Equations and Inequalities

• A1.4.1 Graph a linear equation, A1.4.5 Write the equation of a line that models a data set and use

the equation (or the graph of the equation) to make predictions.

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• Learning Goal 3: Students will be able to determine the most efficient or cost effective

company/product by comparing costs.

• Indiana State Standard: Algebra Standard 2: Linear Equations and Inequalities

• A1.2.1 Solve linear equations, A1.2.3 Find solution sets of linear inequalities when possible numbers

are given for the variable, A1.2.6 Solve word problems that involve linear equations, formulas, and

inequalities.

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Design for Instruction

• Used contextual factors

• Authentic Assessments

• Hands-On Kinesthetic Learning

• Real-Life so learning is relevant

• Student groupings

• Choice of activity

Instructional Decision Making

• Graphing Activity…repeated

– I think I’m drawn… This relationship is…

• Scattered!

• Concentration

• Hang on “Slopey”…”slopey” hang on..

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Went Well

• Correlation

• Linear Function

• Graphing

• Rate of Change

• Most Effective Relation

• Writing a function

Needs Work

• Function or Relation

• I-Clicker Activity..Multiple

choice???