TEAMS

TEAMS
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 * Where are you on your long-range plans, pacing, and content standards?

8/26 TEAMS (Technology Enhancing Activities in Math and Science) is a computerized course. Students rotate modules (computer work areas) every ten days. Students in my classes have been able to visit at least 8 of the modules each semester, which is the length of the course. I continuously monitor the pace of the lessons and provided anchor activities for those students who finish early. Content standards and pacing are within the computer programs provide by Paxton Patterson, an educational consulting firm. 8/26  From a grading standpoint, I offer extra credit to those students who want to improve their grades. In general, how well a student does on a module is related to their reading comprehension. Of course, in my class, students are allowed to choose the module of their preference. I believe this will elevate the interest of the student and therefore the grade. Career information is included in the daily programs.
 * After the analysis of nine weeks tests and grades, how will you address student strengths and weaknesses?
 * How have you used your student’s scores (PASS, MAP, formative/summative assessments, grade distribution sheets) to differentiate instruction?

8/26 By design, each program at each of the fourteen modules is different as are the activities that go with that module. In effect, we have fourteen different programs going on simultaneously.

Where did this week’s learning goals fall within Bloom’s Taxonomy? 8/26  In TEAMS all three areas of Bloom’s Taxonomy are utilized daily. Cognitive or mental skills are involved in the daily computer programs followed by multiple choice tests. Many of the activities (for example cutting and sanding wood) help develop the manual or physical skills, which Bloom defines as Psychomotor. Students working in groups help to improve their affective skills allowing them to develop a growth in feelings or emotional areas.
 * In looking at your last assessment (formative/summative), identify the level of Bloom’s utilized within the assessment.

8/26 In TEAMS the higher levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy are utilized. Many of the projects require the students to apply their knowledge from the computer program, then analyze and evaluate their knowledge in the creative nature of a project. Just one example would be using the Punch Pro program in Virtual Architecture to create a furnished floor plan. 8/26 The comments above were pasted from a Word page that I had completed earlier. The copy/paste function was not very user friendly in that the formatting of the page is not in alignment.
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