I am pretty confident that I have all the resources I need.
The only modification to my plan so far is how I am going to get my first set of parent cell numbers. Instead of passing out a flyer, I am going to start with emailing the parents that I can. (Our grade book program as an option that I can hit, and it will send out a mass email to everyone in my class, that we have emails for). I figure why use a middle man, when I can get it directly. That will be my base group, and then from there I will seek out the other student’s cells.
I was apart of a 21st century learning meeting this past week. I plugged how important collaboration was and even more importantly teachers are given the time to do so, with out arbitrary deadlines. This was well received, which is great, because being paid to collaborate with co-workers on group projects is the other part of my game plan. If anyone knows of any good geometry or algebra projects I would love to hear them. An idea is where it begins.
No new questions yet.
As far as progress goes, my meeting mentioned above was good. I have also talked with two of my co-workers who would like to collaborate group projects too. Besides thinking, talking, and typing about sending mass texts, I have not moved too much further to completing this goal. I think it is going to take one of those rare moments when we are all caught up at work and I think about the texts. In reality it would only take a few minutes to send out the initial emails.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
carring out game plan
To carry out the parent/text portion, I really just need to write up a handout that explains what I am doing for the students to take home and email back to me. From there it is as simple as adding @verizon.com (each phone provider has a different address) to each phone number and making a group for algebra I, geometry, etc… The toughest part will be the follow up. That is getting the straggling numbers and making sure I even have the right numbers. So far all I have done is talk about this idea; I have not actually gotten my plan farther than this cyber world.
To carry out my collaboration/project a semester plan I first need to get a hold of one of our professional development people. Quite frankly I want to get paid for writing the project, and I want something developed that other teachers buy into so we are all doing something similar. If I write up a proposal, then the school should grant us at least one professional development day, if not two to meet up and design at least one project. I would like to do this in collaboration because I work with smart and creative people, sometimes they have great ideas that never occurred to me. I know together we will figure out a good project. As said earlier, so far all I have done is talk about this idea; I have not actually gotten my plan farther than this cyber world.
To carry out my collaboration/project a semester plan I first need to get a hold of one of our professional development people. Quite frankly I want to get paid for writing the project, and I want something developed that other teachers buy into so we are all doing something similar. If I write up a proposal, then the school should grant us at least one professional development day, if not two to meet up and design at least one project. I would like to do this in collaboration because I work with smart and creative people, sometimes they have great ideas that never occurred to me. I know together we will figure out a good project. As said earlier, so far all I have done is talk about this idea; I have not actually gotten my plan farther than this cyber world.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Standard V: Productivity and Professional Practice.
Goal 1: Use more technology to communicate with students and parents.
Actions: I would like to start texting parents and students a few days before a test or quiz. To do this I need to get parents or students to email their cell numbers along with their cell phone providers (this is needed to set up text from a pc). Then I can cut and paste them into a group, and simply send out an email from my computer with a quick heads up that will go to their cell phones.
Monitor Progress: Have I done it or not? Getting started is the first step. From there adding numbers will be a continuous process. I imagine that some students will get the information for me, but there will be quite a few that will do their best to not give up their parents cells.
Evaluation: I would like to have 100% parent communication via email or text by semester I. There are always families that do not have these technologies, and that is ok. I will still find a way to communicate. Based on this 100%, I will base my grade off what percent I am actually communicating with.
Standard III: Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum.
Goal 2: Facilitate more technology-enhanced experiences for my students.
Actions: Create one new project a year that uses technologies to research, execute, and present the information. This goal will continue for four years, until I have a project for each semester. To do this, I will use my in-service days where students have the day off, to collaborate with my co-workers on a project. I know I can sell the idea, and if a group of us agree on a project, together we can create some pretty neat projects. If all the teachers are on board, it will be much easier to implement.
Monitor Progress: Have I done it or not? Writing and executing the first project will be the biggest step. After I have one down, I think the others will be much easier. And after the first time, the first year, the second time will be way easier and smoother. All I will have to do is minor tweaks to the first project.
Evaluation: My goal is one new project a year, so I think anything short of that is failure. I want to have this project written before the first day of school. I know if it is not done by then, chances of getting completed will be cut in half each day after that, approaching zero fast.
Goal 1: Use more technology to communicate with students and parents.
Actions: I would like to start texting parents and students a few days before a test or quiz. To do this I need to get parents or students to email their cell numbers along with their cell phone providers (this is needed to set up text from a pc). Then I can cut and paste them into a group, and simply send out an email from my computer with a quick heads up that will go to their cell phones.
Monitor Progress: Have I done it or not? Getting started is the first step. From there adding numbers will be a continuous process. I imagine that some students will get the information for me, but there will be quite a few that will do their best to not give up their parents cells.
Evaluation: I would like to have 100% parent communication via email or text by semester I. There are always families that do not have these technologies, and that is ok. I will still find a way to communicate. Based on this 100%, I will base my grade off what percent I am actually communicating with.
Standard III: Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum.
Goal 2: Facilitate more technology-enhanced experiences for my students.
Actions: Create one new project a year that uses technologies to research, execute, and present the information. This goal will continue for four years, until I have a project for each semester. To do this, I will use my in-service days where students have the day off, to collaborate with my co-workers on a project. I know I can sell the idea, and if a group of us agree on a project, together we can create some pretty neat projects. If all the teachers are on board, it will be much easier to implement.
Monitor Progress: Have I done it or not? Writing and executing the first project will be the biggest step. After I have one down, I think the others will be much easier. And after the first time, the first year, the second time will be way easier and smoother. All I will have to do is minor tweaks to the first project.
Evaluation: My goal is one new project a year, so I think anything short of that is failure. I want to have this project written before the first day of school. I know if it is not done by then, chances of getting completed will be cut in half each day after that, approaching zero fast.
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