Imagineit Timeline
As I reflect on the fall implementation of my ImagineIT project, I see many areas for improvement. I feel that the engagement of my diverse learners and regular education students overall has increased, but I could be doing more. My classroom is no longer super quiet; there is much mathematical discourse and collaboration happening each period.
If I could have a “do over”, I would have prepped my teacher videos this summer. The curriculum doesn’t really change so I should have pre-recorded at least the first quarter’s worth of videos. That would have given me more time to focus on other aspects of teaching and lesson presentation. As I go forward, I will use my Friday nights or Saturday mornings to plan my videos and my Sunday’s between 6p-8p to record them.
Other areas for growth include my student conferences. I have only done two rounds of student conferences this year. By now, I usually have done much more. I will work smarter at my pacing so I do not fall behind at the implementation of teaching strategies that have proven useful in the past.
One area that has been consistent for me is providing multiple teaching strategies for my students on a daily basis. We are hardly ever engaged in one particular “thing” for more than 20 min. The feedback from the students is that they enjoy the changes during the math block, because they don’t get “bored”.
This semester, I want to gain a solid foundation for increased student engagement in which to build upon for the upcoming school year. In my wildest dreams, I want a classroom where I am developing thinkers that can compete with other students on a global scale; or at the very least, strategically think their way through problems to achieve reasonable outcomes.
If I could have a “do over”, I would have prepped my teacher videos this summer. The curriculum doesn’t really change so I should have pre-recorded at least the first quarter’s worth of videos. That would have given me more time to focus on other aspects of teaching and lesson presentation. As I go forward, I will use my Friday nights or Saturday mornings to plan my videos and my Sunday’s between 6p-8p to record them.
Other areas for growth include my student conferences. I have only done two rounds of student conferences this year. By now, I usually have done much more. I will work smarter at my pacing so I do not fall behind at the implementation of teaching strategies that have proven useful in the past.
One area that has been consistent for me is providing multiple teaching strategies for my students on a daily basis. We are hardly ever engaged in one particular “thing” for more than 20 min. The feedback from the students is that they enjoy the changes during the math block, because they don’t get “bored”.
This semester, I want to gain a solid foundation for increased student engagement in which to build upon for the upcoming school year. In my wildest dreams, I want a classroom where I am developing thinkers that can compete with other students on a global scale; or at the very least, strategically think their way through problems to achieve reasonable outcomes.