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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Grade11

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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.