Monday, November 28, 2011

(NAEP) National Assessment of Educational Progress

In this assignment were asked to look at the (NAEP) National Assessment of Educational Progress data and compare other states to West Viriginia to see where we were, and if we were on average on below average. Here this is were the data can be found and what can be measured. Once I put in my Gender, Math, and year, I put the data into a excel document. I noticed that their were 5 states below WV. It seemed that we were below average. After taking the average on the states below 260.46. The overall average of students was 282.5.
The next step to the assignment asked to look and see if the boys were smarter than the girls. By looking at the data, I found there was not a significant amount from the results.

By looking at the results and dealing with the activity , I believe this assignment reflects Standard 1 and 5.

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student
learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:
a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources
c. promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning,
and creative processes
d. model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual
environments

5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional
community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers:
a. participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning
b. exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community
building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others
c. evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital
tools and resources in support of student learning
d. contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community

Monday, November 14, 2011

Research Action Report

Research Report was hard at times until I read other post on the discussion board and by reading others post, I finally figured out what I was doing. At times, it seems that all the assignments are running together and I'm making the assignment harder than I need to. I sometimes overlook and over think things through.
I took the data and made 2 tables which explains by 2 questions that I chose for my report. The discussion post and average age for teaching and non- teaching students was the main focus of my report. After looking at the results from the data, my questions were answered.


National Educational Technology Standards and Performance Indicators for Teachers

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student
learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:
a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources
c. promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning,
and creative processes
d. model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual
environments
3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers:
a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success
and innovation
c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats
d. model and facilitate effective use of current and

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Hypothesis testing

What do you want to examine?
- We want to examine the Independent- Age and sex of the students in the class and Dependent- Teaching and non- teaching and discussion post. Does the age and sex have a factor of the average of teaching and non-teaching ?
Where there any issues finding/replacing values or sorting?
- By sorting age and sex of the non-teaching and teaching students.
Have you done any descriptive statistics ?Yes.
It is advisable to do the descriptive statistics for your 2 variables.
What is your dependent variable?
- Dependent- Teaching and non- teaching and discussion post
Independent variable?
- Independent- Age and sex of the students in the class
What is your null hypothesis?
- Null Hypothesis is The age and sex doesn’t have anything to do with the teaching and non-teaching and discussion post results.
What is your hypothesis?
- Hypothesis: The age and sex does effect the teaching and non-teaching and discussion post results.
Are they different?
- They are different because of the age and
What is the difference?
- The difference is the age and sex of the teaching , the older age and females have more experience teaching while the younger age is more non-teaching.



2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to
maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:
a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become
active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress
c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using
digital tools and resources
d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Excel Data

It the beginning of this assignment were to asked to look at the folllowing document. Excel Here is the assignment that we had to replace different variables and being able to ascend and descend using different levels.
I understood how to replace to and replace with, butExcel didn't seem to agree very well when it came trying on each category for each variable.

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to
maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:
a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become
active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress
c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using
digital tools and resources
d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology
standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching

Monday, October 17, 2011

Data ToolPack Research overview

I had a hard time finding the tool menu when trying to add the toolpack to Excel. After looking and researching Excel I finally figured out how to add the toolpack menu. I clicked on file and scrolled down to the option, the menu came up and Add-In was one that was offered. After clicking on Add-In, I had to click on the inactive application menu to make the toolpack active.

This assignment reflects Standard 5 because because of the Professional Growth of using Excel to keep record of grades and other data inside the classroom. Excel has different ways to calculate different types of material and by keeping grades, or making a list of students of what they need or what they might be doing, is a great learning and professional growth process.

Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional
community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers:
a. participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning
b. exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community
building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others
c. evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital
tools and resources in support of student learning
d. contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community.

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Millennial

Millennial

This website asks you certain questions because how you react to certain situations and how you value different outcomes. I found the results to be close to who I am and how I value life. It's funny how 67 questions can come close to your personality.
This assignment reflects Standard 2, the questions that are being asked would be a great tool to use ons students and parent volunteer survey. I would find it interesting to find out the results of the many different personalities that are in this world.

Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to
maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:
a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become
active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress
c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using
digital tools and resources
d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative.