Summary+Of+Findings


 * What did you learn by looking at team members’ data? || Lisette: All of the googledolls walkthroughs were similar as students were engaged and some sort of technology was being used.

Nancy:The team members of the walk through were relatively the same. The use of technology was different.Most students were engaged into their lesson.

Van: After reviewing team members' data, it is evident that teachers for the most part are identifying the objectives, & adhering to state standards. It is also apparent that some form of technolocy is being use throughout all classrooms.

Teresa: I learned, and have been learning throughout this program, that Smartboards are very common. Where I observed, I think they are a ways away from affording and knowing how to use them. ||
 * What trends exist across the data? || Lisette: Objectives were posted and students were engaged

Nancy:Most teachers in their classroom has an obj. written clearly and it was visable and each teacher used and followed their state standards.

Van: The trends that are noted are: written objectives, cooperative learning & a fair amount of student engagement.

Teresa: There seemed to be attempts at cooperative learning, though it was not clear how successful these groups were. ||
 * What are some common areas of concern or need for staff development? || Lisette: It seemed like the issues were how to use the technology that was implemented in the schools

Nancy:To oganize the room environment with the introducing the technology in the rooms-the rooms need to be more assessable to accommodate for technology use.

Van: Some of the common areas of concern or need for staff development were the higher level of of technology being used in the classrooms as well as a focused or themed PD throughout the year.

Teresa:We all saw a need for long-term professional development, either in general or for carrying out the schools' specific instructional focus. ||
 * Overall, are students learning? How do you know? || Lisette:Yes, again I think students being engaged is a big piece of students grasping the material. The objectives seemed to be met with a variety of instructional tools and pieces

Nancy:Yes, the students were learning from seeing their engaging attitude toward the lessons/information

Van: Overall, students seemed to be learning by asking both the teachers and students, attending to students' work habits and reviewing posted student work.

Teresa: We all seemed to find students learning as assessed by their level of engagement with the class assignments. Most of us saw student work as well. ||
 * What ways could you integrate technology in the collection and analysis of data? || Lisette:Technology could be used especially in the math class to show graphs, for assessments, to show tables and help visual learners.

Nancy:The students seem to be more alert with the lesson when technology was uesd. They paid more attention and better focued. The teacher can do more hands on learning too.

Van: Technology could be intergrated in the collection and analysis of the data by quanitfying the information and presenting the data in a visual format such as tables and graphs. Additionally, surveys could be administered on preceptions of teaching & learning from both teachers & students.

Teresa: We could have used an online survey to analyze our results as a team. It would have been easier than using the google docs, I think. || Are there any surprising findings? Lisette: Teachers at various stages in their careers are really using technology to do a lot in their classrooms. Teachers are using a varietly of differentiation strategies that seem to be getting the point across.

Nancy:The different teaching styles and how teachers do have they rooms organized to accomodate the technology the best that they can and for the students learning environment.

Van: Not really. I've been visiting most of these teachers for years. Also, it seems as though classrooms in other districts/schools/programs are usually ahead of the teaching & learning curve for both staff & students.

Teresa: Maybe I'm cynical, but nothing surprised me too much.