Integrating SMART technology into the existing English Curriculum Michelle Weisgerber Northeast High School

Evidence of Need High School Assessment Performance per grade

Ensuring equality 94.7% African American students passing MSA reading 94.7% African American students passing MSA reading 66.7 % of African American students passing HSA in Grade % of African American students passing HSA in Grade % of FARMS students passing the English HSA in Grade % of FARMS students passing the English HSA in Grade % of SPED population passing HSA English in Grade % of SPED population passing HSA English in Grade 10

NHS School Improvement Goals Indicator #6 100% will pass the HSA Indicator #6 100% will pass the HSA Recommendations Include: Recommendations Include: Use of data to identify at-risk subgroups Use of data to identify at-risk subgroups Provide instructional modification Provide instructional modification Explore alternative remediation Explore alternative remediation Focus on school-wide literacy Focus on school-wide literacy

Improving Scores using SMART boards Aligns with Core Learning goals for English Aligns with Core Learning goals for English Allows for students to respond to material interactively Allows for students to respond to material interactively Provides differentiation for all learners Provides differentiation for all learners Allows for collaboration Allows for collaboration Meets NETS-S 2007 Meets NETS-S 2007

Ways to Incorporate SMART boards into curriculum Interactive Grammar lessons Interactive Grammar lessons Poetry comparisons Poetry comparisons Student presentations Student presentations Timelines Timelines Text analysis Text analysis

Providing Training for Teachers Support available through AACPS technology resource Support available through AACPS technology resource In house training at faculty meetings In house training at faculty meetings Content directed lessons by school resource Content directed lessons by school resource Model Lessons/Database of Existing SMART lessons Model Lessons/Database of Existing SMART lessons

The Role of the Media Specialist Assist teachers with creating lessons with strong curriculum ties Assist teachers with creating lessons with strong curriculum ties Model lessons using SMART technology Model lessons using SMART technology Provide encouragement and resource Provide encouragement and resource

Assessing the Success of the Integration Begin in Grades 9 and 10 where most data discrepancy occurs Begin in Grades 9 and 10 where most data discrepancy occurs Evaluate progress of students through benchmarks Evaluate progress of students through benchmarks Assessment of HSA data Assessment of HSA data Formative assessment of SMART board class activities Formative assessment of SMART board class activities

Financing our plan MD State/AACPS Construction/Revitalization Fund MD State/AACPS Construction/Revitalization Fund Grants such as Grants such as Fundraising Fundraising

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