Lakewood 7th Grade
Teaching
Goals
2013-14
The following is a short list of educational
goals that we want to achieve this school year.
INCREASE TEACHER MATH
KNOWLEDGE
We
have spent a boatload of time this summer tearing apart the math common core
standards. Not just our grade (7th),
but all grade levels from k to 8. As we
enter the school year we feel as prepared as any school year. We want continue adding to math knowledge as
the year progresses. We are currently
taking the Stanford math class with Jo Boaler which has been very enjoyable.
INCREASE STUDENTS
INTERST IN MATH
A
key goal every year for our 7th grade team in to increase the
student’s enthusiasm for math. We pride
ourselves on being unique and creative.
Our DeMATHa (Developmental MATH Academy) Program allows us the freedom
to experiment. Whether it’s our sidewalk
probability game or our legendary Khan Academy “WRATH OF KHAN” contest
(khantest?) we want to push ourselves to be innovative.
CREATE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HANDS ON ACTIVITIES
Even
though we have two or three epic projects each year, we feel like this is an
area that we could make tremendous strides.
We want to focus on having a minimum of one hands on project each week.
INCREASE PARENT/STUDENT/TEACHER
COMMNUICATION
We
have used our monthly math newsletter for the last three years. We will continue the newsletter, but we will
supplement with a Twitter account, Pinterest page and a Tumblr page. A major area of weakness for us has been
calling (or emailing or writing) parents when students do something positive in
class. This too will become a weekly
goal.
INCREASE STUDENT
KNOWLEGDE AND PERFORMANCE
Bottom
line, when the year is done we will be judged by the student’s progress. For over 7 years we have achieved the highest
level of value added in Ohio. What is
nice about each school year is the opportunity to make an impact on a new group
of students.
Todd Hawk is a middle school math teacher and the co-founder of
the Land of Math website (www.landofmath.com). You can reach him
at landofmath2@gmail.com
or follow him on twitter: @landofmath2
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