Saturday, February 26, 2011

Technology Self-Assessment: School 2.0

Casey Lynn
Technology Assessment 2.0
2/25/2011 
NETS 1&3






The article I read serves a guide to help teachers make instructional decisions to improve student academic achievement.   It helps the teachers in the following ways: by prioritizing instructional time, guides individual instruction, and by identifying each student’s individual strengths and weaknesses.
The article has 5 recommendations.  The first recommendation is to make data a part of an ongoing cycle of instructional improvement by collecting data regularly in different academic areas.  The second recommendation is to teach students to examine their own data and set learning goals by providing the students will a rubric in which they can assess their own work and set personal goals.  The third recommendation is to establish a clear vision for school wide data use by establishing a school data team.  The fourth recommendation is to provide supports that foster a data-driven culture within the school by providing a data facilitator to assist and encourage the staff to use the program.  The fifth recommendation is to develop and maintain a district wide data system by building a team.
By reading this article, it reaffirmed the procedures that are already in place at my school.  Since all of the students in our school have an IEP (Individualized Education Plan), we are constantly collecting data for the student’s goals.  The students are placed in groups based on their ability in certain subjects.
As far as the third and fourth recommendation, everyone in our school is a part of the data team.  We all assist and foster each other; therefore, everyone in our school is a part of the team. 
References:
Using Student Achievement Data to Support Instructional Decision Making September 2009                      




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Sunday, February 20, 2011

journal 3 CL

Casey Lynn
Journal 3
2/14/2011

100 things that make me happy:

1.      God
2.      the fact that my final destination is Heaven
3.      my kids, Phillip & Demi
4.      church
5.      the private Lutheran education I was afforded as a child
6.      the private Lutheran education my children are being afforded
7.      my family
8.      my church family
9.      my long, curly hair
10.  my big, blue eyes
11.  running
12.  dolphins
13.  ocean
14.  laughing
15.  the fact that I was a Marine for 9 years and 3 months
16.  the self-confidence and self-discipline the Marine Corps instilled in me
17.  the fact that I not only graduated from college (my family never thought that would happen) but that I graduated Cum Laude
18.  exercise
19.  getting a massage
20.  fruits – watermelon, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries
21.  reading
22.  sleep
23.  my kitty, Noah
24.  running on the beach
25.  swimming in the warm Atlantic Ocean
26.  a wine cooler & a chocolate cookie
27.  my car - a 2007 Mazda 3 and her name is Carolina Blue
28.  to be in love… someday
29.  running in the warm rain
30.  running with my dog, Ohso
31.  reading the Sunday paper
32.  the sunshine
33.  school
34.  amusements parks
35.  ice cream – blue moon, mint chocolate chip
36.  reading a book with my kids
37.  when my son cleans without me having to ask him
38.  when my son works hard to earn the good grades he is capable of getting
39.  when my daughter puts a Valentine in my purse for me to find & read at work
40.  when my mom comes to visit from Michigan
41.  hiking – the view – looking down at the world
42.  running in the Oceanside Turkey Trot with my kids & friends
43.  running The Race for Autism with my kids & friends
44.  working with children
45.  making a difference in a child’s life
46.  being a safe person to talk to at school and at home
47.  taking a nap in the middle of the day with the windows open and the sun shinning
48.  a fire burning in my fireplace
49.  smores
50.  having my eyebrows tweezed or waxed
51.  learning new things
52.  walking and talking with my friends
53.  having my mom tell me she loves me and that she is proud of me
54.  my daughter calling herself a mini me
55.  my son writing a poem thanking me keeping him in the faith
56.  putting together puzzles
57.  dancing to hip hop music
58.  dancing
59.  hugs and kisses from my kids
60.  the fact that my son is not afraid to tell me he loves me or give me a kiss in front of his high school friends
61.  flying
62.  running a half marathon
63.  sharing God’s word with a stranger
64.  my soon to be (ex)mother-in-law (Demi’s Nana)
65.  cars – Lexus 250si
66.  I like well behaved, obedient children
67.  my brother, Robert
68.  a clean home
69.  a clean car
70.  the fact that our puppy is potty trained
71.  a nice hoodie w/ a matching beanie
72.  my new beanies w/ a bill
73.  the fact that I am studious
74.  the fact that my autistic students are so blunt fully honest
75.  my wind chimes
76.  my cell phone
77.  texting
78.  Facebook
79.  my water bubbler
80.  shoes / sketchers
81.  good toilet paper
82.  a nice outfit that makes me feel good
83.  Yankee candles
84.  sunglasses
85.  a good pair of running shoe – asics nimbus
86.  pedicures
87.  a small slice of pumpkin pie w/ French vanilla cool whip
88.  having no cavities at the dentist
89.  writing poetry
90.  the fact that Demi has won 2nd place for the 3rd year in a row in the California Lutheran Art Fair
91.  the fact that my son currently has a grade point average higher than a 3.0 (which he proudly boasts is better than what his father & I had in HS lol)
92.  silence
93.  when I have enough money to pay the bills and sometimes a little extra
94.   the fact that my daughter is falling asleep in my arms trying to help complete this assignment J
95.  the awesome years I had in HS
96.  the yellow 2000 VW beetle & the blue 2002 VW beetle I owned
97.  the fact that my students respect me for not trying to act like I know everything but that we can find the answer to any question together
98.   the sunflower kitchen my mom designed and decorated in the 1st house I owned in North Carolina in 2000 when I was 25 years old
99.  pain medication
the fact that I have been fortunate enough to live in 6 different states and travelled through 24 different states on vacation with my children