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One of my goals was to incorporate STEM into being student centered. My individual goal was to intertwine STEM subjects seamlessly with students gaining an understanding of the overall concepts.  This was measured through rubrics, observations and group presentations of the invention.

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One of my goals was to find time to incorporate STEM into my every day routines. I was able to successfully allot time to allow students to work on their projects. I was also able to incorporate technology across all curriculum areas.

I measured successes by:

Study students work and conversations centered around problem solving.

Checklists

Rubrics

Student’s measuring their achievement of their own goals

Outcomes: This project made a huge impact on how I was able to use technology more effectively during the classroom day and daily routines.

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The individual goals are to incorporate more technology into the classroom and to track students learning through technology.  Also introducing the students to other technologies such as the Popplet.  The use of materials for our project was another form of technology used to make their invention.  This was measured through observation of how the students understand the use of technology and how well they use it.

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Technology got the students intrigued into researching how other schools have already implemented the robotic hallway monitor.  They read articles on how technology has impacted and improved community issues.

Being hands- on creating a classroom model that addresses an impact on the community

Being patient and giving students a chance to explore and develop their own set of questions and solutions to problems that impact the school.

1. What technology tools (Popplet, Padlet, etc) have you used? What did you notice? What surprised you?  What challenges did you face?

Access to  youtube video link ( hallway mishaps)

Students were able to come up with the problem and a solution on their own.

https://padlet.com/bao19741212/j8icdaq7am0t

Students created a vision board of different possibilities of what their robotic hallway monitor would look like and possible functions of the robot onto padlet.

An individual goal was to incorporate technology in a meaningful way.  I see the relevance of problem based learning, and have made progress trying to implement technology across different disciplines.  Getting the students engaged in identifying problems and using technology as a resource when finding a solution was useful.

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One of my goals was to to learn how to utilize more technology and online programs in the planning process and to document student work using technology. Students learned to use the program padlet to document their vision. They also have used the internet to research effectively. They learned not to plagiarize and how to search for photos that are labeled for reuse.

I also wanted  to create more opportunities for transdisciplinary projects. Students were able to identify the problem in the school and come up with the solution by observing videos.

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As the unit started, I realized that reading can be integrated meaningfully not just to meet non-fiction reading goals, but to get kids to learn about social issues through literature.

Having the kids survey other third graders to see what social issues students at PS 176 care about was really cool. It got kids engaged in learning and applying math standards in a real life setting. This helped me see how powerful real life application can be for kids and how it really gets them excited to learn.

Some take-aways are:
-kids are able to use technology meaningfully when it is explicitly taught.
-kids are enthusiastic and engaged in learning when they see a real-life purpose

We used Padlet, Smart Notebook, and videos. It surprised me how quickly the kids caught on to using technology.

One of my major goals was to meaningfully integrate technology and different content areas to create an authentic, meaningful units. I think that I am on the way to meeting this goal, but I don't think I'm fully there yet.

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The content area that stood out to us that resulted in a growth area or change of thinking towards meaningful STEM integration was ELA because the students did a majority of their work on research lessons during which they researched animal shelter articles online, read through the articles and practiced note-taking in different forms (i.e.boxes and bullets, and dialectical journal) based on the structure of the different texts, and jotted their findings on their Padlets with images. In addition,, another content area that stood out to us that resulted in growth was Math because the next segment of lessons required them to create a blueprint for their animal shelter housing unit, where they practiced finding area, dimensions, perimeter, and unit conversions.

The activity that contributed memorably to our learning was the students’ research lessons during which they found very shocking and devastating facts and videos about animal shelter conditions that they could then improve on for their project.

One take-away that we can share that contributed to our design work this year was that we realized that STEM projects are very engaging for out students, and it was very memorable and fun for them to work on this project.

The technology tools we used were the following: Padlet; and different sketching apps. We noticed that they managed really well on both tools, and were very adept at jotting their notes and making their sketches. They faced a few challenges in their getting comfortable with the different interfaces of all the apps.

REFLECTION:
Is there an individual goal you met or made progress towards? If so, take note of the goal, think of an example of how you reached it or how you are making progress.

→ The individual goal that I met and made progress towards was creating a transdisciplinary “curriculum & instruction that promotes student-centered inquiry, problem-based learning, & teacher collaboration.” I met this individual goal by using the UbD lesson-planning framework so that students could manage the lessons more fluidly. For next year's project, I think I might try having each partnership work on a separate mini-topic in a broader umbrella topic so that there can be more student-led components and independence to drive their learning.

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Individual Goals: To improve my ability to incorporate technology into my curriculum effectively so that students can use it purposefully.  To plan/ maneuver obtaining ipads and laptops more frequently.          |

Measure of Success:The amount of various technologies used in lesson(technology must be purposeful and students should be proficient or become proficient in these technologies. They should assist in learning)How frequently I can obtain ipads and laptops for tech centers | Outcomes:Thus far, I have successfully integrated technology into this unit in a way that is purposeful and the technology used is one that students are proficient in using.

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Through this learning experience, I was able to deepen my understanding of the use of technology in classroom practices. Specifically, I was able to reach my initial goal of incorporating different types of technology within daily teaching practices and especially while working on the project. I was able to do so by recognizing that technology is more than just devices with outlets. Some examples of the technology used are videos, informational books, pencils and post- its.
I also believe that I was able to determine students' background knowledge appropriately and effectively during the implementation of the project through deep peer and whole class discussions about the related topic.
In the future, I hope to continue fulfilling these goals in order to enhance my teaching practices.

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One of my goals was to create and implement lessons and projects that challenged students to think creatively. My students were able to dive into this when they were presented with  an open ended  prompt that led to their discussion of problems that students at P.S. 176 face and steps to  solve them.  They used a few forms of technology ( padlet, show me app, TED talks) to learn and present  information.

Measure of  Success/ Outcomes:
- Students demonstrating proficient use of technology through specific skill/ assignment
-Lessons and created and completed - blueprint of a buddy to  help ESL students

It will be useful to try the implement these strategies and resources for future projects.

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One of my goals was to manage time with collaborating with TC workshop model and this STEM project using ALL the subjects. I was able to create student-led teaching groups for different parts of this project (engineering, creating, designing) for students who needed more assistance. During this time, I also formed small groups to add their ideas onto Popplet using the limited ipads we had. It was a great way to end these lessons with discussions and shares of what was implemented.

Brainstorming and planning was a big contribution to creating these designs for the prototype. Students had a better understanding of the project when giving background information of the project.

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One of my goals was to time manage and fit more STEM into my day. In completing the TC TECH project, it gave me the opportunity to work more with my students on being creative and thinking outside the box.
One of the content areas that stood out during this project was Social Studies. Students read books, articles, and watched videos on rules, laws, and safety. They brainstormed and planned ideas they could use to create and design a prototype for pedestrian safety. Many of my students gained a better understanding of each part of STEAM and the engineering design process. My students had to opportunity to take the information they gained to have discussions and create a popplet for Problems related with Pedestrian Safety and Solutions related with Pedestrian Safety.
I measured students learning through discussions, rubrics, and checklists.
For next steps, I hope to continue to include STEM throughout my daily routines. I plan to work on my goals and with my students to improve my knowledge and students understandings of STEM and the Engineering Design Process.

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Content area of growth: Social Science

Activities that stuck: application/product-based

Technology: laptops, Smart Board, Brain Pop, Google Classroom

Goals: collaboration with colleagues, student-driven instruction, proficiency with Engineering-Design Process