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I feel that I have achieved more towards my goals than I anticipated.  The goals I set could have been achieved in a normal process but the use of technology and problem solving totally changed the students perceptions. I really enjoyed teaching math using different forms of data and by having the students create using math versus just taking a test.  I feel they are better prepared to deal with problems they may run across in the future.
I wish I would have worked more on communicating results. They have become better at being able to read and see the problem but I have not encouraged them to present their problems as much as I would have liked (mostly due to time constraints). I did get them to understand bias with the outlooks on wolves and plan to continue more projects throughout the year. I then plan to adjust my pltw classes to have more projects that relate to their future lives.

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Find data for numbers of wolves, elks, small animals in last 20 years
find videos of wolves
pictures of wolves for beginning of unit - deciding opinions of what wolves are
need missouri learning standards for 6, 7, 8 for statistics and probability
look at book for ideas and mixes for homework
look at de to find the videos and things already done
pay for wolf sanctuary - send po to Shari

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research astronauts and aquanats

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Next unit for 6th grade to deal with integers and coordinate plane 

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Next unit for 6th grade to deal with integers and coordinate plane 

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Ideas:
battleship for whole plane
amusement park heights of roller coasters
sea level and national parks
temperatures
careers: oceanographer, mapping , submarines, gps
compare to latitude and longitude

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list of parks:
http://parks.mapquest.com/national-parks/
maps of parks
http://parks.mapquest.com/national-parks/national-parks-by-state/
need to make maps and laminate so they can draw on them
http://www.pleacher.com/np/visits/visitors.html
Careers:
surveying and mapping: http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/pres/map/mapcar.html
park ranger:
cartography:
http://www.cartogis.org/docs/cartogis_careers.pdf

get parent from NGA

scaffold real life skills into content -

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My goal for the year is to work on my student's improving their critical thinking skills using data collection, graphing and computations to construct explanations, design solutions and solve problems using evidence.
I also want to work on communication because knowledge without the ability to communicate is useless. I want them to be able to identify pertinent and accurate information, evaluate that information from various sources and be able to present it. I want to try to get them to analyze arguments using information about the parks to have them look for flaws, reasoning and bias.

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Lesson reflection ( exploring national parks)

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Lesson reflection ( exploring national parks)

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Used the links ( will enter later) to show the students about national parks
Then the students went to the board and entered parks they knew about
Then checked mark the ones they had gone to and discussed the difference between the 53  parks and sites and monuments.
For the next time I would have a picture of the country up and have them enter the parks  - but I liked the check marking them
Then we discussed careers in the parks
They will be doing research and creating a brochure and powerpoint to explain the career and present to the rest of the class ( in groups)
I also need to schedule a park ranger come to class