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Thanks to the Marygrove MAT program and my experiences at CCHS, I have been given many opportunities to grow in leadership. Improving my instruction, differentiation, and assessment technique is key to giving my students the education they deserve and helping them discover mathematical success. Through my learning, I intend to continue to search for ideas on incorporating authentic assessment in my classes, making instruction available to all students, especially the frequently absent students, and implementing interventions to fill gaps in learning and increase student readiness.

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I did not choose alternative education. Alternative education chose me when I needed a job. The first two years, I treaded water trying to get by. Thanks to experience and the Marygrove Master’s in the Art of Teaching program, I am swimming. The exposure and experiences I had through this program while discovering Calhoun Community High School (CCHS) and creating my personal style of teaching, have helped me to become a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants teacher to the teacher that designs units and lessons with understanding as the primary focus. Understanding in my classroom looks different for every student and rarely happens in a predictable order. However, my students are realizing mathematical success because I have learned through my studies and experiences to teach the way students learn.

This padlet documents that growth and compares the new with the old. Included are student samples, assignment and assessment examples, and classroom activity pictures.

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Instead of having students take a unit-test where they had to perform multiple quadratics calculations, students created a poster where they graphed a quadratic equation by hand and labeled the key features and critical values.

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This authentic assessment required students to create their own questions for the purpose of collecting and graphing real data, i.e. something they wished to learn about their classma

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I designed this performance task for CIA610. I plan to use it in my Algebra 1 class next fall.

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My Contributions to My School and Community

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My Contributions to My School and Community

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Assessment- My Contributions to My School and Community

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My Contributions to the Education Profession

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Assessment- My Contributions to the Education Profession

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My Contributions to the Education Profession (continued)

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My Contributions to the Education Profession (continued)

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Eggen, P. & Kauchak, D. (2012). Strategies and models for teachers: Teaching content and critical thinking skills. Boston, MA: Pearson.

Jensen, E. (2005). Teaching with the brain in mind. Alexandria, VA: ASCD

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Claim: Students take more responsibility for their learning and grades when they receive weekly progress reports.

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My Contributions to My School and Community

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Instruction- My Contributions to My School and Community

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My Contributions to the Education Profession

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My Contributions to the Education Profession

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Instruction- My Contributions to the Education Profession

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My Contributions to My School and Community

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Claim:  I wrote a program policy statement that I shared with our superintendent at CCHS. The policy statement regards the permissibility of students to carry backpacks to class. Students are currently allowed to carry backpacks to class and are not required to have a locker. I believe the school with be safer and students will have fewer distractions or excuses not to do work if all students are required to leave their backpacks. A change in policy is being considered for the next school year as part of a school update as we move to a new building.

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My Contributions to My School and Community

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Differentiation- My Contributions to My School and Community

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My Contributions to the Education Profession

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My Contributions to the Education Profession

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Leadership- My Contributions to the Education Profession

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Differentiation- My Contributions to the Education Profession