Action+Research+Plan

These are the areas on which I focused for my Action Research Plan.

Third graders at McCook Central Elementary #|School scored lowest on
 * Problem:**
 * Standard 1: 3.S.1.1 #|Students are able to ask and answer questions from data represented in bar graphs, pictographs and tally charts.
 * Standard 2: 3.S.2.1 Students are able to describe events as certain or impossible.


 * Plan:** Integrate #|21st Century Skills and Tools into the PBL. Administer a pre-test and a post-test addressing the standards in order to evaluate the understanding. Use formative assessment in the classroom, over the course of the teaching and after the lesson to check understanding.

I have enjoyed working with this plan and was happy to see the results of the post-test. I felt I made better use of my teaching time which allowed for more #|learningand understanding by the #|students. By using formative assessments, it appeared the students were being helped in the areas that they really needed help. The students were more likely to ask questions for understanding and then were able to see positive results. I also felt my teaching was more concise. //**With the PB Unit, it became necessary to really listen to the students as they studied the information about Salem's history so that I could guide them to what we had planned as an outcome. When we took a walking tour of Salem and the students were allowed to take pictures of the buildings chosen in the classroom, I found they took real ownership of the project. The excitement in the classroom was also felt in the community as grandparents and businesses became involved. It was not at all unusual for people in the grocery store, etc to ask how the Project was progressing and whether they could help in any way. How much fun is that?**//
 * Reflection:**

I did use the Achievement Series/Standards to help guide my teaching in Math this year. Next year I would like to include other content areas. I will continue to use formative assessments with my students using ideas we were given in the Formative Assessment class as well as making use of pretests and posttests.
 * Implications for** #|Future**Work:**