Month 7: MTA Blog

At the beginning of Month 7, I printed my timeline and checked off what I have completed and circled those items, that I am still working on.

Are you still on target to complete both implementation activities?

It looks like I am on target for the most part. There were a couple of small activities or items that I did not get completed during the month of January. I still need to interview students, and I have only taken a couple of pictures. My student population changed for second semester and I had to complete all of the “beginning of class items.” Now that is complete, I am able to dive right into the AR implementation. I had planned to start my AR research at the beginning of January, but it is not starting until February. However, looking at my research, I and my lesson timeline, I am in good shape. I need to remind myself to take photos, videos and talk to the students.

Estimate how long will each implementation take to complete.

I will have to be completed with both cycles by the end of May when school is out of the summer. My plan is to be done with Cycle 1 by the first week of March (before spring break), and start Cycle 2  near the end of March or beginning of April. We have our state tests during this time, so I allowed for extra time during the second cycle. I will need to be done with Cycle 2 by the second week of May.

Will you be completed with the implementation process by month 9? If not, why?

Yes, I will be completed with the implementation process by month 9 or end of May because it is the end of school.

 

Month 6: DAE Blog

How is your AR project unfolding for you? When will you begin Cycle implementation in your environment?

So far my AR project is unfolding nicely – no major wrinkles yet, only a few minor ones that were ironed out quickly. I will be able to begin by implementation around the first week of February. I am a little behind on this. I was hoping to have it started already, but with a new group of students, I needed to go over beginning of class items and get them started with some other projects first. All of the students have completed the survey I created and I have that data compiled.

How are you planning to track your data?

I will be able to track lots of the data via Edmodo. I am using this classroom management tool to keep track of the student’s blog postings. I am also entering the information into a Google spreadsheet so I can follow pre and post quizzes and keep track of who has which blog or assignment done.

What happened in your research that you didn’t expect? Explain.

The only thing that has happened that I didn’t expect was the delay in time. I received a new group of 200 students in January. I thought I would have the beginning of class housekeeping items completed. Not the case. I am still working at getting everyone up and running with using Edmodo.

How has this month’s course (so far) helping in shaping your ARP?

This month class has helped me think about the visual aspects of my assignments a little more. I want to incorporate more visual instructional material but haven’t figured how yet. I am working with middle schoolers to increase their reading ability and asking them various questions about their reading, so I am not sure how I am going to add visual to this. Although I might be able to add more graphics and visuals to their WikiPages. Since they have not used the program I can add more visuals to help them learn it.