Artifact and Reflection FormName
: Tiffany Embry
Artifact number
: 1
Title of artifact
: Participation Checklist *see attached**This artifact has been transcribed into Excel for comparison. Original copy available uponrequest*
Course number and name
: MAT 728 Engaging Learners with Brain Compatible Teaching
Type of artifact:
Teacher Checklist
Write a brief description of the artifact
The teacher checklist was created so that I could keep track of student participation during the program. The checklist was used to document participation and absences and/or reason for non- participation. From this checklist, percentages were calculated to determine the percentage of days spent engaged in the program.
Professional and/or Learner Outcomes Represented by this ArtifactRelate this artifact to your listed professional and/or learner outcomes.Professional Outcomes
1. Teacher will use music to aid in the memorization of multiplication facts.Success Criterion: Teacher will purchase the program
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. Teacher will teach thelyrics and participate in the singing of the program. Teacher will also create assessment (verbaland written) opportunities to assess learning.
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Teacher will set up real world situations for students to practice/extend learning.Success Criterion: Teacher will participate and evaluate through observation students abilities touse learning from outcome 1.
Learner Outcomes
1. Students will use song lyrics/melody to learn multiplication facts.Success Criterion: Students will actively participate in
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program.2. Students will be able to recite multiplication facts from memory on-demand as well as in realworld situations (i.e. games, problem solving, etc.)Success Criterion: 4 of 4 students will be able to successfully recite via written as well as verbal3’s multiples. (If time, they will also be able to recite 4’s multiples.
The checklist connects to all outcomes because it documents the participation and learning of student work. It allowed me to analyze work/performance and connect to the desired professional and learner outcomes.
Report of Outcomes Attainment
After analyzing the checklist I came to the following conclusions:
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Student participation due to absences and/or behavioral concerns was very high. The program was implemented for 12 days. The % of participation is as follows:
Student ParticipationPercentageRuss9/1275%Tyrone9/1275%Alex6/1250%Jacob8/1267%
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Most of the students enjoyed the music. Samples of the program can be found at thefollowing website:Smart Shorties Sample (Amazon)
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All of the students struggled with the lyrics.Research Quotes
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“learning is more meaningful when students are given the opportunity to play with, apply,manipulate, and assimilate new ideas into their own schema.” (Nunley, 2004).
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“help students retain more information and provide them with multiple modes or informationretrieval.” (Brewer).
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“…students are expected to master basic multiplication facts. In order to conquer higher order mathematical problem solving, these basic facts should be recalled automatically(Caron, 2007; Woodward, 2006; Lerner, 2003).
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“Our brains are structured to remember novel events are unexpected.” (Willis, 2006).
Reflection on the process
1.What does this artifact demonstrate as far as your learning?
This artifact helped me to put things into perspective. I was verydiscouraged toward the end of the unit when students were not performing to thestandards/goals I had set for them. Most of them still can not recite all of themultiples of 3’s. At first, I was very discouraged and wondered if I had wasted mymoney on this program. However, after analyzing the data from the checklist, Inoticed just how significant the absenteeism was in the classroom. If the students arenot at school, they can’t learn the song/facts. Two of the students had H1N1, andeven when they were in the classroom, they were not at 100%. This artifact was themost valuable to me, because it allowed me to refocus, regroup, and come up with anew game plan.2.What does it represent in relation to the changes you have made in your classroom?
As a special education teacher I have always found that keeping checklistis the most efficient way for me to document student behavior as well as academic performance. This artifact did not influence change in the classroom other than itallowed me to reflect on and show the students a visual percentage of why they maynot have met the desired goal of 100%.
3.Describe why you chose this artifact.
I chose this artifact because it showed the challenges and allowed me tohave hard data to reflect on why some students did not meet my goal of 100%retention of 3’s multiplication facts. All of the students were absent more than oneday during the program. The highest percentage I documented of student participation in the program was 75%. Due to the fact that my class is so small (4students), it is very important to keep this type of data because if one student performs poorly on the post-test, there are not enough students to raise the classaverage, thus to the person looking solely at the class data, it looks as thoughlearning/retention did not occur.4.Link the action research process, these results, the research you used to back your decisions and the program and/or course outcomes.
Candidates utilize measurements and evaluation accurately andsystematically to monitor and promote learning.
Candidates demonstrate the ability to be reflective practitioners byidentifying a problem, examining research, advocating solutions, implementing a plan, and measuring and evaluating outcomes.
Connection:
This artifact allowed me to evaluate and monitor student participation which relates to thelearning that occurred. I was able to reflect on the data and use that to plan effectivelessons to assist the needs of my students. It also allowed me to keep quick notes onwhat I was observing. 5.What does this artifact demonstrate about you as a teacher? Link what you found to the NBPTS Core Propositions?
Proposition 1: Teachers are Committed to Students and Their Learning
Proposition 3: Teachers are Responsible for Managing and Monitoring Student Learning.
The checklist allowed me to monitor student participation on a daily basis.I was able to document and determine if re-teaching would be necessarydue to absences and/or behavioral concerns. Doing this, allowed me toanalyze the program. If the student was not successful, was it due to notunderstanding the program or simply because the student was not presentto learn the songs/retain the content.
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