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Section 3: Inquiry Focus and Planning (Attach Pre/Post Assessments and Data Collection Tools)
Assessments/Data
Inquiry Question Hypothesis Lesson Series Topic
Collection
Focus Students
Focus Student 2: Student with
Focus Student 1: English Learner Focus Student 3: Your Choice
IEP/504
Expected Content assessment – 60% Content assessment – 70% Content assessment – 85%
Results Written/Analytical virtual lab – not Written/Analytical virtual lab – 80% Written/Analytical virtual lab – not
attempted, or 60% if attempted attempted, or 70% if attempted.
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Inquiry Lesson Implementation Plan
Administer Pre- Administer Post- Discuss Results
Deliver Lesson(s) Analyze Results
Identify dates for Assessment Assessment with Mentor
activities.
10/23 10/23 – 11/02 11/03 11/06 11/10
Provide a 1-2 sentence Students will use a variety of self-assessment and progress monitoring strategies throughout a 2-week
summary of your lesson learning unit about cell division. Students will use these strategies to ensure timely completion of the unit
plan. and inform readiness for completing the unit’s asynchronous assessments.
Summarize process for Formative and summative assessments are asynchronous with opening dates and due dates that set a pace
administering and for completion. Self-assessment and progress monitoring assessments will be delivered mostly during live
analyzing pre- and class sessions for participation credit. Pre-assessments and practice test feedback will be discussed as a
post-assessments. learning strategy in class, but they will also be available asynchronously.
Semester 3 Only: Tools for progress monitoring and self-assessment include: Google forms, OLS assessments, OLS
Identify the specific content/grades/class plan, Newrow quick polls and quizzes, Kahoot and other virtual practice activities.
technology tools,
applications, links,
and/or devices to be
incorporated into the
lesson.
Hellerich, Kimberly. "Using Retakes to Nurture Growth Mindset." Willis, Judy. "How Metacognition Can Improve Learning
Edutopia, 5 Oct. 2020, https://www.edutopia.org/article/using- Outcomes." Edutopia, George Lucas Educational Foundation, 18
retakes-nurture-growth-mindset. Sept. 2023, https://www.edutopia.org/article/fostering-
metacognition-boost-learning.
The article offers a variety of strategies and class-cultural norms
that empower a growth mindset for learners. An essential The article outlines several strategies that implement
component of teachers fostering a growth mindset for students is metacognitive thinking for students. Strategies include reflection
to offer opportunities to fail, try again, and improve. It is important on learning experiences, teacher explanation of learning
to provide continuous feedback so that students may safely learn strategies, journaling/sharing successful strategies, prediction
from their mistakes and see the path toward improvement in the and test review, and self-evaluation of knowledge and effort. I
form of retakes on tests and assignments. The article also have several tangible activities planned for my students based
emphasizes engaging in a growth mindset dialogue, something I on these strategies including goal-setting, practice questions,
already have instilled in the culture of my classroom. My students grade monitoring, and self-reflection of knowledge and effort
are free to make mistakes during class, re-attempt all of their toward the learning target.
work, and (re)submit assignments past the due date without
penalty. My goal is incorporate the growth mindset into my
students’ progress monitoring activities.
Colleagues (Summarize how two colleagues have addressed this issue in their classroom. Identify grade level, subject, and summary
of ideas.)
My mentor Manon Berning is also my instructional coach. She I had a discussion with my fellow high school biology teacher (9-
recommended goal setting strategies that she has used in her own 12) Jennifer Young about how to get virtual students to engage
biology class and observed with other high school science teachers with progress monitoring and other engagement activities that
(9-12). Students should set goals for the learning unit and be given are not directly tied to their grade. She is including these types
the opportunity to reflect and what steps they took (or did not of activities into a robust participation grade. We also discussed
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take) to reach their learning goal throughout the unit. I will ask my how it is important to designate time during class to instruct on
students to set a percentage goal for their content unit test and a and complete these activities instead of adding them to a long
separate percentage goal for the virtual lab assignment. list of asynchronous assignments that students need to
complete.
2.7 Analyst - Educators understand and use data to drive their 2.7 - A variety of data will be collected from class participation,
instruction and support students in achieving their learning goals. self-assessments, formative assessments, a summative unit test
and lab activity. I will use the data to inform instruction
1.1 Empowered Learner - Students leverage technology to take an throughout the unit and to identify students who need targeted
active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency support.
in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
1.1 - Students will use surveys, quiz grades, and practice
questions, and practice activities to self-assess and monitor
their progress in the unit. Students are empowered work at
their own pace, ask questions, and learn from their mistakes
and struggles without penalty.
Students completed a pre-learning survey and post-learning English-Learner: Y is good about attending a majority of live class
survey that asked them to evaluate their use of self-directed sessions, but she is very seldom engaged in the learning
academic skills that are necessary for success in the virtual school activities. During the unit, I provided multiple opportunities for
setting. The pre-survey asked students to write goals related to practice and review of the most essential vocabulary, but it was
improving their academic skills, and the post-survey asked them to difficult to get her to join along, even as we reviewed and
reflect on their efforts and progress toward those goals. Taking explained the answers all together as a class. In the
notes, asking for help, and completing asynchronous TGAs asynchronous part of the course, she seems to do much better.
(teacher-graded assignments) were the skills that were ranked She has been using translating tools to complete her reading
lowest on average by students both before and after the learning lessons, take notes, and write thorough scientific sentences.
unit. Students written goals also mirrored a desire to improve Because she is still very new to English, she is likely intimidated
note-taking and study skills, while also acknowledging barriers to in the live setting, but is feeling much for comfortable finding
these goals such as procrastination, low motivation, and personal and using skillsets that help her in the asynchronous setting.
challenges. . I used the results of the pre-learning survey to plan Although she has not demonstrated all of the self-directed
my instruction toward skills that students wanted to improve the learning skills I want to see from her, she has demonstrated
most. mastery of the content standard through her assessments.
From the post-data, there were modest improvements in IEP: M has autism and specific learning disabilities. She is a
students’ confidence and use of their self-directed academic skills, vibrant and enthusiastic participator in every class session. She
but not as much as I had hoped for. The academic skills that saw demonstrates effort towards practice and self-assessment
an average improvement were all skills related to the work that activities. Although she earned 73% on the post-learning
was done during live instruction: attending on time, participating, assessment, she earned 81% overall for all the quizzes and other
taking notes, asking for help, and completing synchronous assignments in the unit, demonstrating mastery toward the
independent work. This indicates that instructional time is standard. She has demonstrated self-directed learning skills in
necessary to help students improve upon self-directed learning participation, collaboration, and asking for help. She looks
skills that they will go on to use independently. Students who did forward to improving her organizational and note-taking skills in
not attend and participate in live class sessions were most likely to the future.
give themselves a low score on the skills, and several never
completed the self-assessment at all. The overall average McKinney-Vento (homeless): My student Z had been actively
improvements in student self-ratings were small and modest. I attending and participating in most classes for most of the
attribute some of this to the fact that it is the later half of the semester, with about a 75% grade in the class. Just before the
semester and they have been showing so much fatigue during live beginning of the learning unit, he started coming to class less
sessions. Another factor could be that many of them are simply frequently, participating less, and eventually stopped submitting
new to the idea of using self-directed learning skills and have not work to the course. He was eventually withdrawn from the
made much sense of their own skillset yet. With continued school at the request of the parent.
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instruction in self-directed academic skills, this self-assessment I have another MKV student D who is bright and engaged in
metric could continue to increase. every biology class. She is sometimes late, or has spotty internet
connection, but she has been great about communicating those
The use of self-directed learning skills seemed to have an impact issues with me, an excellent self-directed learning skill. She
on over content understanding and timely completion of the unit. frequently asks for help on assignments and spends time
Post-assessment scores increased by an average of 7 percentage studying for tests. She has demonstrated mastery of a variety of
points. Students who attended and participated in the live sessions self-directed learning skills this semester. She has also
were most likely to complete assignments in a timely manner and demonstrated mastery of the standard through the post-
approaching mastery toward the standard. Many students have learning assessment and 88% overall for all unit assignments.
still not turned in their post-learning assessments or other
important assignments. These students will be compiled into a list
for targeted support towards demonstrating mastery of the
content standard and using academic time-management skills.
Action Items
Incorporate self-directed learning assessments and activities into all learning units. This includes pre-
For curriculum design, lesson
and post-surveys, goal setting, asynchronous progress monitoring, skills practice, and opportunities for
planning, assessment
student choice in meeting learning goals.
planning
Add in academic skills such as note-taking, using flashcards, searching for helpful videos, conducting
personal research, and collaborating with other students towards learning content. Less time will be
For classroom practice
spent on content delivery, and more time will be spent on these broader self-directed academic skills.
Create vocabulary lists, note-taking templates, and pre-made flashcards to support a high volume of
For teaching English learners,
new vocabulary. Spend time breaking down the Latin roots of certain words and sharing comparison
students with special needs,
examples. Share mnemonic devices to help all students memorize abstract content. Use independent
and students with other
work class periods to provide targeted support to Els and other small groups.
instructional challenges
Complete the NSTA professional learning unit: “Science Notebooks in Student-Centered Classrooms:
Module 1: Introduction and Using Science Notebooks for Sensemaking”. This professional learning
module examines “a variety of ways scientists use science notebooks and use a science notebook
strategy to experience the critical components of sensemaking. The learning targets for this module
include: Understand how notebooks support three-dimensional instruction and sensemaking. Identify
For future professional benefits and drawback of various science notebook models Experience and reflect on use of science
development notebook strategy #1: See/Think/Wonder”. I want to complete this professional learning course
because my biology students most strongly expressed that they wanted to improve their note-taking
skills both in class and independently. Note-taking can be a tedious task that causes students to dread
their content lessons, so I want to find ways to make their notebooks fun, engaging, interesting,
technology-forward, and something they will actually use to study!
What strategies promote the greatest participation and collaboration among virtual high school
students in the online live class session setting?
Peer collaboration is a self-directed learning skill that I would like to improve upon with my students.
The majority of my students do not turn on their cameras and are extremely shy about simply
speaking on the microphone in front of their peers. While I try to encourage them to turn on their
For future inquiry/ILP
cameras, use the microphone, and talk directly to each other, it has felt like pulling teeth. I
hypothesize that if I can promote a culture of engagement and collaboration, more students will be
able to help each other in improving both their content and academic skills. I want to find more to
help my students help each other, because communication among them is extremely low.
Implement the same framework of self-directed learning assessments and activities, but now focusing
on the next learning unit. Use the assessment data to determine if students are seeing the
For next POP cycle improvement in their own academic skills, and measure the effect these activities have on mastery on
the content skills.
Research more digital tools and technology skillsets that promote self-directed learning and share
Semester 3 Only: these with my students. I am still looking for reliable note-taking tools and a variety of media to help
For future use of technology with digital practice and studying.
Other Notes
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Pre-/Post- Assessment Data Table follows this document.
Include copies/images of pre-/post- assessments/directions and the Pre/Post Assessment Data Table with submission.
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Students were asked to select skills they would like to improve upon during the upcoming learning unit. Taking notes, studying for
tests, completing assignments accurately and on time were skills that students wanted to improve most on average.
Pre-Assessment Post-Assessment
Name Score Score Comment
Adkins 1.00 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Ahumada 0.73 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Al Tamimi 0.87 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Algahim 0.80 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Algots 0.80 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Alshugaa 0.87 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Alvarenga 0.33 0.33 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Alvarez Landin 0.80 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Alzaga-Servin 0.80 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Amador 0.60 0.53 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Anagnos 0.73 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Anda velazquez 0.27 0.33 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Angelo 0.73 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Armendariz 0.60 0.67 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Arnold 1.00 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Barragan-Rosario 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Barros 0.80 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Bigall 0.93 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Blanco-Chavez 1.00 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Bolanos Dominguez 0.87 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Bonner 0.93 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Bowie 0.73 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Brown 0.73 0.73 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Cabrera 0.27 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Cadiz 0.80 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Campos 0.27 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Casanova-Cook 0.87 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Chrisman 0.93 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Cody 0.93 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Conner 0.67 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Covault 0.87 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Cropper 0.93 0.80 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Derr 0.93 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Dixon 0.93 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Dryer 1.00 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Duran De Leon 0.80 0.80 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Ehret 1.00 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Faily 0.67 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Ferrara 0.80 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Flores 0.80 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Flores 0.93 0.80 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
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Flores Meza 0.93 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Ford 0.93 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Gant 0.33 0.33 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Garcia 1.00 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Garcia 1.00 0.73 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Gastelum 0.87 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Gerlek 0.87 0.73 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Gomez-Olmos 0.67 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Gonzalez 0.93 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Goreham Harper 0.67 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Grant 0.87 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Green 0.67 0.53 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Hall 0.87 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Harris 0.73 0.67 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Helaiqa 0.67 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Hernandez 0.67 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Hernandez 0.53 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Hernandez-Martinez 0.73 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Herrera 0.80 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Herrmann 0.93 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Holmes 0.47 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Homran 1.00 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Hussein 0.93 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Ibarra 0.60 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Kakkad 0.73 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Kim 0.73 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Lemus 0.93 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Lopez 0.80 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Lopez Mendoza 0.80 0.73 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Lucero 0.87 0.73 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Mana 0.47 0.53 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Martinez 0.80 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Mateo Alvaro 0.80 0.73 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
McFadden 0.73 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Mckibben 0.80 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Medina 0.67 0.80 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Mejia 0.60 0.80 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Mendoza Hernandez 0.87 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Merriwether 0.60 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Miraglia 1.00 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Miranda 0.93 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Moamer 0.93 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Mooney 0.60 0.67 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Mousid 0.67 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Najibi 0.73 0.80 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Nasser 1.00 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Navarro 0.53 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
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Nguyen 0.87 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Norato 0.60 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Obeso 0.47 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Okabe 0.67 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Palomar 1.00 0.80 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Parker 0.87 0.73 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Pavlovich 0.73 0.73 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Penuelas 0.73 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Petty 0.53 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Phom 0.93 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Picazo-Bedolla 1.00 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Polanco Ortega 0.87 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Ponce Martinez 0.73 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Popovic 1.00 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Quelex 0.73 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Quintanilla Callejas 0.80 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Qwfan 1.00 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Ramos 0.80 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Ramos 0.93 0.67 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Raty 0.87 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Rifkin 0.93 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Rodrigues-Germany 0.73 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Rodriguez 0.93 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Rodriguez-Lopez 0.87 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Rolon 0.53 0.67 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Ross 0.80 0.40 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Rowe 0.67 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Rowett 0.80 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Ruiz 0.73 0.80 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Ruiz 0.73 0.53 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Russ-Armendariz 0.53 0.60 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Sanchez 0.60 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Saucedo 0.20 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Sayedzai 0.80 0.80 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Scott 0.67 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Serrano 0.93 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Singh 1.00 0.80 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Smith 0.40 0.40 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Souza 0.60 0.80 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Spain 0.73 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Stanton 0.93 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Sur 0.20 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Sustaita Velasco 0.47 0.60 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Taibi 0.93 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Tellez 0.60 0.80 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Timmins 0.60 0.73 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Trujillo 0.87 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
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Tyler 0.80 0.73 Student is approaching mastery of the standard.
Valencia 0.87 Student did not demonstrate mastery of the standard.
Valle Acosta 0.80 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Vilaysith 0.60 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Webb 0.67 0.80 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Willey 0.80 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Williams 0.67 1.00 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Williams 0.87 0.93 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Williams 1.00 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
Wright 0.87 0.87 Student demonstrated mastery toward the standard.
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