School's out....but not for me

Since school is over, I know you all will be checking the blog everyday over the summer....haha. If you want to keep up with my progress, check out the wiki (http://tinavigatorplan.wikispaces.com/). 
When we return in August, I would like to:

1. Meet on the first day back.
2. Distribute the Navigator systems immediately and begin the training as soon as possible, as discussed before. 
3. Share the plan with the math department (and maybe the whole school) during our welcome meeting.

Also, please keep in mind ideas about these topics:

• copyrights when borrowing ideas for lessons
• monthly professional development (at PLC's)
• how to increase teacher buy-in

Happy summer!

Informative links and video about the TI Navigator System

The video above is of a teacher demonstrating how to use the TI Navigator system in the classroom. 

Click here to watch a TI video created to introduce the Navigator system.

Click here for a list of video tutorials from TI about using different features of the TI Navigator system.

The Plan

Here is another copy of the plan.  Of course, no dates are set in stone, but are just estimates.  Lesson creations can take place during PLC's to create activities for us to use with the Navigator system. 
***To see the table format, check your e-mail.

Year One Projected Schedule

Component Start Date End Date Total Time

Initial Training 6/14/10 6/14/10 2 hours

Summer Lesson Development 6/14/10 8/27/10 ongoing

Installation and set-up and testing of 6 existing sets 8/23/10 8/27/10 5 days

Training 8/25/10 8/25/10 2-3 hours

Lesson Creation 1 9/16/10 9/16/10 1 hour

Lesson Creation 2 10/14/10 10/14/10 1 hour

Evaluation 10/18/10 10/18/10 30 min

Lesson Creation 3 11/18/10 11/18/10 1 hour

Lesson Creation 4 1/13/11 1/13/11 1 hour

Secure Year Two Funding 1/13/11 5/12/11 5 months

Evaluation 1/18/11 1/18/11 30 min

Lesson Creation 5 2/17/11 2/17/11 1 hour

Lesson Creation 6 3/17/11 3/17/11 1 hour

Evaluation 3/22/11 3/22/11 30 min

Lesson Creation 7 4/14/11 4/14/11 1 hour

Lesson Creation 8 5/12/11 5/12/11 1 hour

Purchase Year Two Items 5/12/11 5/12/11 1 hour

Evaluation 5/17/11 5/17/11 30 min

Inventory and restock 6/13/11 6/13/11 5 hours

Implementation Team

Dina Vigliotta – Implementation Project Manager, Grade 7 Math+*
Juile Diefenderfer – Grade 8 Math, Math Dept. Co-Chair+
Amy Grundy – Principal +
Rob Vigliotta – Grade 7 Math*
Kim Givens – Grade 8 Math, Special Ed.+
Karen Miller – Grade 6 Math*

* New to technology
+ Need to be involved

What will this look like?

After looking at the results of the survey, we decided that since most staff are interested, we will push forward with the Navigator plan!

A suggested plan for implementation:

• Year One:  3 in 8th grade, 2 in 7th grade, 1 in 6th grade
• Year Two:  Purchase two more sets (one in 7th grade, one in 8th grade)
• Year Three:  Purchase two more sets (one in 7th, one in 6th)
• Year Four:  Purchase two more sets (two in 6th)

Any more comments about the plan?

Also, I need to put together a team for implementation when we start rolling our the Navs next year.  Any volunteers for the following jobs:

• Equipment purchase and installation
• Testing
• Training (I figure we can all train our grade level?)
• Evaluating

Updates!

The Vision statement, goals, and survey results are posted on the Wiki.  Please check it out and let me know what you think.  I have also sent the results through e-mail.

The Technology Plan and Vision

Hi all committee members! We have discussed the possible plan for the TI Navigator implementation and some goal ideas, but I need some more information.

1) How will the TI Navigators help students in math?  What goals do we have when using the TI system?

2) Help me develop a vision statement:

(Draft) Increase student engagement and interactions in math class by utilizing the Navigator system. Provide differentiated activities and assessment strategies using the Navigator system to increase student engagement and achievement in mathematics. (Research: The effective use of the TI-Navigator system helps students succeed in Algebra more than graphing calculators alone, by improving conceptual understanding, engagement and time on task. -TI website).

3)  Why might teachers be reluctant to use the Navigator system?

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