PGP
Felipe Silva
Yav Pem Suab Academy
90% Hmong Americans
80% Considered E.L.
Determining The ILP
Introduction
My goal is to create at least one thematic unit this year based on one social studies standard. A thematic unit will support scholars in being submerged into a social studies theme for the unit. Using the body-brain compatibility method will better serve students who may have challenges with the traditional method of teaching.
Reflection
Results
Informative comprehension test about the physics of bicycles
Student 1 scored 20%
Student 2 scored 60%
Student 3 sccored 30%.
After teaching more about the science concepts, I had scholars retake the test.
Student 1 went from 20% to 70%
Student 2 went from 60% to 50%.
Student 3 went from 30% to 60%
Reflection
Reflection
I started with the Thematic Unit in mind and applied it. Students experienced some success, however it was too much planning to do on my own. My mentor and I realized we needed to switch plans.
New Plan
New Plan
Based on the first action research cycle, it takes a long time to create a thematic unit. However, I will be receiving training on it next year and believe it will go well.
The goal this last semester was to implement Cognitive Content Dictionary (CCD) which is a GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) strategy. This strategy can be implemented in various subjects to strengthen the academic language. GLAD strategies are catered to English Language Learners and our school has a very high percentage of EL students (54%).
CCD Chart
CCD
Charts
Result
Results
Results of Science test in Minerals, slow, and fast changes:
Student 1: 91%
Student 2: 87%
Student 3: 87%
Evidence
Through planning a thematic unit, I realized how much work it takes. I learned that I am going to need to utilize my after school planning time well in order to be able to succeed in thematic planning. It is going to take a lot of work, but it clearly helped students. In addition, our school will be receiving training on creating thematic units.
Action Research Cycles
November
Results
September
April
March
How did you use data from student
assessments and student work to inform instructional decisions as related to your Action Research Cycles?
Reflection
Information
The information I used was mostly based throught meetings and conversations with my mentor. We reflected on the data and saw that students benefitted from the thematic unit, however, that changes had to be made.
Professional Dev.
Analysis
Training
Though I received a lot of professional development over the school year, I did not receive any training on thematic units. Next year we will have much more training on thematic curriculum planning. We will also be having GLAD training; which will help me implement strategies such as CCD. However, I did spend a great deal of time with my mentor learning how to create, plan, implement, and self-assess strategies like the CCD.
Training
Knowledge
Knowledge
Through planning a thematic unit, I realized how much work it takes. I learned that I am going to need to utilize my after school planning time well in order to be able to succeed in thematic planning. It is going to take a lot of work, but it clearly helped students. In addition, our school will be receiving training on creating thematic units.
Professional Development
Development
How did those opportunities
support your ILP goals?
Cultural Competency
Cultural Competency
Cultural Competency Training
- Class meetings
- Student leaders
- Restorative Justice
Socio-emotional Learning
Socio-emotional Learning
- How it affects learning
- What is an adverse childhood experience?
- How to notice when a child is acting out due to social emotional reasons
Data Inquiry
Data Inquiry
- How to use data to inform instruction
Conclusion
Journal Reflection
Journal Reflections 1
Journal #1
- I walk around the classroom the entire time and use proximal location to manage any kind of behavior during the
- lecture or independent/group work. Students were able to follow my Prezi due to the images and short sentences.
- My strengths including student engagement and interest due to the use of technology to create an easy to follow
- lesson that includes images, videos, songs, and informal assessments.
- I observed students sharing their definition, and I also observed other students getting off task while sharing.
Journal Reflection 2
Journal Reflection 2
- I have learned that I am exceptionally good at classroom management.
- I have learned that I will do what it takes to get my students to be interested in the material.
- I allow my students to be themselves and express themselves to the best of their abilities.
- I am flexible, if a student has trouble answering questions through writing, I allow the student to answer it verbally, and vice versa.
- My students know that I am on their side.
Journal Reflection 3
Journal 3
- I observed that I use proximity control often to encourage the on-task behavior.
- My strengths still is participation, it looks like almost every student was on task during the entire video, the occasion where someone was distracted I used
- proximity to refocus the scholar non-verbally.
- I notice many students raising their hands trying to share the answer.
- I was surprised by how well students were working together when I was not in the area, they used cooperation extremely well during the video.
- From my first video, I saw that I had strong classroom management, however, I saw that I did not stop my lesson to correct any student this time, my only cue was non-verbal and the class did not skip a beat.
Journal Reflection 4
Journal Reflection 4
- I have grown to notice that I am more flexible compared to the beginning of the year. I started out with a certain goal in mind and as much as I wanted to continue that goal, I realized that I had to be flexible and switch upg goals to better serve my students.
- Through developing my ILP and reflection on my action research cycle and meeting with my mentor, I was able to create a goal that is achievable in a timely manner.
- Next year a professional goal I want to achieve is to develop a thematic unit for my class.
- Those areas will continue to grow because our school will be provided training and assistance in developing a thematic unit for the entire grade level team.
What’s next
Thematic Unit :)