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Victor Martinez Brawley Union High School CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Exploring Careers Victor Martinez, Brawley Union High School Exploring Careers My name is Victor Martinez and I am an ELD teacher at Brawley Union High School. Web site //ctap295.ctaponline.org/~vmartine/ My lesson takes students through the exploration, research and presentation of careers. Standards: Grades Nine and Ten Language Arts: 2.0 Writing Applications ELD: Writing Conventions Organization & Focus, Research and Technology CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION E-mail [email protected] Victor Martinez, Brawley Union High School Exploring Careers • To become more familiar with computer applications • To learn strategies in implementing technology • To learn how to access resources • To be able to incorporate technology in lessons CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Expectations Victor Martinez, Brawley Union High School Exploring Careers • • • • Basic principles of Microsoft Office programs Better use of search engines How to evaluate web sites How to analyze technological data for revision CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Learning Victor Martinez, Brawley Union High School Exploring Careers • • • • • Students anxious to use computer skills New terms Student creativity High interest Students thinking about the future CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Successes Victor Martinez, Brawley Union High School Exploring Careers • • • • • Working with school and lab schedules Students frustrated with technology Plagiarism Students working at a different pace Incomplete assignments CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Shortcomings Victor Martinez, Brawley Union High School Exploring Careers Student Data Content Scores Pre-Test Post test 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 students This chart compares scores of pre and post- tests. 16 of 27 students showed an improvement in the posttest. CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION 100 80 60 40 20 0 Victor Martinez, Brawley Union High School Exploring Careers Post-test scores and Student Averages Post test Average 100 80 60 40 27 25 23 21 19 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 0 This chart shows the relationship between post-test scores and overall student averages. A majority of the students had low post-test scores compared to average scores. CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION 20 Victor Martinez, Brawley Union High School Exploring Careers • 9 students had lower post-test scores • 2 students scored the same as pre-test • 7 students improved by only 10% • 14 students had lower post-test scores compared to overall averages • Terms on pre and posttest should be reviewed or taught as vocabulary CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Data Analysis and Revisions Victor Martinez, Brawley Union High School Exploring Careers The implementation of this project provided me with valuable training and resources in two important areas. Technology and standard based lessons have become a priority in our state and this project addresses this matter. It is the students that will benefit when a teacher can effectively use technology in all aspects of the learning process. CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Concluding Statement Victor Martinez, Brawley Union High School Exploring Careers Students are working on career surveys and looking for useful web sites. CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Students at work Victor Martinez, Brawley Union High School Exploring Careers Education Environment Demand Salary Students organize their research using graphic organizers. This information will be used to create the research paper. CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Careers Victor Martinez, Brawley Union High School Exploring Careers Students conclude project with a speech sharing career information including graphs on career earnings. CTAP 295 Teaching with Technology FINAL PRESENTATION Presentations