My students come from all different walks of life. We are one of the most diverse schools in the nation, with students who speak well over thirty languages from all social, racial, and economic backgrounds. My students are general level students who are very curious about how the real world works. They have mostly been let down or left out by formal math education, that does not seem applicable to their lives. As their senior year math teacher, I view my class as the chance to make an impact and prepare my students for their futures. My students learn to be the essence of high school graduates. They learn to think for themselves, act logically, be regimented, be success oriented, question data, speak professionally, manage money, focus, be accountable to one another, teamwork, and most of all, persistence.
My Project
Daily access to Chromebooks would allow my students to integrate technology as needed, not just when the class has the cart. Having additional Chromebooks every single day, would allow students to have even more differentiated learning opportunities. Access to the Internet is essential for students.
These materials will make it easier for students in my room and throughout the school to access the Internet for learning to occur.
They will be used for Khan Academy, word processing and and other math online areas. My students' project deals with the integration of this technology in the presentation of their mathematical solutions to a lesson in front of their classmates. This will give them the feel and confidence in using this kind of technology in a professional setting later in life.
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