Student Teaching Presentation for Secondary Education Mathematics

1. Student
Teaching
Presentation
Dena Bischoff
Mount Vernon Middle School
December 2011

2. Mission Statement
• I believe that all students are able to achieve
success if we provide them with the
appropriate skills and the desire to learn.
• By inspiring independent thinking and
nurturing creativity, I hope to create an
atmosphere that appreciates motivation,
fosters accountability, and provides a secure
learning environment that enables all
students to succeed.

3. Teaching Philosophy
• “A teacher effects eternity, he can never tell where his
influence stops.”- Henry Brooks
• I believe my role as an educator is to serve as a mentor
for my students, to encourage my students to become
active learners and leaders in their community, and to
challenge my students.
• Influenced by:
– Experiences as a student and teacher
– Journey over the last three years
– Trusted colleagues and friends
– My family

4. Contextual Factors
• Mount Vernon Middle School
– Fortville, IN
– Rural area adjacent to a large city
– 596 Students
– 85% White
– Less than 25% receive free or reduced
lunch
– Growing rural community that values
education

5. Contextual Factors
• Mrs. Bricker’s 7th Grade Algebra
Class
– Technology Equipped
– High Achievers, top 5% NWEA
– 12 boys/11 girls… ages 12 -13
– 19 of 23 are athletes
– 16 of 23 participate in Band
– Extremely competitive
– Twilight Fans…13 attended midnight showing

6. Contextual Factors
• Anderson High School
– 2016 students ( grades 10-12)
– 67 % White, 22% Black, 6% Hispanic
– 58.1% Free/Reduced
• Miss Kelich ENL Class
– Anderson, IN
– 27 students: 14 male/13 female
– Grades 10-12 (ages 15- 22)
– 27 ILP’s (3 with IEP) Level 1-4

7. Action Research
• Does student accountability improve
self-confidence and esteem?
– Created/used content specific learning
guides
– Required EL’s to update daily/Sign
weekly
– Recorded grades, participation,
performance, and student esteem

8. Unit: Linear Relationships and Functions
• Learning Goal 1: Students will be able to analyze graphs, scatter plots, and linear relationships in
order to help make predictions and educated guesses.
• Indiana State Standard: Algebra Standard 3: Relations and Functions
• A1.3.1 Sketch a reasonable graph for a given relationship, A1.3.2 Interpret a graph representing a
given situation, A1.3.3 Understand the concept of a function, decide if a given relation is a function,
• A1.3.4 Find the domain and range of a relation.
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• Learning Goal 2: Students will be able to create graphs, tables, and mappings that represent a given
function.
• Indiana State Standard: Algebra Standard 4:Graphing Linear Equations and Inequalities
• A1.4.1 Graph a linear equation, A1.4.5 Write the equation of a line that models a data set and use
the equation (or the graph of the equation) to make predictions.
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• Learning Goal 3: Students will be able to determine the most efficient or cost effective
company/product by comparing costs.
• Indiana State Standard: Algebra Standard 2: Linear Equations and Inequalities
• A1.2.1 Solve linear equations, A1.2.3 Find solution sets of linear inequalities when possible numbers
are given for the variable, A1.2.6 Solve word problems that involve linear equations, formulas, and
inequalities.

9. Design for Instruction
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10. Design for Instruction
• Used contextual factors
• Authentic Assessments
• Hands-On Kinesthetic Learning
• Real-Life so learning is relevant
• Student groupings
• Choice of activity

11. Instructional Decision Making
• Graphing Activity…repeated
– I think I’m drawn… This relationship is…
• Scattered!
• Concentration
• Hang on “Slopey”…”slopey” hang on..

12. Evidence of Learning
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13. Self Reflection
Went Well Needs Work
• Correlation • Function or Relation
• Linear Function • I-Clicker Activity..Multiple
• Graphing choice???
• Rate of Change
• Most Effective Relation
• Writing a function