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Teacher: Vanesia Huff Observer: Chrissia Haughton
Practice: Using the online web tool ConnectED to gather student data and create lesson plans.
Session Start Time: March 2, 2017 Session End Time: March 30, 2017
Today Mrs. Huff and I sat down to discuss what some of her needs in the classroom were. She is
a veteran teacher but is new to our school. I decided to start with reviewing her survey. From the
survey she took, I was able to gather that Mrs. Huff knows lots about technology and if she
could, would use it more in the classroom. She is very well aware of Microsoft Tools such as
Power Point and Excel, and uses both quite often in her classroom. She shared how technology is
a lot easier for her but she also needs time to build her confidence with new materials. I think this
is great to know. With this information I can gather that Mrs. Huff is willing and ready to be
We currently have several online tools set up for both student and teacher use. One of the items
is McGraw Hill Education for Math. Every teacher has access to this portal and can create and
assign lessons for students. She expressed how she would like some help in this area.
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We also use another tool called Splashmath which is more child friendly. Both tools can be used
by both teacher and student. But only one (splashmath) grants parent access. Because Mrs. Huff
wanted to focus more on creating a lesson, we both decided that ConnectED would be a better
tool to use while Splashmath can be used as more of a practice for student.
After meeting with Mrs. Huff, I came back to my thinking area and thought of my first lesson
that could be taught. I went through the ConnectED account and found many tools for teachers
and students. I found lessons via slideshows that could be used during opening math time and I
Today we met to start our first session. I modeled for Mrs. Huff what and how I found through
ConnectED. Including this model provides a chance for teachers to learn many teaching
techniques that are not written in teachers’ manuals (Knight, page 119). We were both in the
classroom. I had my computer connected to the docking station while she had her laptop at desk
following along my steps. First I explained to her that we always have access to this website on
and off campus and lessons can be planned according to what is available on the site. I shared
with her that every chapter and lesson has a presentation with an essential question.
Every presentation has tools found on the side of the screen that can be used throughout the
presentation. I told her to think of it as an interactive power point. There are Problems of the day,
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interactive tools used through the Smartboard, a See and Show page that allows students to see
how the tens and ones adds together to make a new double digit number. At the bottom of each
screen there is an option to use an interactive manipulative board and an option to show the
answers.
I explained to Mrs. Huff that this board has a variety of tools and backgrounds and manipulatives
that the teacher can use during each lesson. Ten frames, number lines, and balance beams are just
a few that can be found as manipulatives. I also shared with her the homework, videos and
games that can also be found within the PowerPoint. I explained how all these items can be used
throughout the entire lesson and she can return at any time to reteach a lesson.
After going over a slideshow and showing Mrs. Huff an easier way to introduce her lessons I
asked Mrs. Huff if she had any questions or thoughts on the website. What she likes and doesn’t
like. I asked her if it was something she think she could use. Allowing her to ask her questions
and share her thoughts serves as creating dialogue. Dialogue is a partnership that shares two
equal ideas (Knight, page 126). We then shift gears to the actual lesson provided from the
website. I directed Mrs. Huff to the Plan and Present tool. Each tab shares information for the
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lesson, from standards, vocabulary, differentiation, games, worksheets, and extra work for early
finishers.
After going through each tab with Mrs. Huff, I closed my lesson with reviewing how to get to
each area of the website. The focus was to introduce what the website had to offer and where she
could find the resources she needed before teaching a lesson. I allowed Mrs. Huff to go through
the website on her own and see if she could find the materials on her own. She was successful. I
left her with some homework to explore the site and I asked if she could review the school’s
curriculum map for math to see what is needed to teach next week and we will plan our lesson in
our next session so that she may begin to use this tool in the classroom. We both were excited to
use this tool and we are both looking forward to creating a lesson together.
I came to Mrs. Huff today to collaborate on next week’s math lesson. We are subtracting while
problem solving. Mrs. Huff came to me with many questions, some of which I wasn’t prepared
for. She wanted to know: How to assign work to students? How can the worksheets be printed
off? Is there audio available for the lessons? How can she use SplashMath with the ConnectED?
WHOA! So I have some homework myself. I was able to answer all questions except how can
SplashMath be used with the ConnectED and how to assign students. I told her I will get back
As we began to plan our lesson, I sat back and watched Mrs. Huff maneuver through the website.
I monitored from the start of login to getting to the Plan and Present tool. She needed some help
locating the tool but was successful after a couple of tries. From this tool she was able to prepare
her lesson for next week by gathering all the materials that were mentioned in the lesson and
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specific questions that focused on ELL students and differentiation. While she was preparing for
her lesson with me close by, I was searching to find the answers to her questions. I was then able
to share my findings.
As for SplashMath, I suggested that this tool could be used after students have mastered the
lesson. We both thought it would be a great idea to allow students to use it during math center
times. Similar to ConnectED, SplashMath also allows the teacher to set up a classroom and
This session was great. There was lots of dialogue and we were able to work as a team. She
showed that she was willing to learn and shared her concerns. I felt I was and affective IC while
providing Mrs. Huff with the support she needed through this session.
Session 4: (Performing the lesson) OBSERVE AND MODEL March 13, 2017
Today I met with Mrs. Huff during our planning time to see a practice run before she gave the
lesson to the students. She was able to pull up the website and get the presentation with no
issues. I met with Mrs. Huff again after school to discuss what went well and what did not. She
shared that she was able to pull up the presentation and go through the slides with no problem.
She did share that she was not a huge fan of the interactive manipulative board because it lacked
certain items. There were some games presented on the board, but you cannot play the game, you
must print them out and use as hardcopies. She would have liked the game to be played while it
is being presented. I shared that that was just how this company decided to make their tool and
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we have no control over that. I was able to find some online games that she may be interested in
I asked her if she was able to assign lessons to students so that data could be collected. She
shared that she was still unsure on how to do that, so we spent some time setting that up for
tomorrow’s lesson.
This session allowed me as an IC to model some uncertainties Mrs. Huff had. I was happy to
Today I had some time to observe Mrs. Huff in the classroom as she set her students up to work
on their assigned work from the two programs. While observing, the IC should especially attend
to the collaborating teacher’s efforts to use the critical teaching practices (Knight, page 121).
While in the classroom I observed most students being able to login, find their assigned work,
and complete the task. Some students still had a hard time finding their way through the website.
Mrs. Huff quickly assisted those students. The transition was smooth and students were very
engaged.
I met with Mrs. Huff again afterschool to talk about the lesson. I used the collaborative
exploration of data as a partnership method to discuss what was observed. I shared with her what
I saw based off my observation sheet. I asked her how she felt about performing the task. She
shared that she was happy that I was there to help out. She also enjoyed the amount of
technology used during the lesson. She saw how independent her students could be.
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I asked Mrs. Huff if she will continue this method for the week so when we meet again at the end
of the week we can see the student’s progress. From there we will be able to collect data and
Today during our planning time, we were able to see some results of student’s progress in the
lesson. Mrs. Huff was able to group her students according to the data that was collected from
ConnectED and SplashMath. From there she could see which students mastered the lesson and
students that still need some small group time. I saw a change in my colleague today. She has
become more comfortable using the ConnectED and SplashMath tool. I do believe my support
and partnership that we share has effected this change. I’ve been open with Mrs. Huff and she
has been willing to try something new. I believe her love for technology has opened up her views
on using this new tool. For the next two weeks Mrs. Huff will continue to create lesson plans
through ConnectED and assign student practice drills through ConnectED and SplashMath while
collecting data. My assistance will always be available for Mrs. Huff when she needs it. The IC
This week I let Mrs. Huff explore on her own. I visited her a couple times this week and she was
working like a champ! She was able to create lesson plans for this week and the following week
in advance. Her students now have a routine and are able to start their assigned task right away. I
will meet with her next Thursday to discuss data and growth.
Today was our last session and final view of student progress. Mrs. Huff shared how she really
enjoyed the tools provided from the ConnectED site. She was very pleased to know so much
information that helped her with her math lessons. She really enjoyed the interactive presentation
and she felt her students learned a great deal from the presentation. She liked how the
presentation connected with the student’s workbook. She felt with the connection of the two, her
students progressed very well during the past weeks. With the assigned work she saw a great
As I thanked her for allowing me to work with her, she returned the favor and thanked me as
well for sharing something new with her and working with her through the weeks. She shared
that she will plan her lessons like this for the remaining of the school year. I was happy to hear
this and was flattered that she thought I did a good job. I was happy to help and she was a
pleasure to work with. I thought our partnership worked well and we were able to work together
the entire time. The connection I had coaching was very positive. I really enjoyed helping
someone that wanted the help. I could see how this process could have went a different way. I
believe because Mrs. Huff wanted to learn something new, my coaching skills were easily
transmitted. She wanted to expand her teacher skills and be able to use a new tool that would
help her with her lessons. I wish I could have observed more lessons and provided more
feedback but with me having my own class and not having anyone to cover, it was hard to do so.
I do however really enjoy being able to introduce something to someone and coach them through
till mastery. I know that being a coach will have its issue and somedays the work that is pushed
against unwanted learners can lead to resistance of a new way of teaching. I hope that when that
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day does come, because it will, I will be prepared enough and be able to build a relationship with
Reference
Images from
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/connected/login.do
https://www.splashmath.com/