As a secondary Mathematics teacher I am responsible for teaching more than one area of mathematics and at more than one grade level. The objectives of this project were to integrated technology as a means of enhancing the content and to design lessons that would engage students. I wanted all students to benefit from applying technology; therefore, activities were not limited to a certain unit of material, but spanned the curriculum of that subject matter. Technology was implemented where suitable with the topic of instruction for each course:  Algebra One, Geometry, and Advanced Placement Calculus. I often incorporated activities into current lessons and used the technology in place of past practices.  As a result, each of our classes had technology -based lessons included as part of their course work, Standard II:  Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences Design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners. I started with giving all the students in my classes a Technology Survey [survey results]to get a better understanding of their capabilities.  This allowed me to better plan activities and home assignments. Lessons in all classes, Algebra One, Geometry, and Calculus are created to be used as either discovery or as a reinforcement of the material.  This allows students with different learning styles to view the instructional material from more than one approach.  All three classes have utilized Geometer Sketchpad.  Algebra used it as a discovery lesson to identify function families.  Geometry utilized the program for reinforcement for terminology and properties of Rigid Transformations. Apply current research on teaching and learning with technology when planning learning environments and experiences.      In Geometry and Algebra One, I use lessons incorporating Geometer Sketchpad (GSP) as a reinforcement to learning the terminology and concepts. Calculus utilized the program in a discovery lesson on the relationship of functions and the graph of their differential equation.  With GSP the students are able to utilize a visual image to aid in understanding the materials.  This incorporated brain-based learning by providing a learning medium for the visual learners.  If this is a new lesson, I work along with the students explaining the lesson engaging the auditory learners as well as the visual.  Kinesthetic learners benefit from the activity of working with the technology and the active environment. Identify and locate technology resources and evaluate them for accuracy and suitability.  I gather technology resources through many methods.  Searching the Internet I may simply use Goggle or other search engines but will often use searchs more appropriate to teaching such as the Michigan Teachers Network.  I evaluate web sites based on ease of use.  Level of appropriateness for my students and lesson and accuracy of information.  Being aware of the technology provided by my school system allows me other recourses such as software like Power Point, Excel Fathom, Geometer  Sketchpad.  I searched a large number of Web Quests for a lesson on Probability for Algebra finally using a number of sites to create a final lesson. Plan for the management of technology resources within the context of learning activities. For each lesson technology resources had to be considered and applied to provide students with the most benefit.  For Algebra Communications, the students use MS Word to write journal entries.  The goal was to improve the students ability to communicate mathematically.   I utilized an older computer lab that we could use often.  The technology is older but used by less teachers.  However, for the Geometry Lesson with Inspiration, I had to plan a date weeks in advanced with our Library Media Center to use the computers that had that program.  The number of computers available was always a consideration.  Did the students need to work in pairs because there was not enough computers?  Would this benefit the lesson and the students?  Questions such as these had to be considered.  Each time we utilized the Internet it was necessary to check sites in advance to make sure the school filters did not block the site.  Plan strategies to manage student learning in a technology-enhanced environment.    Managing students learning can be accomplished through a variety of methods.  Often with a technology lesson I will move about the classroom or learning center and observe the student progress, answer questions and ask questions of the students.  I have had a  "drop box" created on my districts server where the students save their work and I may view all computer work they have created, make any necessary changes and return to the student to access.  In Calculus I employed a VLT (Virtual Learning Tool), through University of Michigan where the students participating a discussion group.  This gave student the opportunity to answer questions who may be not be open to answering in public.  I was able to view answers when put on the VLT and reply to students immediately.

Joanna Secco Experienced Teacher Roosevelt High School 540 Eureka Avenue Wyandotte, Michigan Secondary Mathematics seccoj@wy.k12.mi.us Topics: Algebra One Communicating Mathematically Families of Functions Matrices Scatter Plots and Trend Lines Probability Geometry Conditional Statements and Properties Rigid Transformations Power Point Review Calculus Related Rates Sketching Derivatives II. Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences. Teachers plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology. Teachers: Design developmentally appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional strategies to support the diverse needs of learners. Apply current research on teaching and learning with technology when planning learning environments and experiences. Identify and locate technology resources and evaluate them for accuracy and suitability. Plan for the management of technology resources within the context of learning activities. Plan strategies to manage student learning in a technology-enhanced environment.