Can Computers

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Can Computers Teach TAKS
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Success on TAKS depends on..

• Targeted Instruction
• Individualized Instruction
• Student Involvement
• MOTIVATION
• High Expectations for all Students

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• Extended Faculty
• Multiple Opportunities to Learn
• Collaboration

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Targeted Instruction
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Individualized Instruction
TAKS Objectives Student Expectations
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Student Involvement
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Motivation
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High Expectations
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Extended Faculty
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Multiple Opportunities to Learn
Lots of Lessons
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Staff Development
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Using TAKS Workshop Effectively

• How learning
• in a lab
• can work
• for kids!

TAKS
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Uses of Software

• One computer classroom
• Computer lab
• Credit retrieval

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Remember! A computer program is a teaching tool.
You are still the teacher and students need
your interaction while in the lab.
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Accompany your students to the lab.
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Put your students in pairs.

• Many of the tested concepts are difficult for
  students at first and some may give up unless
  they can work with a partner. When the pair
  shows an 80 mastery level, separate them to show
  individual mastery.

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Bring Materials

• Make sure students have pencil and paper in the
  lab. Just because a problem is on the computer
  does not mean that it is mental math.

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Rewards

• Play money
• Healthy Snacks
• Balloons
• Supplies
• Cute erasers
• Remember - these programs are not video games and
  students need some motivation.

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How long in the lab?

• Do not take the student to the lab every day.
• 45 minutes to an hour is long enough for any
  activity.
• Vary with hands on classroom activities.

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What to cover for instruction?

• Tie the lesson in the lab to the lesson in class.
  
• Focus on the outcome. These TAKS items reflect
  what the student will be held accountable for -
  therefore after the teacher has taught the
  lesson, the students should be able to do these
  problems.

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Review for TAKS

• Students should take the pretest to determine
  which student expectations have not been
  mastered.
• Students should work on those expectations first.
• As the test approaches, students can review other
  objectives.

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Good Luck!All students CAN learn Math!
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