East Meadow Teacher Center

Course Proposal Application 2017 - 2018

*Only electronic proposals will be accepted. All information must be completed.

Course Title: Implementing Formative Assessment with the TI-NspireTM NavigatorTM

System

Has this course run before? Yes / No If yes, when? (Title must not be
changed)

Instructor name: Sondra Polan

After school contact phone number: (516) 439-7925

Purpose of course: (Why? What is the need? Broad general statement)

The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ System is a great tool to be used in the classroom enabling teachers
to conduct formative assessments easily. The reports generated by the system help teachers
identify students struggling with the material. In addition, teachers can differentiate instruction
by sending different tasks to different students. However, for teachers to feel comfortable
using this technology in the classroom, there is a need formal instruction.

Course description: (to be used in catalog/newsletter)

This workshop explores the formative assessment features of the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™
System in the context of secondary mathematics curriculum. Participants will learn how to set
up their classes, create quick polls and quizzes, collect student data, and generate and access
reports. We will explore the various questioning features available in the application and
create a question bank that can be used in the classroom. Participants will also be shown how
the Navigator system can be used to differentiate instruction by sending different tasks to
different students. By the end of the workshop, participants will be comfortable using the TI-
Nspire™ Navigator™ System to formatively assess student understanding and best respond to
varying needs.
All course participants must submit a lesson plan that incorporates higher-level questions that require critical
thinking and analysis OR the use of a formative assessment. Participants may also be asked to complete a
survey (provided by the Teacher Center) that will reflect teachers’ instructional changes made in order to
implement the Common Core Standards.

Subject/grade level appropriate: Mathematics/ Middle School and High School

Exact dates and times: 3:30 – 6:30 Tuesdays 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17
 Emergency closing day & date: (If district buildings are closed for any reason, mandatory
make-up date is October 24)

Hours/In-service credit: 15 hours/1 in-service credit

Location/Room: East Meadow High School Room F4

(District personnel who serve as instructors must check with the building principal

to determine the availability of the site on the dates listed.)

Describe: How the Common Core Standards will be integrated, specifically, (if
appropriate) the types of higher-level questions that teachers may be able to
incorporate into their lesson plans as a result of this course.
(If unsure, please give general statement)

The questions and activities that will be used for the workshop will be based on the common
core standards. Standards then can be quickly assessed. Teachers can then modify instruction
to address student needs.

Outline of course content by session: (Attach additional sheets, if needed)

Session 1:

a) Overview of how the TI Nspire Navigator system can be used in the classroom.
b) Participants will set up their classes
c) Participants will create questions for polling and practice by submitting to classmates and
then retrieving and analyzing responses

Session 2:
a) Participants will explore other features of TI Nspire Navigator system including screen
capture and live presenter.
b) Participants will be shown how to create quizzes with different types question formats.
c) Participants will be shown how to send documents to their students and retrieve responses
from their students.
d) Participants will be shown how to use various reporting features to analyze their data.

Session 3:
a) Participants will continue to learn how to generate reports, save to a portfolio which can
then be converted to an Excel file.
B) Participants will be shown different ways they can create questions and then store these
questions as tns. Files for future use. This includes accessing jmap.org files, using the snipping
tools, etc.
c) Participants will be provided time in class to develop questions for their classes and file
project for the course.
Session 4:
a) Participants will be shown how they can use various features of the TI navigator system to
differentiate instruction. Specifically, how questions can be modified and sent to select
students.

b) Participants will break into groups to discuss ways they can differentiate instruction in
their own classroom. They will then present their ideas to the class.

c) Participant will be provided time to practice these skills and present other questions.

Session 5:
a) Participants will learn how to access TI Nspire activities in a variety of subjects and how
they can submit to their students.

b) Participants will be provided time to work on their projects and share question bank with
other participants.

d) Participants will a complete survey to evaluate course.

Implementation:

Please outline what participants will know or be able to do at the completion of the
course and/or suggestions for supporting direct implementation of the course into
a classroom.

By the end of the workshop, participants will be comfortable using the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™
System to formatively assess student understanding and best respond to varying needs. the TI-
Nspire™ Navigator™ System in the context of secondary mathematics curriculum. They will also
be familiar with the question writing options, Quick Poll features and assessment opportunities.
They will know how to use the Screen Capture for accountability and how to use the Live
Presenter to allow students to lead discussions and share their work. They will also learn to
generate reports and save to a portfolio.
Instructor Qualifications:

Please provide a brief description of your experience, specifically in relation to

your qualifications in teaching this course. Feel free to attach certificates or a
resume. This course will result in CTLE hours and must be taught by an approved
instructor.

I have been employed as a Tenured Mathematics Teacher at East Meadow High School and
have taught an array of Math courses to high school students using “Smart Board” technology
and the T.I. N-spire calculator and software

Currently I am pursing a second masters at New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury,
NY in Instructional Technology. By the beginning of the fall 2017, I will have completed seven
of the eleven courses in the program. I presented an overview the TI Nspire Navigator system
on May 10, 2017 to the EMHS math department.

.No course will be included in the Teacher Center fall, winter/spring or summer
catalog or be submitted to the Assistant to the Superintendent for Curriculum &
Instruction for in-service credit approval without submission and approval of this
completed form.

Thank you for your interest in presenting a course or workshop.

*Send completed form to Randi Panzica electronically via email at

rpanzica@emufsd.us.

After submission of this form,

please continue to check email for confirmation of approval

or to supply more information if needed.