Reflection

Our school has had a drop for 3 consecutive years in our SBA's (Standards Based Assessment) for social studies. The 6th grade teachers came together last year as a team to make some changes in our curriculum and teaching practices. I came up with many online lessons and put them on a wiki. I used quia.com to create tests and have students take them online so it will help me with online reports to track students grades and what skills they need to work. Of course, I've shared my online lessons with the 6th grade team last year. The 6th grade students last year made some improvements and our score went up last year in our SBA's for social studies.

I'd like to think that it was my online lessons that did the job, but lessons online are just lessons online. The human component to make things come together, make things work and make a difference is very much needed for the success of any lesson.