This week, my assignment was to select the topic that I'd like to research as a part of my administrative internship. I had found three topics that were of interest to me:
1.) Is there a relationship between reassigning a veteran teacher to a new grade level and her "getting out of a rut".
2.) Is the use of Think Through Math (TTM) effective in closing gaps in our 3rd-5th grade math program?
3.) Is the use of Lexia effective in improving TPRI scores in our Kinder - 2nd grades?
My site supervisor and I quickly eliminated choice #1 - how in the world would we do that without stepping on a teacher's toes?? That left Lexia and TTM. We decided that there really aren't enough math interventions available to us, and we are very interested in closing those gaps. Therefore, TTM it is!
I plan to compare the results from our current year STAR Math assessment (growth reports) to those from last year when we weren't using TTM. STAR Math is a component of Renaissance Place - it serves as a diagnostic test to identify a student's strengths/weaknesses and it gives an approximately grade level equivalent to the student. Our students take the STAR Math at least three times per year (beginning, middle and end of year) and more often for our struggling students.
Our teachers have already started using the program and, aside from some technical glitches, students and teachers seem to be really enjoying it!
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