Warm-Up Report

Assignment 2B

Analysis of Warm-Up and Rubric

                                             TED 633            

Instructor: Erika McCulloch

Shauna Atkinson

September 2013

National University

I. Pilot Test one of your pre-assessments and/or warm ups.
             I piloted one of my Warm-Ups with a current Algebra class I am teaching.  I chose a warm-up that goes with their textbook and the subject they are studying.  It has “organizing charts” for each lesson in the Teacher Edition that I used for this exercise.  The students will write the warm-up in their journal.

II. Find a friendly group of students, your real students, or your family members and

An Algebra class I am teaching is where I performed this task as stated in “I” above.  I have given several warm-ups to them this semester so far and have attached a copy of one example of this warm-up that is done each lecture (may be attached as a separate file).

III. Explain your purpose.
            My purpose is to engage the students in the subject that is being taught.  To grasp their attention from everything else that may be going on in their lives inside and outside of the classroom and for those 8 to 10 minutes have them clear their heads and focus on the subject task at hand.  And also, to give them a preview of what they will be studying, or a review of what they have just studied that day; depending on if at the beginning, middle or end of the class period. 

IV. Administer one of your pre-assessments from Assignment 2A to your group of 4-8 adolescents.  

I administered this Warm-Up to my Algebra class at a Charter High School in a nearby city in California.  For purposes of this report being placed online I am keeping the name and place private.

V. Record your pre-assessment findings. (Warm-Up)

The students were asked to pull out their journals.  They use these journals every class for this subject and have their names on them so that I can review and grade them or give them credit for their efforts. 

As the teacher I drew an organization chart on the white board that had some titles and a little bit of information to get them started.  I instructed them to fill in the rest of the chart.  I said they could use their books or notes from class if needed.  This gives them time to review the lecture notes and to pull together what they know at this point.  It helps them to focus on the current subject in class.

VI. Evaluate the effectiveness of your pre-assessment and rubric. (Warm-Up)
            Once the warm-up was given to the class I then collected the journals and reviewed them. For all the students that were present, they had effectively written down the assignment and filled in the organization chart with the information that was asked of them.  Since this was a warm-up exercise, I also had gone over the answers once they had been given enough time to look for them, themselves.  I had a different student come up and fill in each box therefore allowing others to make sure they had the right information down or to fill in whatever they may have missed.  The purpose of this Warm-up was that they took the time to review the information, solve the boxes given and then come together as a class and go over it.

VII. Adjust your rubric according to your findings.

Graphing : Organization Chart Warm-Up Teacher Name: Ms. Atkinson  Student Name:     ________________________________________

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Accuracy of Plot	All points are plotted correctly and are easy to see. A ruler is used to neatly connect the points or make the bars, if not using a computerized graphing program.	All points are plotted correctly and are easy to see.	All points are plotted correctly.	Points are not plotted correctly OR extra points were included.
Neatness and Attractiveness	Exceptionally well designed, neat, and attractive. Colors that go well together are used to make the graph more readable. A ruler and graph paper (or graphing computer program) are used.	Neat and relatively attractive. A ruler and graph paper (or graphing computer program) are used to make the graph more readable.	Lines are neatly drawn but the graph appears quite plain.	Appears messy and \"thrown together\" in a hurry. Lines are visibly crooked.
Data Table	Data in the table is well organized, accurate, and easy to read.	Data in the table is organized, accurate, and easy to read.	Data in the table is accurate and easy to read.	Data in the table is not accurate and/or cannot be read.
Units	All units are described (in a key or with labels) and are appropriately sized for the data set.	Most units are described (in a key or with labels) and are appropriately sized for the data set.	All units are described (in a key or with labels) but are not appropriately sized for the data set.	Units are neither described NOR appropriately sized for the data set.

VIII. Blog your experience.  Close with a discussion of any changes you would make and why.

A copy of this report will be made available at my teacher blog: www.msatkinsonsclass.blogspot.com.

Any changes I would make would perhaps only be to discuss with the class better the purpose for doing this and providing a clear rubric of expectations.  Being that this is a Warm-Up though, I feel that them simply participating and gaining new knowledge is enough to help them focus on the subject for the time allowed.  Therefore, I was satisfied with the Warm-Up and the outcome of their participation in completing it, individually and as a group.