Rider 82 Curriculum
2007 Pilot Report Findings
Dr. Lesley Tomaszewski and Genny Reid
February 27, 2008
Appendix K, Part 5
Sales and Service Industry Cluster
Mt. Pleasant Pilot Site Report
ESL Component Lessons
Employability Component Lessons
Math Component Lessons
Technology Component Lessons
Responses from teacher lesson evaluations
Lesson 1.1
Title of Lesson: Tallying
Number of students that participated in the lesson: 26
Hours needed to prepare for the lesson: 1
Hours needed to complete the lesson: 2
How did you use the assessments mentioned in the teacher lesson plans?
I used some of the assessments in the teacher lesson plans.
If you used the assessments, what type of data did they reveal?
The level of understanding by the students
If you used the assessments, what did you do with the data you collected from the lessons?
Oral assessment was sufficient in evaluating the students
Lesson 1.2
Title of Lesson: Bar graphs
Number of students that participated in the lesson: 26
Hours needed to prepare for the lesson: 1
Hours needed to complete the lesson: 2
How did you use the assessments mentioned in the teacher lesson plans?
I used all of the assessments in the teacher lesson plans.
If you used the assessments, what type of data did they reveal?
Used it to review weak areas such as interpreting English terms
If you used the assessments, what did you do with the data you collected from the lessons?
Level of understanding
Please add any additional comments and/or questions you have about this lesson:
I would have liked more bar graph examples for the students with questions
Lesson 1.3
Title of Lesson: Dimensions
Number of students that participated in the lesson: 26
Hours needed to prepare for the lesson: 1
Hours needed to complete the lesson: 2
How did you use the assessments mentioned in the teacher lesson plans?
I used all of the assessments in the teacher lesson plans.
If you used the assessments, what type of data did they reveal?
Level of students understanding
Lesson 1.4
Title of Lesson: Time schedules and duration
Number of students that participated in the lesson: 11
Hours needed to prepare for the lesson: 0.50
Hours needed to complete the lesson: 1
How did you use the assessments mentioned in the teacher lesson plans?
I used all of the assessments in the teacher lesson plans.
If you used the assessments, what type of data did they reveal?
Level of understanding of the students.
Please add any additional comments and/or questions you have about this lesson:
This group is the beginning group. English has to be translated to Spanish.
Lesson 1.5
Title of Lesson: Rounding and estimating
Number of students that participated in the lesson: 12
Hours needed to prepare for the lesson: 0.5
Hours needed to complete the lesson: 1
How did you use the assessments mentioned in the teacher lesson plans?
I used all of the assessments in the teacher lesson plans.
If you used the assessments, what type of data did they reveal?
Level of understanding of the students.
If you used the assessments, what did you do with the data you collected from the lessons?
Used it to determine if more review was needed.
Please add any additional comments and/or questions you have about this lesson:
More practice problems would have been useful.
Lesson 2.1
Title of Lesson: Addition
Number of students that participated in the lesson: 17
Hours needed to prepare for the lesson: 0.50
Hours needed to complete the lesson: 1
How did you use the assessments mentioned in the teacher lesson plans?
I used all of the assessments in the teacher lesson plans.
If you used the assessments, what type of data did they reveal?
The understanding of the students.
If you used the assessments, what did you do with the data you collected from the lessons?
Analyze the level of understanding of the students.
Please add any additional comments and/or questions you have about this lesson:
Question 5 in the student’s workbook had shaded blocks which did not go with 2.1 lessons.
Lesson 2.2
Title of Lesson: Area
Number of students that participated in the lesson: 14
Hours needed to prepare for the lesson: 1
Hours needed to complete the lesson: 1
How did you use the assessments mentioned in the teacher lesson plans?
I used all of the assessments in the teacher lesson plans.
If you used the assessments, what type of data did they reveal?
Understanding of the concept taught comprehension
If you used the assessments, what did you do with the data you collected from the lessons?
Level of comprehension.
Please add any additional comments and/or questions you have about this lesson:
My beginning class had a difficult time with the converting and scaling of measurements. I would have liked to have had some examples of scaling, for example, maps and/or schematics for layouts of a house or score. These would have given the students an example to visualize. Also, examples for converting would have been a plus.
Lesson 2.3
Title of Lesson: Area 2.3
Number of students that participated in the lesson: 11
Hours needed to prepare for the lesson: 0.5
Hours needed to complete the lesson: 0.5
How did you use the assessments mentioned in the teacher lesson plans?
I used all of the assessments in the teacher lesson plans.
If you used the assessments, what type of data did they reveal?
The level of understanding
If you used the assessments, what did you do with the data you collected from the lessons?
Determined whether or not reinforcement was required.
Please add any additional comments and/or questions you have about this lesson:
My beginning group benefited more from this exercise than my advanced
Lesson 2.4
Title of Lesson: Percentage off
Number of students that participated in the lesson: 14
Hours needed to prepare for the lesson: 0.50
Hours needed to complete the lesson: 1.50
How did you use the assessments mentioned in the teacher lesson plans?
I used some of the assessments in the teacher lesson plans.
If you used the assessments, what type of data did they reveal?
Understanding of material.
Please add any additional comments and/or questions you have about this lesson:
I did not have time to complete all of the questions.
Lesson 2.5
Title of Lesson: Wage rates
Number of students that participated in the lesson: 11
Hours needed to prepare for the lesson: 0.50
Hours needed to complete the lesson: 0.50
Please add any additional comments and/or questions you have about this lesson:
I did not have time to complete everything in the lesson
How did you use the assessments mentioned in the teacher lesson plans?
I used all of the assessments in the teacher lesson plans.
If you used the assessments, what type of data did they reveal?
Level of understanding of the students.
