Unit Action Plan 2016-17

Instructor: Michael Medeiros

Subject: Algebra I

Unit Topic: One-Variable Linear Equations

Lessons Benchmark/Standard CR CCSS Justification

Network
One-Step Solve real-world and 09.XEI.b. 8.EE.B All one variable
Addition and mathematical 1 .5 equations are
Subtraction problems through linear
Equations proportion, linear
(with and equations, and
without identifying a constant
fractions and Follow a multistep 09.KID.3. RST.9- Each student
decimals) procedure as outlined b.M1 -10.3 should
One-Step in one or more demonstrate
Multiplication paragraphs of a that they can
and Division mathematical text read the text
Equations when the
(with and instructor is not
without there to guide
fractions and them.
decimals) Manipulate 09.XEI.c. HSA-- Students should
Two-Step complicated algebraic 2 SSE.A. learn to undo
Equations expressions 2 mathematical
Equations operations
Write and solve multi- 09.XEI.c. HSA-- Without these
with Variables
step single variable 3 REI.B. skills, systems of
on Both Sides
equations and 3 equations, two-
(with and
inequalities variable
without
equations, and
fractions and
future math
decimals)
Equations classes become
impossible
 with Work with peers in a 09.LLB3.c Students must
Parentheses discussion group to .M1 be able to work
(with and solve simple problems together,
without and reconcile especially when
fractions and differences among some members
decimals) group members of the group get
Number of it and some do
Solutions to not.
Equations

The unit I am planning will take place in the fall of 2016. We begin school on

Tuesday August 9th. This unit covers solving one and two-step equations will begin in the

middle of September and continue until about the first week of October. This is the third

Unit we will cover. I chose this unit because by the time we begin, classroom procedures

and routines will be firmly established. I did not want to choose a later unit because I

want to be able to use any data collected for the course I will be taking in the fall at KU.

To be accepted at Cristo Rey, you must demonstrate economic need. Our

population is split fairly evenly between students who are Hispanic and students that

are African-American. Less than five percent of our population is white, Asian, or other.

We have no middle or elementary schools in our network, so all our students are coming

from a school we are unaffiliated with. This past year, we had students from 42 different

feeder schools. This means that these students are highly varied in the prior knowledge

they bring to high school. As the year begins, I spend as much time breaking bad habits

and motivating students to accept our methods than I do teaching each course.

Cristo Rey is unique in that our students work one day in the community. Each

day a different grade level is gone. I will teach only first year students next year. If the

proposed schedule is enacted they will work every Monday and rotate every fourth
Friday. I will only have students four days a week and once a month there is a three-day

week since they work twice. This shortens the number of instruction days we have so it

is doubly important that I keep my students focused and attentive when they are here.

To implement this unit, I will be using Khan Academy for assignments and I will

create my own unit exams. To show that my instructional unit has a real impact on

students, I will be checking on their progress daily. The assignments are done

electronically and I get a report of student progress. This system works well for me

because I spend much less time grading and I can jump directly to student

interventions. I can target the students that are struggling and get them the help they

need before the unit exam. I will be journaling about the number of students that I must

refer for tutoring interventions and I will create a graph to show how this number

changes over time. This will determine if the intervention strategies are successful or if

they need to be modified for future units.

Timeline for completing unit preparation:

Write objectives for unit targeting standards (July 2016 4th Week)
Develop formative and summative assessments (August 2016 2 nd Week)
Identify learning activities (August 2016 4th Week)
Keep a journal of the unit describing what works and what needs changing

(August-October 2016)
Write out complete unit plan (September 2016 1st Week)
Gather resources (September 2016 2nd Week)
Teach the unit and administer assessments (September-October 2016 3 weeks)
Analyze the assessment data to determine success of unit (October 2016 2 nd

Week)
Using results and journals, determine changes that need to be made to the

lessons and unit (October 2016 3rd Week)

Write the report on action research project (October 2016 4 th Week)
Post report to final teaching portfolio (Spring 2017)