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__Need__: A curriculum alignment committee found that the required SRA Connecting Math Concepts curriculum was not closely enough aligned to the state standards to provide the disabled students a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) commensurate with that received by the General Education students. This SRA curriculum, while being research based and peer reviewed, was found significantly lacking in several areas, and the teachers were directed to supplement the math curriculum to close these gaps without receiving any materials designed to do so.

__Goal__:

The project will improve student achievement in Geometry through multimedia activities created to address the divergent learning needs of the students based on data gathered from various assessments.

__Project Summary__:

This project would entail the creation of a series of multimedia Geometry lessons designed to remediate skills at specific RIT bands as identified using MAP assessments, the state standards, and DesCartes documents that would then be shared with Special Education teachers throughout the school and district. Students will participate in pre and post tests designed around appropriate state standards to measure the improvement in student achievement.

**__National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T):__**

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers:

a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity

c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources

d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching

5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers:

a. participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning