Proposal



Mindy Allee EDET 650, Fall 2011 Internship Proposal August 23, 2011 **SMART Response for the Elementary Classroom** Our school purchased SMART Response interactive systems for teacher use during instruction and assessment several years ago. The teachers were very excited at the time about the possibility of using this system. However, since then, only three teachers in our school have ever actually used them. My idea for this internship came from the underuse of this available technology at our school, the need for technology integration within our teacher’s daily instruction, and the opportunity for better formative assessment within my classroom.

For my internship, I would like to develop lessons and assessments to utilize the SMART Response program within my classroom. I would like to develop faculty training for grade levels in my school on how to use the SMART Response system in their classrooms. I also think developing a first-use orientation lesson for students would be beneficial because it would be a less intimidating way for teachers to implement this new technology. Through this internship opportunity, I hope to encourage and assist my colleagues in utilizing our school’s available technology.

I would complete my internship within my current position as a fifth grade teacher at North Augusta Elementary. Tracy Johannsen has expressed interest in supervising me during this internship. Tracy is a third grade teacher at our school and also served as our school’s technology coach last year. She has some experience with the SMART Response technology already, but is interested in learning more and excited to see what I will be able to develop.