The History of the Negro Leagues Mike Haworth SCOE CTAP295 Trainer

Mike Haworth SCOE The History of the Negro Leagues 5/29/01CTAP 295 Final Presentation My name is Mike Haworth and I am a teacher at the Juvenile Hall School in Redding, Ca. To view my lesson click on title The History of the Negro LeaguesThe History of the Negro Leagues You can reach me by at or visit my website at This lesson was designed for a 11 th grade History class.

Mike Haworth SCOE The History of the Negro Leagues 5/29/01CTAP 295 Final Presentation What do I expect? Better understanding of standards based lessons How to use different web editors and software Produce a fun lesson for my students

Mike Haworth SCOE The History of the Negro Leagues 5/29/01CTAP 295 Final Presentation What did I actually learn? How to integrate different software applications Advanced features of PowerPoint, Excel and FrontPage How to use outside websites to build 3D graphics

Mike Haworth SCOE The History of the Negro Leagues 5/29/01CTAP 295 Final Presentation My Achievements Student interest and understanding A lesson addressing many different standards A better personal understanding of the difficulties of African Americans in this era. Teamwork

Mike Haworth SCOE The History of the Negro Leagues 5/29/01CTAP 295 Final Presentation My Pitfalls Transient population of my Juvenile Hall students Time restrictions Lack of basic computer skills of students Lack of motivation of a select few students

Mike Haworth SCOE The History of the Negro Leagues 5/29/01CTAP 295 Final Presentation Student Data The problem I run into with my students is the transient nature of our school. I did this in 3 classes totaling 50 students for 2 weeks. The results above show the only 14 students who were there for the duration of the lessons. A majority of the kids improved dramatically. I believe for some this might have been the first time they had addressed the issues in the lessons in their lives.

Mike Haworth SCOE The History of the Negro Leagues 5/29/01CTAP 295 Final Presentation Revisions I made a PowerPoint slide show instead of the paper lesson I was using originally. Adjusted rubric to address the concerns of my transient student population.

Mike Haworth SCOE The History of the Negro Leagues 5/29/01CTAP 295 Final Presentation My Final Thoughts This project has opened my eyes to the creative thoughts of California teachers. As a trainer for this class I have been exposed to some of the most dedicated and unheralded people. I have been energized to want to make more lessons for the teachers who don’t have the opportunities I do. I have always been a technology user but having the standards to use as a model has made using the technology easier. Teaching Juvenile Hall students I have come to the realization that if I use any technology with my lessons it will have a greater impact. My students thrive on outside stimulation and that is one of the strengths of many technologies. I believe of all the CTAP and other trainings I have been involved with this is the most beneficial.