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Welcome to my Wiki. My name is Linda Kimmel. Currently I teach language arts and math to twenty-seven fifth grade students. I have been teaching for thirty-eight years.

This wiki will be my ePortfolio for my Action Research Project. I will examine the Dakota Step Test results from the spring of 2009 to determine weaknesses in performance on the reading standards. Then I will create assessments using the Achievement Series to ascertain which reading standards my current class has deficiencies. My action plan will include lessons using technology to increase student achievement in these areas of reading. My students will acquire the reading skills while working on a project. They will work creatively and collaboratively with others. The students will be utilizing a variety of 21st century skills as they research, analyze, and report information.