Standard 1: Facilitate and Inspire
Student Learning and Creativity
- promote,
support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
- Throughout the semester and the lesson plans
that I created and taught I incorporated the student’s ability to use their
creative minds and innovative thinking by letting them make their own
decisions. For example, one lesson the students got to choose how they wanted
to create their own plot chart. They used pixie and got to create their own
chart rather than being handed a plot chart already created for them.
- engage
students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems
using digital tools and resources.
- Throughout my lessons I engaged the students
in real world experiences by connecting the content to things that they will
experience in real life, such as the ability to create graphs on a word
document while also using Excel. Another example is where the students got to
use Google Earth to find real life examples of human and physical features.
- promote
student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify
students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative
processes.
- The students got the opportunity to reflect on
their work through writing and verbal discussion. For example, in one lesson
the students reflected through questions given by the teacher and then got to
discuss the questions with their table buddy and eventually with the whole
class. These reflection questions were written to encourage students to think
about why their work was done how they did it and how that can be used in real
life.
- model
collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with
students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual
environments.
- Students got to collaborate with peers and the
teacher throughout all the lessons I taught this semester. In every lesson at
one point their students go the opportunity to discuss with their peers and
share to the teacher and the rest of the class.
Standard 2: Design and Develop
Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
- design
or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and
resources to promote student learning and creativity.
- Most of the lessons that I taught this
semester could have been taught with out technology but I adapted them to
incorporate digital tools and resources to promote the student’s learning and
creativity. The digital technology included devices such as the desktop
computers and the iPad. While the students got to use these devices there were
several different software devices that enabled the students to learn and use
their creativity.
- develop
technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to
pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in
setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and
assessing their own progress.
- Students got to use their own curiosities in
the lesson where they got to search on Google Earth on the iPad and look in
different areas of their choice. They got to become active participants in
their own educational goals by deciding what they wanted to get out of each
lesson and the assessment for each lesson.
- customize
and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning
styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and
resources.
- Students got to personalize their learning
activities and cater to their personal learning styles and abilities to use the
digital tools by deciding what they wanted to do with the assignment. For
example, the students got to use Pixie several times and could decide if they
kept their assignment simple or if they wanted to go above and beyond and
incorporate things in the technology that were not taught to the class.
- 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.
- Each assessment designed in this class aligned
with the standard and objectives set for the particular lesson. The students
usually had an assignment and their quality of work judged by the teacher was
their assessment, however in the future I will definitely incorporate other
types of assessments such as group work or exams.
Standard 3: Model Digital-Age Work and
Learning
- demonstrate
fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to
new technologies and situations.
- The students got the opportunity to grow their
personal abilities in the use of technology throughout the semester and the
lessons transferred current knowledge to new technologies that are up to date
on current situations in society. An example of this is when the students used
the iPads to search through Google Earth and find real life places.
- collaborate
with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools
and resources to support student success and innovation.
- In the future I would consider creating a way
for students to collaborate with peers, parents, and the community by maybe
setting up discussion groups or maybe even a class blog that is open to all
students and their parents that keeps them informed on what is going on in the
classroom and what to expect in the future.
- communicate
relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and
peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats.
- My idea of creating a class blog that is open
to all students and parents would work in this area as well. This could work as
a place where everyone can go to answer questions or stay up to date on
homework assignments and due dates. Of course my email and phone number will
always be available to parents.
- model
and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to
locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support
research and learning.
- Because the lessons were so limited in what I
could cover in this class in the future I would consider having a lesson at the
beginning of the year to teach students how to use the current technology that
we will be using throughout the year to ensure the student’s learning will not
be diminished by not knowing how to use the technology.
Standard 4: Promote and Model Digital
Citizenship and Responsibility
- advocate,
model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and
technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and
the appropriate documentation of sources.
- At the beginning of the year while I am
covering with the students on how to use the different types of technology I
would also incorporate a lesson on the proper etiquette for the safe use of
technology and digital information including the appropriate documentation of
sources based on the students level of ability.
- address
the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies
providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.
- At the beginning of the year I will also
ensure that if any students are having issues in using the technology in their
learning that they feel comfortable coming to me for help. I will explain to
the students in a way that suits their level of learning that everyone learns
differently and it is okay for someone to not know how to use a specific piece
of technology or software.
- promote
and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related
to the use of technology and information.
- The lesson that I teach at the beginning of
the year of responsibility with technology will also work for this area. I will
also closely monitor my student’s behavior with technology throughout the year
and enforce discipline when necessary.
- develop
and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with
colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication
and collaboration tools.
- One way that I incorporated global awareness
and cultural understanding could be through the student’s own use of a book or
story for their plot diagrams. I could encourage the students to use something
that represents themselves and their culture. In the future I will be sure to
incorporate cultural understanding through lessons and assignments.
