Standard II:
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, skill, and attitudes identified in the Standard-S.
a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
b. 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
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
Reflection
Teachers must design programs and lesson plans that are student centered to capture and retain the attention of students. The lesson plans must allow the student to feel as if they are active participants in the learning process. Standard II seems to addresses the need of employing the flipped classrooms methodology. Students of this generation are more technology savvy and rely on self-help in a number of ways in learning and researching different topics. Flipped classrooms offer this method of learning, but more in a control fashion by streamlining the topic. The information learned at home, using flipped classroom, offers students the opportunity to apply it in a practical classroom setting. This way of learning allow students to feel as if they are an integral part of the learning process and instills a sense ownership in their intellectual growth. Tools useful for the flipped classroom approach are Podcasting, Moviemaker (slides), and interactive images through ThingLink. These tools allows students to review materials at their on pace and encourages social interactions. To assess the flipped classrooms methodology, the use of quizzes (Weebly) for formative assessments and Exams (Test Maker) for summative assessments are great tools to monitor the outcome.
Artifacts
1. Forums
2. MovieMaker
3. ThingLink
4. Scoopit
5. Quizzes add Exams
Future learning goals
As a teacher these tools are great supplements in creating an interactive, participatory classroom. I would use forums to keep the topic on focus, while simultaneously gathering students' ideas, opinions without the fear of peer pressure. Movie Maker, ThingLink and Scoopit, are excellent tools that allow students to explore, create, and collaborate on topics at their pace. These tools provide students a virtual reality of real-world situations and allow students the opportunity to engage the topic without fear of ridicule or apprehension. Available software such as Weebly to create quizzes and Test Maker to create exam, would give me immediate access in creating these documents to assess student's progress, evaluate my lesson plan, and assess the overall knowledge of students for a particular subject.
a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
b. 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
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
Reflection
Teachers must design programs and lesson plans that are student centered to capture and retain the attention of students. The lesson plans must allow the student to feel as if they are active participants in the learning process. Standard II seems to addresses the need of employing the flipped classrooms methodology. Students of this generation are more technology savvy and rely on self-help in a number of ways in learning and researching different topics. Flipped classrooms offer this method of learning, but more in a control fashion by streamlining the topic. The information learned at home, using flipped classroom, offers students the opportunity to apply it in a practical classroom setting. This way of learning allow students to feel as if they are an integral part of the learning process and instills a sense ownership in their intellectual growth. Tools useful for the flipped classroom approach are Podcasting, Moviemaker (slides), and interactive images through ThingLink. These tools allows students to review materials at their on pace and encourages social interactions. To assess the flipped classrooms methodology, the use of quizzes (Weebly) for formative assessments and Exams (Test Maker) for summative assessments are great tools to monitor the outcome.
Artifacts
1. Forums
2. MovieMaker
3. ThingLink
4. Scoopit
5. Quizzes add Exams
Future learning goals
As a teacher these tools are great supplements in creating an interactive, participatory classroom. I would use forums to keep the topic on focus, while simultaneously gathering students' ideas, opinions without the fear of peer pressure. Movie Maker, ThingLink and Scoopit, are excellent tools that allow students to explore, create, and collaborate on topics at their pace. These tools provide students a virtual reality of real-world situations and allow students the opportunity to engage the topic without fear of ridicule or apprehension. Available software such as Weebly to create quizzes and Test Maker to create exam, would give me immediate access in creating these documents to assess student's progress, evaluate my lesson plan, and assess the overall knowledge of students for a particular subject.
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