2.1 Content Standards & Student Technology Standards
Candidates model and facilitate the design and implementation of technology-enhanced learning experiences aligned with student content standards and student technology standards.
Content Area Report
The Content Area Report was created in the 21st Century Teaching and Learning course. The purpose of this artifact was to create a brochure that explains to the teachers at my school what technologies are available to them to teach math. My assignment specifically focused on the immediate grades. The brochure I created included the following sections: What's Already Available, What Available Online, Professional Reading, Lesson Planning Resources, and What's Next. The software that was currently available was highlighted as well as many Internet resources. I also used the text Integrating Technology into Teaching by M. Roblyer to prepare this assignment. The digital copy of the brochure includes live links for easy access to the resources. While the Content Area Report does provide some activities for basic drills and review, the overall purpose of the assignment was to promote engaged learning.
The Content Area Report demonstrates mastery of Standard 2.1 because the purpose of the Content Area Report was to facilitate the implementation of technology-enhanced learning experiences. The technology resources listed in the brochure specifically aligned with the Math Georgia Performance Standards. Through my creation of the brochure, I was able to experiment with the different resources to model ways to implement the technology in the classroom.
I completed this assignment in my first semester as a graduate student and, at that time, my technology experience was still somewhat limited. I had spent a lot of my own time working with technology and researching different technology-based resources, but I hadn't really gotten the opportunity to share those things that often. The Content Area Report gave me the opportunity to really focus in on one content area and determine how I could implement technology to best meet the needs of the students. It also gave me the spark to share technology ideas with my colleagues. I found that I not only enjoyed looking for new technology ideas and researching some of the current technology resources, but I was excited to show others how to best implement these ideas within their own classrooms. To improve the quality of this artifact, I would have went into more depth on the brochure I created. While there are many links and resources available, I think it would be more beneficial to have more detailed descriptions about the resources.
The work that went into creating the Content Area Report impacts student learning. The purpose of the brochure was to encourage teachers to implement more meaningful technologies to teach a specific content area. Overall, this would provide students with a more engaging and authentic learning environment. Many of the sites and links listed on the brochure were meant to provide fun, nontraditional ideas for teaching math. The professional reading section of the brochure would probably impact faculty development. This section included several articles about technology integration in math. The impact of this artifact could be assessed by informal conversations with teachers and students as well as looking at student performance in math after implementing the technology resources.
The Content Area Report demonstrates mastery of Standard 2.1 because the purpose of the Content Area Report was to facilitate the implementation of technology-enhanced learning experiences. The technology resources listed in the brochure specifically aligned with the Math Georgia Performance Standards. Through my creation of the brochure, I was able to experiment with the different resources to model ways to implement the technology in the classroom.
I completed this assignment in my first semester as a graduate student and, at that time, my technology experience was still somewhat limited. I had spent a lot of my own time working with technology and researching different technology-based resources, but I hadn't really gotten the opportunity to share those things that often. The Content Area Report gave me the opportunity to really focus in on one content area and determine how I could implement technology to best meet the needs of the students. It also gave me the spark to share technology ideas with my colleagues. I found that I not only enjoyed looking for new technology ideas and researching some of the current technology resources, but I was excited to show others how to best implement these ideas within their own classrooms. To improve the quality of this artifact, I would have went into more depth on the brochure I created. While there are many links and resources available, I think it would be more beneficial to have more detailed descriptions about the resources.
The work that went into creating the Content Area Report impacts student learning. The purpose of the brochure was to encourage teachers to implement more meaningful technologies to teach a specific content area. Overall, this would provide students with a more engaging and authentic learning environment. Many of the sites and links listed on the brochure were meant to provide fun, nontraditional ideas for teaching math. The professional reading section of the brochure would probably impact faculty development. This section included several articles about technology integration in math. The impact of this artifact could be assessed by informal conversations with teachers and students as well as looking at student performance in math after implementing the technology resources.