Standard II
Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S.
Teachers:
Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S.
Teachers:
- Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and 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.
- Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.
- 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.
PERSONAL REFLECTION
The second standard is the most time consuming when it comes to the actual design of instruction. Choosing the best multimedia tool to deliver lesson content is critical when considering student needs and preferences. The actual design phase follows a comprehensive analysis of student skills and learning styles. Fully engaging all students while allowing for student-driven learning to take place demands that a teacher create a learning environment that can easily adapt to a variety of students. Formative assessments can point out areas needing adjustments while summative assessments give an overall idea of learning.
During my course of study, this standard was a driving force as I developed a website for the purpose of teaching 6th graders basic weather concepts. A link to the site and a page on assignments/assessments is included along with my iMovie to demonstrate how multimedia learning experiences can be used to deliver course content. iMovies are a combination of an audio recording and a slide show that incorporates animated effects to engage students in the learning process. Creating an iMovie can be given as a class project for an additional measure comprehension of subject matter.
The second standard is the most time consuming when it comes to the actual design of instruction. Choosing the best multimedia tool to deliver lesson content is critical when considering student needs and preferences. The actual design phase follows a comprehensive analysis of student skills and learning styles. Fully engaging all students while allowing for student-driven learning to take place demands that a teacher create a learning environment that can easily adapt to a variety of students. Formative assessments can point out areas needing adjustments while summative assessments give an overall idea of learning.
During my course of study, this standard was a driving force as I developed a website for the purpose of teaching 6th graders basic weather concepts. A link to the site and a page on assignments/assessments is included along with my iMovie to demonstrate how multimedia learning experiences can be used to deliver course content. iMovies are a combination of an audio recording and a slide show that incorporates animated effects to engage students in the learning process. Creating an iMovie can be given as a class project for an additional measure comprehension of subject matter.
ARTIFACTS
Weather Website Assignment/Assessment Page iMovie
FUTURE LEARNING GOALS
In going forward, my goals include developing my skills at creating assessments. The assessment assignments for IT 645 were simplistic in design as a result of the limitations when using free applications. I would like to learn how to put together assessments that are on a more involved level of testing, perhaps for a higher grade level. My challenge would be to then create lessons that deliver a higher degree of content, thus requiring enhanced testing methods.