Technology Plan for Student Learning
- Identify student needs/Rationale
This is the first step
for creating a technology plan in my classroom so I can essentially use this as
a diagnostic to understand students’ currently ability to use technology and
what they are unfamiliar with to guide my instruction. The rationale is also
highly important
2. Clear Objectives/Standards
Upon identifying student
needs it is then crucial to create a list of clear objectives and standards
that will guide the teacher in completing the rationale. The objectives are a
measurable way to assure that students are making progress. These goals are
clear and lessons can be constructed using these goals. For the MMP project,
for each posted lesson plan there is a clear objected to assure that students
understand learning outcome and to assure that the learning process is driven
to the objective.
3. Design-
After identifying
student needs and classroom objectives it is imperative to begin designing
lesson or unit plans that enforce the objectives. The design should go hand in
hand with classroom objectives and rationale. Students should be completing
designs that adhere to their growth. Teachers can work collaboratively to
design a unit or technological project that will meet the learning needs.
4.Implement-
After the design is
completed it should be effective in the classroom. Implementing the design or
strategies. At this stage in the plan students should be using technology and
assessing their growth. Teachers can use this time as a formative assessment
that measures student progress in implementing their multimedia project.
For instance, In my MMP at this time students are using cacoo, animoto and
other technological sources in order to identify the symbol in the Great
Gatsby. (Objectives will Vary)
5. Assessment:
Students should be able
to monitor their own progress, self- assess and teachers should also be able to
monitor the formative assessments. Use the formative assessments to guide
summative assessments. Students should use smaller assessments to guide larger
assessments. For example, in my MMP, students are using Cacoo to analyze the
symbolism in the Great Gatsby. The work completed using Cacoo will help
students with the Summative assessment where they will have to create a Multimedia
presentation supporting their claims with evidence and preparing to expose
their work to the classroom.
6. Reflection
Reflecting on the work
assigned and students ability to achieve standards can help teachers modify
lesson plans, clear any misunderstanding or reteach a skill. Formative and
summative assessments should be used to continue guiding instructions and allow
students to revisit before final submission
Hi Esther,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post because I found that everything that you mentioned in your plan is important as a new upcoming teacher. I think a lot of teachers in the 21st century generalize and assume that all students in their classroom are well advanced in using technology. However, this is not always the case. I liked how you started off your technology plan by gaining an understanding of what students know and are currently able to do using technology. This can be a critical starting point for any teacher because without this knowledge it can either cause the beginning lessons to be too repetitive and easy for their students or it can make it too foreign and hard for the students in his/her classroom. Overall, I really enjoyed reading your post and gained great insight for when I eventually become a teacher in the near future, thank you!
Paige
Hi Esther,
ReplyDeleteThis post was very helpful for educators, especially novice teachers! I felt this technology plan acted as a really great checklist for making sure you have everything you need for a successful and meaningful lesson. I also think it is so important to first identify what the students need and realize that not every student has the same need and ways to implement it. I also really appropriate how you interconnected each aspect of the technology plan and so much in education is interconnected.
Hi Esther,
ReplyDeleteI appreciated the way you organized your technology plan into clear categories. This made your post easy to read and navigate. It's very thoughtful how you were able to tie-in your MMP into this technology plan as well - I took on a more general approach because I had not thought of this. As a student teacher, I personally liked how you were able to modify this technology plan specifically for a unit in your class.