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#D-Chapter 4
After reviewing chapter 4, I discovered section “Using
Technology in Lesson Planning. In this
section it was interesting to read that the Internet provides resources that
can support the development of a lesson plan while using student learning goals
and objectives. An instructional teacher
has the opportunity to create lesson plans on every topic while incorporating
new teaching ideas. These technical
plans can be introduced in the classroom, so teachers have a new idea/way to
keep their students engaged while learning a new subject area. There are numerous amounts of downloadable
templates that can be used to help incorporate an engaging lesson. I researched digital lesson plans and came
across this website, "Technology-Supported Lesson Plans". In this site, it allows for the teacher to
retrieve lessons for each subject area. I
can imagine this could be helpful for a new teacher or one who might be
searching for new ideas.
The second
section I found resourceful was “Assessing and Evaluating Students”. According to the text there are three factors
that can influence how teachers can evaluate their students assessments. The first experience is “personal”. In this assessment, teachers will teach and
assess their students the way they were taught and assessed when they were in
the classroom. For example, if teachers
remember taking multiple choice test and quizzes, they will assume that these
are the best methods to evaluate their students. The second experience is “ standardized
testing”. These types of tests are being
used more, since the 2001; “No Child Left Behind” was passed. It was stated in the text that 100 million
standardized tests were given to k-12 students in the United States. As a mother of two small children, I believe
that standardized tests can be overwhelming to them. There have been some cases, when students
have been tested on material they haven’t been taught yet. From my experiences in the classroom as an
assistant, I have been told that these results can help the teacher identify
those students who may have “prior” knowledge.
This material could have been taught to them at home or possibly from
extra curricular resources. In contrast,
Standardized testing can allow a teacher to have a better understanding of
where their students are academically.
From this data, they can incorporate new ideas into their lesson
plans. The third experience is “teacher
test”. Most states will require that a
new teacher must pass a test, before they receive their teaching
certificate. This ensures that all
teachers are capable of teaching their students according to what the standards
are at that time.
The third section I
found enlightening was “Using Electronic Grading Software”. Teachers are now using an electronic grading
software program, to record their student grades. Teachers now have the capability to manage
grades, keep track of student attendance, and support lesson plans. In our district, Collier County Public Schools
uses a program called, “ANGEL”. Parents
and students have the capability of accessing this software from home to
retrieve and keep track of their progress. Some of the positive attributes with incorporating this software would be: efficiently keeping track of student performance data, quizzes, tests, assignments, homework and class participations. Teachers can also assign percentage values for homework assignment and other class assignments. This particular program can also alleviate the questions and concerns that parents may have for their child/children's teacher...
References
Maloy, Robert W.. Transforming learning with new technologies. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2011. Print.
"TSLessons." TSLessons. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Sept. 2014. <http://edtech.boisestate.edu/bridges/tslessons.htm>.
MLA formatting by BibMe.org.
Interesting reflections and much to reference for some future lesson planning - in fact, this chapter is not on our course syllabus/schedule until later in the semester. Hopefully, you will delicious the important websites for use later on. Also, remember that our class is using APA format for the references and not MLA.
ReplyDeleteLove your comic - it is fun to see the visual element and it also captures a summary reflection piece related to your reading. And, congratulations for getting it on the site - looks like it was done via download(?) since couldn't do the embed? Just remember to make reference to your creation in the reference as to where you created it - Bitly? (as I think ToonDoo puts their name on the comic).