Standard+II

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, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS for students. Teachers:
 * Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments **
 * 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

Throughout the lesson I think it is important to evaluate and assess student learning so that I can make decisions about my instruction. By assessing students throughout the lesson I can determine if the students are understanding what I am teaching or if I need to re-teach something in order for them to grasp the lesson. Throughout the lesson I observe my students as a form of assessment. I also use questioning in the assessment prompts to evaluate student learning. I think it is important to distribute my assessments throughout my lesson instead of always waiting until the end of the lesson to see whether or not the students have comprehended what I taught.
 * 1. List ways in which you assess and evaluate student learning.**

I think that I could improve how I asses students by incorporating some of the assessment tools that I have learned about such as Equizzer and Survey Monkey. I really liked using both of these tools and found them very easy to use. I like that I can see the results and analyze them. This will help me make decisions with regards to my teaching. I also think that I need to create more authentic assessment to maximize content learning in context.
 * 1a. List at least 2 ways in which you could improve how you assess and evaluate student learning.**

Technology is very important in helping me monitor student growth and achievement. I complete curriculum based assessments in math, reading, and writing with my students on a consistent basis. I then record this information in Excel and create graphs to show my students. I also use Study Island to track student growth on different target skills. I assign students different tasks to complete and the program scores it. I can then pull reports showing me in which areas my students are excelling and in what areas my students may be struggling. My students also use Read Naturally and work at their own level. This program allows me to pull reports based on my student's reading fluency ability and their comprehension ability. I can see how many words each of my students are reading. I can also see how they scored on the comprehension questions following the readings. These questions are broken down into main idea, summarizing, vocabulary, etc.
 * 2. List ways in which technology plays a role in helping you and your students monitor student growth and/or achievement.

2a. List 2 ways in which you could better utilize technology to assess students.** One way that I could better utilize technology to assess my students is to incorporate more assessment tools into my lessons. I then can use the data from these assessments to drive my instruction and make decisions about my teaching. Another way I can better utilize technology to assess my students is to share the results of the assessments that I create and show my students the results so that they know in which areas they need to improve

**3. List resources that will help you grow in this area.** The NET standards and the technology coordinator for the district can help me grow in using technology to assess my students. The principal and my colleagues will be good resources to use when looking for more authentic assessments that I could incorporate into my lessons. I also think that resources such as Survey Monkey, Equizzer, Poll Daddy, and Quizstar will be valuable and will allow me to create appropriate assessments for my students to evaluate their learning.

Designing and developing learning experiences and assessments using technology is beneficial for my students and me. By using assessment tools such as Equizzer, Survey Monkey, Quizstar, and Poll Daddy, I can incorporate contemporary tools and resources to maximize student learning. I can also then use the results from these assessment tools to analyze my students’ performance and drive my instruction. This will help me make decisions with regards to my teaching. Another way I can better utilize technology to assess my students is to share the results of the assessments that I create and show my students the results so that they know in which areas they need to improve. I also think that I need to create more authentic assessment to maximize content learning in context.
 * 4. Write a summary statement of 1a and 2a above in the form of an action you can take to incorporate digital learning experiences and assessments. Add this statement to the Action Plan.**