Standard+II

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments 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:
 * 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


 * 1. List ways in which you assess and evaluate student learning.**
 * Most of the time, I use traditional methods to assess and evaluate my students' learning. I generally use what is listed below.
 * written assessments
 * portfolios
 * discussions one-on-one with my students
 * group discussions
 * projects


 * 1a. List at least 2 ways in which you could improve how you assess and evaluate student learning.**
 * I have learned from this course that I can improve how I evaluate my students' progress by using technology. It is a faster and easier method to test my students' abilities. It also provides immediate feedback about their learning styles.
 * Surveys and polls are also useful in the classroom for graphing and providing immediate feedback to students and the teacher of what has been taught.


 * 2. List ways in which technology plays a role in helping you and your students monitor student growth and/or achievement.**
 * Technology tools help to differentiate my students' learning and can help to create a variety of assessments for various learning abilities. All of my students can now be tested at the same time using material that fits their learning abilities.
 * Technology also makes correcting and documenting students progress less stressful or time consuming.


 * 2a. List 2 ways in which you could better utilize technology to assess students.**
 * I would like to use polls and surveys more often in my classroom. It is a feasible method for my students to show in a few questions what they have learned from a topic. It also can provide a wonderful transition to a new unit or topic, such as an "exit slip".
 * I also am planning to create quizzes using QuizStar. I would like to use this program to assess my students on their reading stories. One, of our many concerns, is that many students are reading different books and require different tests. QuizStar can allow my students to login and take a test for the story they have been reading without needing my extra help or organization to pass out the right test to the right student.
 * 3. List resources that will help you grow in this area.**
 * Survey Monkey
 * Poll Daddy
 * Quizstar
 * Equizzer
 * Rubistar


 * Summary Statement for Strategy 2**
 * I plan to incorporate digital learning and assessments into my curriculum by using surveys, polls, and QuizStar to evaluate my students' progress and to collect data for classroom projects more efficiently.