Evans_Goal_2

Evans_Goal_1 Evans_Goal_3 Evans_Goal_4 Evans_Goal_5 Date Completed: Oct. 8, 2009

=2. 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: **===


 * < 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. ||

=Step 1: For standard two, select the indicator that is your strongest suit for the standard and give two examples (artifacts) of why you selected it as your strongest suit.= Indicator selected: Artifact 1: Use of iPods to for audio books as they follow along in the text
 * < c. ||< customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources. ||

Artifact 2: Use digital cameras and Power Point to collaborate on a science unit on plants

=Step 2: For standard two, select the indicator that is your "least strongest" suit for the standard and write a professional goal of how you are going to increase your competency with the goal this year.= Indicator selected: Goal: This year I will incorporate more forms of technology into the classroom, i.e. digital cameras, iPods, on-line resources, variety of software and guide the students to develop a rubric and assess themselves for a multicultural unit in Social Studies
 * < . ||< 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. ||

=**Step 3: On the final TCL day, reflect on each standard and goal you set for yourself. How did you do and why?**=

Reflection: I have met the part of my goal to incorporate a variety of forms of technology into my classroom, but have not used a rubric for self-evaluation for my multicultural unit. I will continue to try to do meet that part of my goal before the end of the year.