Schwarz,+Goal+Two

Name: Joanne Schwarz Date Completed: 4/22/2010

= **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: Student-created magazine article (using IAO, Pages and i-Photo) about an endangered animal demonstrating knowledge of non-fiction text features
 * ||< a. ||  ||< design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. ||
 * ||< a. ||  ||< design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. ||

Artifact 2: After reading //Maniac Magee, s//tudents designed a presentation on bullying (reasons for and possible prevention tips), using technology tools of choice (i-Movie, Keynote, Pages, etc.)

=**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: Customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources. Goal: To have students create book of their choice of genre, using a variety of digital tools throughout process from drafting through publication.

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

Reflection: The creation of the books is almost to publication. It has been an exciting, yet at times somewhat frustrating process. Students used Iowa AEA Online resources for graphics, pictures, as well as information. Wide-range of genre was chosen from ABC book on Core Values written in prose to a non-fiction book about whales to a children's book called //I Don't Know What to Write//. Times when technology was down caused its own headaches and quickly learned you need plans for when this happens in advance. Overall, very rewarding process for students and a definite growth experience for their teacher.