Professional Practice
This course covers ISTE Standards IV and V.
Evaluating Student Learning
Teachers will learn how to use various technology resources to assist with student evaluation in the classroom, including online assessment and rubric generators and student ePortfolios.
Essential Question
How can technology be used to effectively enhance student evaluation?
Project Description
Participants will develop project-based evaluation tools for their classroom by utilizing online rubric generators, online quizzing, and/or student ePortfolios.
Targeted Standard
Standard IV - Assessment and Evaluation
Teachers apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies.
Teacher Standards Met
- Standard III - Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum
Teachers implement curriculum plans that include methods and strategies for applying technology to maximize student learning. - Standard V - Productivity and Professional Practice
Teachers use technology to enhance their productivity and professional practice.
Student Standards Met
- Standard III - Technology Productivity Tools
Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity. - Standard IV - Technology Communications Tools
Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.
Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works. - Standard V - Technology Research Tools
Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. - Standard VI - Technology Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Tools
Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.
Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world.
Skill Sets
- Mouse skills
- Windows OS skills
- Internet
- Network use
- Project-based environments
Using Data to Drive Instruction
Teachers will learn how to read, understand, and analyze student data and use this information to make effective decisions in the classroom to improve student learning.
Essential Question
How can we use data to drive instruction?
Project Description
Participants will complete a case study by analyzing student data and making instructional recommendations to improve student achievement.
Targeted Standard
Standard IV - Assessment and Evaluation
Teachers apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies.
Teacher Standard Met
- Standard III - Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum
Teachers implement curriculum plans that include methods and strategies for applying technology to maximize student learning.
Student Standards Met
- Standard III - Technology Productivity Tools
Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works. - Standard V - Technology Research Tools
Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
Skill Sets
- Mouse skills
- Windows OS skills
- File management/operating system
- Network use
- Database
- Spreadsheet
Let the Computers do the Work
Teachers will learn how technology can be used to increase their personal productivity in the classroom in order to focus more attention on student learning.
Essential Question
How can technology make your job easier in the classroom?
Project Description
Participants will utilize various district software applications to create templates, forms, and other tools to increase their personal productivity in the classroom.
Targeted Standard
- Standard V - Teacher, Productivity and Professional Practice
Teachers use technology to enhance their productivity and professional practice.
Teacher Standards Met
- Standard II - Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences
Teachers plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology. - Standard III - Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum
Teachers implement curriculum plans that include methods and strategies for applying technology to maximize student learning.
Students Standards Met
- Standard III - Technology Productivity Tools
Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works. appropriateness to specific tasks. - Standard IV - Technology Communications Tools
Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts and other audiences.
Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences. - Standard V - Technology Research Tools
Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
Skill Sets
- Mouse skills
- File management/operation system
- Network use
- Word processing
- Desktop publishing
- Inspiration/concept mapping
- Information literacy
- Technology ethics
Let the Computers do the Work
Teachers will learn how to utilize web technologies to enhance classroom resources and improve the home/school connection.
Essential Question
Teachers will learn how to utilize web technologies to enhance classroom resources and improve the home/school connection.
Project Description
Participants will discuss and evaluate multiple options for classroom websites and defend why a particular tool would be best for their classroom.
Targeted Standard
- Standard V - Teacher, Productivity and Professional Practice
Teachers use technology to enhance their productivity and professional practice.
Teacher Standards Met
- Standard I - Technology Operations and Concepts
Teachers demonstrate a sound understanding of technology operations and concepts. - Standard II - Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences
Teachers plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology. - Standard III - Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum
Teachers implement curriculum plans that include methods and strategies for applying technology to maximize student learning. - Standard IV - Assessment and Evaluation
Teachers apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies.
Student Standards Met
- Standard III - Technology Productivity Tools
Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works. - Standard IV - Technology Communications Tools
Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts and other audiences.
Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences. - Standard V - Technology Research Tools
Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
Skill Sets
- Mouse skills
- File management/operation system
- Network use
- Word processing
- Desktop publishing
- Inspiration/concept mapping
- Information Literacy
