Which Strategies will Provide Evidence of Student Learning? Providing Feedback
OK, I am back! I have been on vacation. Read in the car, but the use of technology on the raod was limited by my lack of energy at the end of a long fun filled day. I was too tired to get on-line and make my postings. Also, viewing the clips and training were hampered by the lack of time spent in our hotel rooms. South Dakota was beautiful and cool -- highs in the 70's and low hunidity. Watched college world series baseball and missed my southern cuisine.
My plans for the use of technology in my career gained from the reading in this chapter can be used in my pull-out classroom. My first idea is to create pre-unit math assessments using "E-instruction". I can facilitate the use of pre-assessments with my fellow teachers I work with on each grade level. I will use the data gained through the program "E-instruction" to determine what the students already know and what they need to learn. This will help all of us focus on what truly needs to be taught and not just open the chapter and teach through the unit. "E-instruction" will focus all of us: classroom and pull-out teacher. We can determine who needs additional help on what skills, who can move forward, and if what we are doing is actually working by using the pre-assessment as a post-assessment at the end of the unit. I would encourage my new teacher that I am mentoring to do this before she teaches a unit in math also. The use of "E-instruction" should focus instruction and create a a greater learning environment for our students.
My second idea will be to use the our campus' "COW: Computers on Wheels" to offer my students the opportunity use some of the web resources found in this chapter. I do not have computers in my classroom. The web resources gave me ideas for games to use with my students. I can offer my students the opportunity to practice basic skills they need to master in a fun motivating media and also give them the immediate feedback they need. I know no District benchmarks and unit assessments, many errors are due to the lack of mastery of basic skills such as addition, subtraction and multiplication facts.
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Okay I messed up: This blog should be titled Chapter Two, not Chapter Three.
ReplyDeleteI'm jealous that you got a chance to get away! Sounds like heaven. No need to apologize for enjoying yourself and setting the technology aside. Sometimes I feel I am too connected and just want to leave everything behind!
ReplyDeleteFrom personal experience I found the student response systems to be very motivating for the students and very helpful for me to gather information. Depending on how it was used, I was able to give immediate feedback to students without singling out students who needed more support. I know this is an underutilized resource but I also know the reasons why it is underutilized. It is hard to invest time and energy into something that is not easily accessible and readily available.
Please let Instructional Technology know if you need some campus-based or one-on-one training to support your use of the student response system.
The vacation sounded ideal!!!! I want to work on getting the clickers utilized more at my school just to let you know besides Nancy and Erin our local experts, eInstruction has lots of support; check out their website.
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