5.2 Professional Learning
Candidates develop and implement technology-based professional learning that aligns to state and national professional learning standards, integrates technology to support face-to-face and online components, models principles of adult learning, and promotes best practices in teaching, learning, and assessment. (PSC 5.2/ISTE 4b)
Artifact: Technology Workshop
In ITEC 7460, Professional Learning and Technology Innovation, I created a one-hour technology workshop designed for teachers within my grade level. The workshop was called “Welcome to Socrative!”. The workshop was created to engage teachers and teach them how to use Socrative to engage students in formative assessment.
This artifact demonstrates mastery of Standard 5.2 because it required me to develop and implement a technology workshop that was aligned to state and national professional learning standards (ISTE 1b, 2c, 2d, 3b, 4a, 4b, and 6c). Included in the workshop were a variety of materials and resources that modeled principles of adult learning. For example, videos, quick tip sheets, start-up guides, and pictures were all included so teachers had a wide range of resources to help them learn. Instead of simply lecturing to the teachers, I engaged them in an actual Socrative lesson, so they were able to see firsthand how easy it was and how much it would improve student engagement. Through this artifact, I was able to promote best practices in teaching, learning, and assessment by modeling, questioning, and engaging teachers in the learning process. This workshop integrated technology to support face-to-face and online components that would serve to help teachers learn about this tool. In order to ensure teachers gained something positive from this experience, time was provided at the conclusion of the session for them to begin creating their own Socrative lessons, so they would have something immediately to use with their students.
Through the completion of this artifact, I learned a great deal about what it takes to create an effective workshop so that participating teachers can gain the most possible information. Through the creation and implementation of this workshop, I realized how much time and effort goes into creating materials that will be used during the session, as well as creating a platform in which to share information. I also learned that if teachers are engaged and can see themselves utilizing the tool in their classroom they remain much more positive and active during the workshop. This artifact could be improved in the future by possibly providing a survey for teachers to take on the usefulness, effectiveness of the workshop as well as my overall ability to conduct professional development. This will allow me to improve as a technology coach.
This artifact supports school improvement and faculty development for several reasons. The school shows improvement through greater usage of technology in the classroom. Student learning is improved through more engaging ways to participate in formative assessments. The impact of this can be assessed through classroom observations of both teachers and students as well as students’ scores on formative assessments.
In ITEC 7460, Professional Learning and Technology Innovation, I created a one-hour technology workshop designed for teachers within my grade level. The workshop was called “Welcome to Socrative!”. The workshop was created to engage teachers and teach them how to use Socrative to engage students in formative assessment.
This artifact demonstrates mastery of Standard 5.2 because it required me to develop and implement a technology workshop that was aligned to state and national professional learning standards (ISTE 1b, 2c, 2d, 3b, 4a, 4b, and 6c). Included in the workshop were a variety of materials and resources that modeled principles of adult learning. For example, videos, quick tip sheets, start-up guides, and pictures were all included so teachers had a wide range of resources to help them learn. Instead of simply lecturing to the teachers, I engaged them in an actual Socrative lesson, so they were able to see firsthand how easy it was and how much it would improve student engagement. Through this artifact, I was able to promote best practices in teaching, learning, and assessment by modeling, questioning, and engaging teachers in the learning process. This workshop integrated technology to support face-to-face and online components that would serve to help teachers learn about this tool. In order to ensure teachers gained something positive from this experience, time was provided at the conclusion of the session for them to begin creating their own Socrative lessons, so they would have something immediately to use with their students.
Through the completion of this artifact, I learned a great deal about what it takes to create an effective workshop so that participating teachers can gain the most possible information. Through the creation and implementation of this workshop, I realized how much time and effort goes into creating materials that will be used during the session, as well as creating a platform in which to share information. I also learned that if teachers are engaged and can see themselves utilizing the tool in their classroom they remain much more positive and active during the workshop. This artifact could be improved in the future by possibly providing a survey for teachers to take on the usefulness, effectiveness of the workshop as well as my overall ability to conduct professional development. This will allow me to improve as a technology coach.
This artifact supports school improvement and faculty development for several reasons. The school shows improvement through greater usage of technology in the classroom. Student learning is improved through more engaging ways to participate in formative assessments. The impact of this can be assessed through classroom observations of both teachers and students as well as students’ scores on formative assessments.