Kentucky Experienced Teacher Std 10

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Kentucky Experienced Teacher Standard 10: Implementation of Technology

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CRITERION

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10.15

Orig. Author: Penny Knight
Scott County
9th Grade School

Revision by: Toni Tencza Veterans Park Elementary

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What criterion 10.15 says:

The teacher uses technology to support multiple assessments of student learning.

Translation and Discussion:

Teachers can integrate technology into the curriculum by using all possible sources, including those sources that are not in direct contact. Standard 10.15 address the use of the involvement of technology in the assessment of students. Students should be given the opportunity to express their knowledge in various way. By using technology as a assessment tool, children can express information in a way that is best for them. Teachers should use a variety of technology when teaching the curriculum in order to expose the children to various uses of technology. The children should then be taught how to use various programs. This should be embedded in the activities presented in class. Technology should not be a separate entity. It should coordinate with what is being taught in the classroom and be related to the curriculum. The final product can then be used as a source of assessment.

This criterion seems to have been designed to make sure students have the opportunity to be assessed in various ways. This allows students to present their knowledge in a way that is best for that individual.

Teachers who meet this criterion will:

Integrate the use of technology into the curriculum.
Effectively model the use of technology in lesson introductions
Assess student knowledge through authentic assessment , such as, multi-media presentations, web-based projects, on-line quizzes, desktop publishing projects, video projects, etc.
Attend hands-on training sessions involving the use of technology to assess student learning.
Assist others to use technology to assess more than one area of student learning.
Use an electronic grading system.
Use electronic mail and teacher web sites to collaborate with students, home-bound students, and parents.

Possible teacher assessment tools or methods could include:

Observation/Performance Evaluation
On-line Survey
Evidence of Professional Development
Rubric
Teacher initiated requests and grant proposals for new technology -->Other Grant Sites: EDS Technology Funding Resources

To Improve your skills on this criterion, consider the following sites and online resources:

Now that the Internet is being used to support instruction in the classroom, it is necessary for teachers to address multiple, non-traditional methods of assessment. After identifying what students must do to demonstrate mastery, criteria must be established to identify to what extent students achieve each learning outcome.

Well-written exams and quizzes are most often appropriate types of assessment. However, they are not the only types, and they are not always the most appropriate. An alternative to exams is authentic assessment. Authentic assessment involves the assimilation of a tangible product that reflects student learning. Some examples can include: brochures, letters, technical reports, oral presentations, Power Point presentations, other multi-media presentations, advertising campaigns (commercial), web pages, video productions, etc.

As the need for authentic assessment increases, so does teacher time on task. Authentic assessment requires more time and effort to grade. A method used to help assess authentic assessment and provide useful feedback to students is the use of a rubric. Rubrics provide easy, fast, and consistent assessment.

There are many technical methods available for teachers today. On-line quizzes can be adapted and used in a lab setting or students can complete them at home. Most of the free Quiz services do the grading for the teacher and send the results through e-mail. Electronic grading systems allow teachers to provide immediate feedback to students. The Internet allows teachers to develop classroom web sites that allow students and parents access to grades, assignments, and help.

To meet the demands of the ever changing educational and technical world, meet the needs of students, and to adequately prepare students for their futures, teachers must use technology to support multiple assessment of student learning.

This resource for teachers was created by students in Dave Forman's EDU 556: Integrating Technology and Teacher Standard 10 class at Georgetown College. (May 2001, updated Spring 2002)