Professional Resources
1. www.thoughtfullearning.com Look here for a free guide to 21st Century Learning
2. If you have any SMART Technology in your classroom make sure you are using some of the pre-made workshops on www.exchange.smarttech.com to find SmartBoard lessons galore.
3.Looking for some quick advice on literacy and technology? Check out www.logintoliteracy.wordpress.com to read the fantastic musings of a teacher in love with technology.
2. If you have any SMART Technology in your classroom make sure you are using some of the pre-made workshops on www.exchange.smarttech.com to find SmartBoard lessons galore.
3.Looking for some quick advice on literacy and technology? Check out www.logintoliteracy.wordpress.com to read the fantastic musings of a teacher in love with technology.
UEN - Classroom Assessment with Technology ePortfolio
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1. Formative Assessment
Formative assessment is often used to diagnosis prior knowledge and assess students as they progress through the learning of a particular concept. This formative assessment might be used to gauge a secondary level student and his or her prior knowledge of the necessary elements of a story. It is intended to be used as a quiz for teachers to use during the middle section of a unit based on narrative writing. This formative assessment is structured with a variety of different question options which would allow a teacher to evaluate student weaknesses or misunderstandings before the students turn in a final narrative essay. Surveymonkey.com is an excellent resource for creating quick and flexible diagnostic assessments to study student ability.
2. Performance Assessment - Reflection
Performance Assessment - Unit Plan
This performance assessment teachers with a rough outline for a narrative unit project. Room has been left for individual lesson planning and appropriate scaffolding; however, specific timelines, materials, assessment instructions, and a final project are all included. This project is aligned with Common Core Standards for Utah students in grades 9-10 but could be used in any secondary classroom. This perfomance assessment also includes unit summaries and essential questions for the teacher to scaffold into his or her teaching. The purpose of the reflection is to give context to teachers in regard to the overall purpose and pedagogy behind both the unit plan and the accompanying rubric (see below). This link should download a .docx file that includes both a reflection and a unit plan summary for teachers to follow.
3. Rubric
This rubric provides teachers with an unbiased option to streamline their grading procedure while giving students clear goals as they proceed through a narrative writing unit. The rubric should be discussed during class and handed out with the final project (performance assessment) in order to assure the best student results. Explaining this rubric during class allows students to clarify the grading procedure and better understand expectations for their final product. It will also help teachers stick to their grading policies and grade based on concepts they have scaffolded throughout the unit. Using rubrics in a classroom will enhance the learning environment to the greatest extent if students are allowed to apply the rubric to previously written student texts or models of appropriate work to turn in. By applying the rubric, students should gain a better understanding of how they will be graded by the teacher and which areas they need to focus on improving.
4. ePortfolio (Sample)
One of the most important aspects of teaching a unit is keeping a relevant portfolio to look back on. As a teacher, I keep an active portfolio of student work on my classroom website (classattack.com). I use this to for two major reasons. The first is to catalog student work for my own portfolio. The second is to celebrate exceptional student work. This gives students an extra outlet for recognition and a solid place for me to store my successes as a teacher. I use weebly.com because it is a free website builder that is both easy to access and has an excellent mobile app. Students can access and turn in coursework through our classroom website as well as show their work on our "Wall of Student Work."
1. Formative Assessment
Formative assessment is often used to diagnosis prior knowledge and assess students as they progress through the learning of a particular concept. This formative assessment might be used to gauge a secondary level student and his or her prior knowledge of the necessary elements of a story. It is intended to be used as a quiz for teachers to use during the middle section of a unit based on narrative writing. This formative assessment is structured with a variety of different question options which would allow a teacher to evaluate student weaknesses or misunderstandings before the students turn in a final narrative essay. Surveymonkey.com is an excellent resource for creating quick and flexible diagnostic assessments to study student ability.
2. Performance Assessment - Reflection
Performance Assessment - Unit Plan
This performance assessment teachers with a rough outline for a narrative unit project. Room has been left for individual lesson planning and appropriate scaffolding; however, specific timelines, materials, assessment instructions, and a final project are all included. This project is aligned with Common Core Standards for Utah students in grades 9-10 but could be used in any secondary classroom. This perfomance assessment also includes unit summaries and essential questions for the teacher to scaffold into his or her teaching. The purpose of the reflection is to give context to teachers in regard to the overall purpose and pedagogy behind both the unit plan and the accompanying rubric (see below). This link should download a .docx file that includes both a reflection and a unit plan summary for teachers to follow.
3. Rubric
This rubric provides teachers with an unbiased option to streamline their grading procedure while giving students clear goals as they proceed through a narrative writing unit. The rubric should be discussed during class and handed out with the final project (performance assessment) in order to assure the best student results. Explaining this rubric during class allows students to clarify the grading procedure and better understand expectations for their final product. It will also help teachers stick to their grading policies and grade based on concepts they have scaffolded throughout the unit. Using rubrics in a classroom will enhance the learning environment to the greatest extent if students are allowed to apply the rubric to previously written student texts or models of appropriate work to turn in. By applying the rubric, students should gain a better understanding of how they will be graded by the teacher and which areas they need to focus on improving.
4. ePortfolio (Sample)
One of the most important aspects of teaching a unit is keeping a relevant portfolio to look back on. As a teacher, I keep an active portfolio of student work on my classroom website (classattack.com). I use this to for two major reasons. The first is to catalog student work for my own portfolio. The second is to celebrate exceptional student work. This gives students an extra outlet for recognition and a solid place for me to store my successes as a teacher. I use weebly.com because it is a free website builder that is both easy to access and has an excellent mobile app. Students can access and turn in coursework through our classroom website as well as show their work on our "Wall of Student Work."