STANDARD+3

= Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum. =

**Teachers implement** **plans, that include methods and strategies that** **technology to maximize student learning.**


 * Performance Indicators: Teachers:**
 * 1) facilitate technology- enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards.
 * 2) use technology to support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of learners.
 * 3) apply technology to develop ' higher order skills and creativity.
 * 4) manage student learning activities in a technology-enhanced environment

My artifacts demonstrating this standard (What?)
I viewed "Rolling on the River." This project is a global collaboration and an interdisciplinary unit of study. Through reading and viewing the information on the project, I first would locate this as constructivist for the //Instructional Approach to #|Learning.// I based my opinion on this from the information I read in the Constructivist article, "A Collaborative Class #|Investigation into Telecommunications in Education." The article provided a comparison of a traditional classroom to a constructivist classroom and the project aligns with the constructivist. The students work primarily in groups, teacher guides the students, and students are encouraged and motivated to create, generate, and discover their knowledge base. Next, for Authenticity of Learning, I would locate this at, Real-World Context. Students are learning by doing. They are actively engaged in experimentation, solving real world problems. The use of the technological devices. I based this on the information read in the article, "Authentic Learning for the #|21st Century: An Overview, written by Marilyn M. Lombardi (2007) - EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative." They work collaboratively with other classrooms to see comparisons in their research. One was an international study of "water issues comparing the human impact in the US and Peru." For the Complexity of Learning, I would locate this near the top. I am basing this on the new "Blooms Revised Taxonomy" LOTS (lower order thinking skills) to HOTS (higher order thinking skills) from the article 21st Century Pedagogy from the website Educational Origami. The project is interdisciplinary so I decided to focus on one content area to support my argument for placing it toward the top of the chart. The science activities/unit, students are conducting water tests using probeware and other technology instruments to gather and record data. Once the data is collected the students analyze the effects of actions can have on rivers. During the activities the students investigate to determine the health of the river, then they analyze the data to determine any existing environmental hazards and solutions to these problems. Overtime, the students monitor and observe to compare data. Along the way students create projects (iphoto & movies) to share their findings with other students. The students are analysing (comparing, organizing & finding), evaluating (experimenting, testing, detecting, monitoring), and creating (designing, planning, & producing) throughout the activities and that is why I located it at the top for Complexity of Learning. I would identify the following were represented within the Range of Use chart eCommunications video/audio/data online environments, simulations, expression/visualization, and problem solving with real data sets based on the above information.
 * __Module 1: 21st Century Instruction Discussion Forum__**

__**Module 6** - Results of lesson with Instructional Strategy - Include the strategy you chose, a description of the lesson, example(s) of tool(s) used, and your reflection on the results and how you would modify it for future use.__ I chose to use the cooperative learning strategy. Students were divided into small groups. Each group watched a video clip, selected by group based on interest, on important topics that are continually debated. Students watched the video clip, discussed it and gave their opinions and feedback. Each group presented their views and information to the other group. The lesson went well. Things I would change would to be to include more technology tools. I would have students complete an independent online journal entry then discuss the topic with the group. I would also allow for the students to share their thoughts and views with other students outside of the classroom.

My Reflection on meeting this standard (So What?)
//My discussion post on 21st Century Instruction represents the goal of apply technology to develop students' higher order thinking skills and creativity. This post represents this indicator because I was able to evaluate the project and specifically identify and elaborate on the higher order thinking skills utilized along with the technology applied for the various projects.//

//My lesson involving the instructional strategy, represents the goal of this standard because I incorporated a strategy and completed the lesson and at the end was able to evaluate how to improve/change to make it more effective for my students.//

My Future Learning Goals related to this standard (Now What?)
//Continue to apply technology and target the higher order thinking skills in all content.//