6.1 Continuous Learning
Candidates demonstrate continual growth in knowledge and skills of current and emerging technologies and apply them to improve personal productivity and professional practice. (PSC 6.1/ISTE 6a, 6b)
Artifact: Professional Learning in Technology Log
Reflection:
The unstructured field experience I completed for course ITEC 7305, Data Analysis and School Improvement, serves as my artifact for this standard. During this field experience I attended instructional technology trainings on the Statewide Longitudinal Data System. I attended these training with colleagues from my school and completed the report alone.
Standard 6.1, Continuous Learning asks that candidates demonstrate continual growth in knowledge and skills of current and emerging technologies and apply them to improve personal productivity and professional practice. During these trainings I learned how to access and use the data available through the Statewide Longitudinal Data System. This technology allows teachers to look at data for the state, the district, the school, each of their classes, and each of their students. Learning how to read and interpret this data is an important part of professional practice. As a technology facilitator and coach, you must be able to analyze student achievement data in order to help teachers use technology as a tool in improving student instruction.
Through this experience I learned to access data that will allow me to conduct needs assessments to determine school-wide, faculty, grade-level, and subject area strengths and weaknesses to inform the content and delivery of technology-based professional learning. I also learned to access data on my own students to help me differentiate my instruction to their individual needs. I would like to have had more personalized training on this system instead of the large group sessions, but this is what was provided by my school.
This field experience will impact faculty development by helping teachers learn to access and analyze data. With access to the Statewide Longitudinal Data System teachers can now see their individual students’ scores, demographic information, etc. to help them plan for improved instruction. This will be assessed by the school wide data team and district technology specialists.
The unstructured field experience I completed for course ITEC 7305, Data Analysis and School Improvement, serves as my artifact for this standard. During this field experience I attended instructional technology trainings on the Statewide Longitudinal Data System. I attended these training with colleagues from my school and completed the report alone.
Standard 6.1, Continuous Learning asks that candidates demonstrate continual growth in knowledge and skills of current and emerging technologies and apply them to improve personal productivity and professional practice. During these trainings I learned how to access and use the data available through the Statewide Longitudinal Data System. This technology allows teachers to look at data for the state, the district, the school, each of their classes, and each of their students. Learning how to read and interpret this data is an important part of professional practice. As a technology facilitator and coach, you must be able to analyze student achievement data in order to help teachers use technology as a tool in improving student instruction.
Through this experience I learned to access data that will allow me to conduct needs assessments to determine school-wide, faculty, grade-level, and subject area strengths and weaknesses to inform the content and delivery of technology-based professional learning. I also learned to access data on my own students to help me differentiate my instruction to their individual needs. I would like to have had more personalized training on this system instead of the large group sessions, but this is what was provided by my school.
This field experience will impact faculty development by helping teachers learn to access and analyze data. With access to the Statewide Longitudinal Data System teachers can now see their individual students’ scores, demographic information, etc. to help them plan for improved instruction. This will be assessed by the school wide data team and district technology specialists.