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1 Content Standards & Student Technology Standards

Candidates model and facilitate the design and implementation of technology-enhanced
learning experience aligned with student content standards and student technology
standards.
Reflection:
The Engaged Learning Project was created to extend technology-supported student
learning and to be used as a model for other teachers of technology. By deeloping the
project! " was able to integrate many components of technology for the students# lesson in
$ocial $tudies. The main focus of the lesson was the Constitution and %.$. &oernment
and was deeloped for '
th
graders oer a period of six wee(s.
$tandard ).*! $tandards + $tudent Technology $tandards establishes the expectations for
modeling and facilitating the design and implementing technology enhanced learning
aligned with content standards and technology standards. This artifact demonstrates my
ability to deelop an extended technology-supported student learning experience that
seres as a model for others. ,hen designing the project! there were arious factors that
had to be considered- *. what age students would be wor(ing on the project/ ). modeling
appropriate uses of technology to support Engaged Learning "ndicators/ 0. Leels of
Technology Implementation/ '. 1ligned content standards/ 2. 1ligned student
technology standards/ 3. 1ssessment strategies to measure student learning/ 4.
1daptations for ELL or $,5 students/ 6. List of resources needed for implementation
of the learning experience/ and 7. facilitating the entire process from design to
implementation. This project will inole 'th grade students doing an in-depth study of
the %nited $tates Constitution and the %nited $tates &oernment. $tudents will be
determining what the Constitution is and what it does! what the Pledge of 1llegiance is
and what it does and who ma(es up our &oernment and what they do. Through many
actiities including writing Classroom Constitutions! writing letters to $enators!
researching the Pledge and writing a classroom pledge! comparing and contrasting the
$tate and 8ederal Constitution! doing extensie research on the branches of &oernment!
and getting to (now our forefathers/ students will lead a school Constitution wee( and
conduct a $chool wide 1ssembly to promote Constitution ,ee( throughout the school.
$tudents will be posting upcoming eents and adertising the upcoming wee( to other
students by updating the school website with pertinent information. $tudents will also
ideo short clips of things they hae learned and this will broadcast for students
throughout the school after Channel 9ne and announcements each morning leading up to
our big wee(. $tudents will also share their completed wor( and put on a presentation for
parents and younger (ids in our elementary school. :opefully this will proide a hoo( for
our upcoming middle school students for $ocial $tudies classes.
Completing the Engaged Learning Project was a aluable experience for me in that it
ta(es time to not just complete a project or plan for students/ but when you want a
meaningful experience for them you must engage them and learn along with them. "
learned that modeling is crucial to using technology/ if the students see you comfortable
with the use of technology/ they will become more comfortable also. Time constraints
were a hurdle we had to face! because the class period needed to be longer to get
eerything done. Luc(ily! teachers would let the students come bac( to me if they
finished wor( early and wor( with me at their conenience. The Project wor(ed well and
the students did learn things about our goernment and Constitution that they had neer
thought about. "f " had to edit the project! " would ma(e it shorter and leae some things
out. "t really became too lengthy for fourth graders/ " thin( shaing two wee(s off could
hae made a big difference.
This project was important for modeling for teachers that technology can be integrated
into any lesson. " feel it also showed that technology! if used in the correct way! does
enhance instruction for the students and help get them excited about learning. This lesson
also gae proof to the fact that students can learn without just lecture and note-ta(ing.
This project helped other teachers and faculty see that engaging learners is not a hard
tas(! it just ta(es time and thought. ;ou must be willing to put the time into the correct
implementation process for technology and not just use it as a time-filler.