TF-III. Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum
Educational technology facilitators apply and implement curriculum plans that include methods and strategies for utilizing technology to maximize student learning. Educational technology facilitators:
| A. | Facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards. Candidates: |
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1. use methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support integration of technology productivity tools (refer to NETS for Students). |
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| 2. use and apply major research findings and trends related to the use of technology in education to support integration throughout the curriculum. | |
| 3. use methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support integration of research tools (refer to NETS for Students). | |
| 4. use methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support integration of problem solving/decision-making tools (refer to NETS for Students) | |
| 5. use methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support use of media-based tools such as television, audio, print materials, and graphics. | |
| 6. use and describe methods and strategies for teaching concepts and skills that support use of distance learning systems appropriate in a school environment. | |
| 7. use methods for teaching concepts and skills that support use of
Web-based and non Web-based authoring tools in a school environment. |
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| B. | Use technology to support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students. Candidates: |
| 1. use methods and strategies for integrating technology resources
that support the needs of diverse learners including adaptive and
assistive technology. |
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| C. | Apply technology to demonstrate students' higher-order skills and creativity. Candidates: |
| 1. use methods and facilitate strategies for teaching problem-solving principles and skills using technology resources. |
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| D. | Manage student learning activities in a technology-enhanced environment. Candidates: |
| 1. use methods and classroom management strategies for teaching
technology concepts and skills in individual, small group, classroom,
and/or lab settings. |
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| E. | Use current research and district/regional/state/national content
and technology standards to build lessons and units of instruction. Candidates: |
| 1. describe and identify curricular methods and strategies that are aligned with district/regional/state/national content and technology standards. | |
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2. use major research findings and trends related to the use of technology in education to support integration throughout the curriculum. REFLECTIONS
Every February I would brace myself in the library with the onslaught of students’ requests for biographies related to Black History Month. March offered the same experience with Women’s History Month. Students were assigned to read a biography and then write a report. Some teachers would add a twist and have their students give an oral report dressed as the famous person. Certainly, a worthy assignment but definitely does not use 21st century skills. By assigning a biography using Digital Photo Story allows the teacher to assign the all-important biography coupled with computer based images, text, student written audio narration and/or music. Digital Storytelling brings life to an otherwise dull activity. Creating a Digital Photostory takes a great deal of planning; finding the appropriate images, writing a script to match the images, and determining the timing all take planning and attention to detail. The artifacts I’ve attached are all the material assembled for an English class working on a Hero Project The
mission of MY HERO is to use media and technology to celebrate the best
of humanity and to empower young people to realize their own potential
to effect positive change in the world. The Hero Project can be found at http://www.myhero.com/go/about/
The above link is the supporting material to create a hero project.
This is an example of a Microsoft Digital Photostory project using the MY HERO concept. Students are to create a photostory of a hero to be submitted to the hero project. |
