Paul Cherry 6 th Grade Math/Reading Teacher Williams Valley Elementary 1. Reinforces target skills for students who are on- level 2. Provides a framework of remediation for students who are performing below level 3. Gives opportunity for enrichment for students who are performing above level Weve oversimplified the most complicated parts and over-complicated the simplest parts Great educators already do this Every student learns differently Assignment options must work as a way to engage students at a level that stimulates growth All instruction must be designed as a way to make the students achieve beyond what they think is possible If students learn and test differently, then they need to be assessed differently (PSSA tests) Portfolio assessments Project Based Assessments Essay assessments Performance based assessments Summative and formative assessments Informal and formal assessments Training to Take the Test FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1. What was the goal? 2. Where are you in relation to that goal? 3. How are we going to close the gap? *Summative assessment can become formative- it is your perogotive! Source: Society for Neurosciencee Absolute Value is the distance of an integer from 0 |-6| = 6 because -6 is 6 spaces from 0 |5| = 5 because +5 is 5 spaces from 0 I then ask you |-9| + |8| = ? I could also ask you Imagine your house is at 0 on a number line. If you went for a run and went west for 3 miles, then turned around and went east for 4 miles, how many miles did you run and how far away from your house are you? Effects of Technology on Brain Development Effects of Technology on Brain Development Good or Bad? Increased multitasking abilities with decreased attention span See and process information quickly, but difficult to solve complex problems that take more time The point is, kids brains are different now than in the past Source:technology-kids.html. Copyright Demand Media, Inc.http://www.ehow.com/info_ _effects-modern- technology-kids.html Blooms Taxonomy Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation Webbs Depth of Knowledge 1. Recall 2. Skill/Concept 3. Strategic Thinking 4. Extended Thinking 1. Childs brain is not fully developed 2. Todays childs brain is wired differently than in the past 3. We need to get them to a depth of understanding to prepare them to take the PSSA tests, but also to prepare them to think in life 4. All this together takes a lot of time and effort on the part of the teacher Since every student learns differently and can be assessed differently, then we can assume that every student will be at different levels of Bloom or Webb at different times BUT- our ultimate goal is to get them all to the same level of thinking and assessing at a proficient/advanced level by April 8, 2012 Best kept secret of the PSSAs is Webbs Depth of Knowledge Trying to ask the right questions to build that level of understanding for every concept is challenging and technology can help you Khan Academy Khan Academy Video- fills in gaps from classroom instruction Students can individually watch the videos on a classroom computer, rewind, go back, replay, etc Students can practice the skill on the website Can access from home and/or from school FREE Study Island Study Island Create worksheets Create online custom assessments Create online practice and instruction Create lessons- teacher created and uploaded lessons Games Benchmarks Practice whole group Practice Individually PDE SAS PDE SAS Direct link to state/common core standards Gives links to eligible content for state tests Gives questions in various formats Teacher created, peer reviewed resources for lessons, practice and projects Teacher/Peer reviewed links to various websites for games, etc. TEACHING CHANNEL Teacher created and reviewed resources Safe environment for teachers to connect, review, present, and share work Can use for reinforcement or to teach a new skill PRS/Student Responders PRS/Student Responders Each student has an individual responder and logs in for each session. Teacher can evaluate each moment how the class as a whole or how an individual understands the concepts Exit tickets/entrance tickets Quick checks/daily points Paperless quizzes or tests Wikispaces Wikispaces Create teacher/class website Create and present lessons and publish these lessons for anyone to see Create an upload picture/video/audio links for lessons Encourage and/or require class discussion and help Online tutor Moodle Moodle Very similar to wikispaces Open source and free Class discussions, etc Google Docs Google Docs Can create classroom assignments that students can submit electronically without ever printing out a page of paper Can create tests/quizzes/surveys and grade without ever printing a page Can edit/peer edit/revise papers without ever printing a page Podcasts Podcasts Record/video lessons, practices, or FAQs and publish for the class to hear or see Record/video announcements, etc Very much like Khan Academy, but its you in the video/audio and the video/audio would automatically uploaded to the students account TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT TEACH STUDENTS! It cannot teach students new concepts It cant think and rethink lessons It cant change course and reteach It cant understand all the various considerations and baggage that the student brought to school that day It doesnt care! DO NOT Put in your plan book computers or study island or sme with no actual objectives Just put computers in front of students randomly asking them to perform tasks that you havent taught Expect students to be able to transfer their skills seamlessly from written work to the computer software Expect that EVERY student has a computer at home Expect that EVERY student knows how to do simple tasks with the technology Enable data collection to drive instruction Reinforce previously taught skills in a standardized way that mimics state and/or national standards Let the teacher know whether or not his/her curriculum, scope and sequence, and/or lesson plans are working Help the teacher develop assessments that cover Blooms Taxonomy and Webbs Depth of Knowledge Evaluate the data taken from the technology, in addition to the individual student and make plans for remediation and/or enrichment Manipulate the technology to achieve educational objectives through practice and assessment Help students understand and use the technology appropriate to the task Teach-nology.com Teach-nology.com /8484-using-technology-to-differentiate- instruction/8484-using-technology-to-differentiate- instruction K8ACCESSCENTER.org K8ACCESSCENTER.org https://www.planetturtle.com/g_login.html https://www.planetturtle.com/g_login.html https://www.teachingchannel.org/ https://www.teachingchannel.org/ WHAT THEY SAYWHAT YOU SAY Where should we store the new laptop carts?In my classroom! Does anyone want to try this new technology? PICK ME, PICK ME! What ideas do you have about new technology in this district? Heres my list! This technology doesnt work!!Control-Alt-Delete We just won a technology grant, does anyone want a [insert the name of the technology here]? Yes, I do! What would you like in your classroom for next year? Hehehe where to begin. Heres my list!