Over the last 5 years, I have developed several professional development courses with a focus on technology components for teachers and thought I had done a pretty good job. Well, now after taking this class, I can see many ways to improve those courses. Breaking the development of the course into steps really helps focus on the content. One of the primary ways I can see for improvement is in my evaluation techniques. I think surveying the teachers a week after the training is a great idea because it gives them a little time to process some of the information they have learned. I have also changed the evaluation questions that I have asked before. The questions I’ve included are more open-ended and ask for ways they will be using the information they learned to improve their student learning and achievement. As far as future courses that I will develop as a technology facilitator are concerned, I will be analyzing, designing, developing, implementing and evaluating in ways that will focus on several steps. I will be focusing on the context which will establish an environment for the professional learning to take place. Next, I will consider the process which includes selecting the design that works with the context and the content. Finally, I will focus on the content which will connect the data, the professional learning and the student achievement.
Field Experience-Development of Action Plan Part I and Action Plan, Part II. Action Plan Part I included preparing an action plan on addressing a student learning problem found after analyzing and drilling down into the data. The student learning problem was in the math strand-data analysis and probability with an emphasis in creating and interpreting graphs. Action Plan, Part II involved in the rollout of the Using Data Process of Collaborative Inquiry at my school. The action plan included goals, actions, materials, time, and human resources for the plan.
Standard IV-Assessment and Evaluation – Educational technology facilitators apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies.
