Standard 4.A: Teachers apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies. Teachers apply technology in assessing student learning of subject matter using a variety of assessment techniques.

Number of hours required: Minimum of 5
Number of CEUs to be awarded: Minimum of 0.5, Maximum of 1.0. Number of CEUs awarded will be determined by the number of strategies included.

**Note: No less that 0.5 CEUs can be submitted to Central Office for credit. If only the minimum requirements have been met, this task must be combined with another task(s) to total 0.5 CEUs in order to receive credit.

Overview:

There are many ways technology is used to aide teachers with assessment. Various types of software including computer aided instruction act as diagnostic tools. Electronic portfolios are becoming more widely used to as a means of assessing student learning to name a few.

Resources:

Assessing Your Student's Learning: http://www-ed.fnal.gov/lincon/el_assessment.shtml

Provides information regarding basics of assessment and evaluation.

Classroom Assessment Techniques Designed for Technology: http://www.mtsu.edu/~itconf/proceed99/Martin.htm

This site provides detailed assessment strategies that utilize technology.

Rethinking Assessment and Its Role in Supporting Educational Reform: http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/assment/as700.htm

Overview of assessment's role with descriptions of various strategies and sample assessment projects.

The George Lucas Foundation: http://www.edutopia.org/modules/Assessment/whyassess.php

Instructional module that covers why assessment is important, types of assessments and various resources.

Electronic Portfolios: http://www.essdack.org/port/

Explains the concept of electronic portfolios and the steps needed to create one.

Task:
1) Read through the information on the sites listed above.

2) Select at least 1 idea and/or assessment strategy that could be applied to your situation.

3) Use the assessment strategy with one or two students. Write a reflection describing the strategy selected, how you used it with your students and the results both what went well and what may need to be changed.

4) Cite the web sites using APA style. An easy citation guide can be found at http://www.citationmachine.net

To use citation machine, read through the information found on the home page. The citation can be copied and pasted to your file.

5) To receive CEU credit for your work, submit an electronic copy of your work to cphthisic@ecps.k12.nc.us
with the subject line your name task card 4A.