Card 4C

Goal4: Assessment and Evaluation

 


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Standard 4.C: Teachers apply technology to facilitate a variety of effective assessment and evaluation strategies. Teachers apply multiple methods of evaluation to determine students' appropriate use of technology resources for learning, communication, and productivity.

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:

It is important for students to be prepared for the 21st century world of technology. In order to make sure students have gained the skills needed it is important to assess student learning. There are various formats in which assessments can be conducted.

Resources:

Technology Skills Assessment: http://education.byu.edu/technology/passport.html

Sample technology assessments for word processing, spreadsheet, presentations and Internet.

Kathy Schrock's Teacher Helpers: Assessment Rubrics: http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html

Various rubrics for many types of projects.

Rubrics: http://www.tcet.unt.edu/START/instruct/general/rubrics.htm

A series of rubrics for assessing student technology skills.

Student Rubrics: http://rtecexchange.edgateway.net/cs/rtecp/view/rtec_sub/73

A series of rubrics for measuring student technology skills.

Task:
1) Read through the assessment information listed above.

2) Work with your media coordinator and/or technology facilitator to create a project and rubric that can be used as a technology assessment piece.

3) Conduct the project with either a small group of students or the entire class.

4) Write a reflection that includes a description of the project, a copy of the rubric, a sample of students work, and feedback regarding the experience both what went well and how it could be modified.

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 4C.

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