M.Ed. Resource
Guide -
EDU 558 a,
b, c - Integrating Educational Technology Across the Curriculum
OVERVIEW OF COURSE COMPONENTS
| Course Objectives(Candidates will:) | Workshop Objectives | Key Learning Points | Assessments | Assignments |
| 1. Design and Implement a personal technology growth plan (PTGP). | Candidates will develop and carry out an individual strategic plan to improve the application of technology in the P-12 setting. | ·Technology use can enhance the learning climate in a P-12 setting.· Candidates need to focus on carrying-out action steps aligned with the school improvement plan. | Analysis and summary of technology growth progress. | Paper summarizing action step progress of technology growth. |
| 2. Design appropriate strategies to utilize technology to foster active inquiry and collaborative and supportive interaction among P-12 students. | Candidates will explore the strengths and weakness of the constructivist approach to teaching and apply it to technology integration. | ·Technology enables us to provide students with a more engaged learning approach to teaching and learning. | Design and analyze technology-based lesson plans for P-12 classroom application. | Design and evaluate six Internet lesson plans. |
| 3. Demonstrate the effective use of technology to develop alternative assessment strategies. | Candidates will design and implement Internet lesson containing alternative assessment rubrics and guides. | · Collaborative assignments that engage students often require authentic assessment. | Design and analyze technology-based lesson plans for P-12 classroom application that contain effective authentic assessment components. | Design and evaluate six Internet lesson plans. |
| 4. Generate techniques to utilize data for decision-making, in doing action research. | Candidates will generate data confirming or disproving the effectiveness of Internet lesson plans. | · Action research helps educators make informed decisions related to Internet use. | Develop and analyze an action research plan to validate lesson plan effectiveness. | Design and use an action research plan to determine the effectiveness of an Internet lesson plan. |
| 5. Demonstrate the effective use of technology to enhance classroom presentation & instruction. | Candidates will develop and apply an Internet lesson to enhance classroom presentation. | Teachers can effective present materials to a class through online activities and assignments. | Apply an Internet lesson to the classroom setting and affirm effectiveness. | Design and evaluate six Internet lesson plans. |
| 6. Demonstrate the effective use of educational Internet sites for teaching, applications in the learning processes, and student use in research including designing Tellacollaborative Projects, WebQuest, and Research Module lesson plans. | Candidates will design lessons that provide a more authentic assessment by designing Research Modules, Web Quest, and Tellecollaborative Lessons. | The Internet has numerous sites that contain already developed lesson that cause students to employ higher level thinking skills and through the use of the World Wide Web. | Design and implementation of a Research Module, Web Quest or Tellecollaborative lessons. | Assess a designed lesson and then create one to fit personal needs in the classroom. |
| 7. Demonstrate the effective use of instructional software in a P-12 school setting. | Candidates will evaluate and differentiate key components of effective use of instructional software. | Software applications that provide higher level thinking skills and direct students to meet individual needs are more effective in helping students learn. | Evaluation of lesson plan design and application of software enriched lesson plan. | Develop a lesson that utilizes effective software application. |
| 8. Devise appropriate uses of technology through multimedia, hypermedia, and telecommunications to enhance collaboration and problem solving. | Candidates will examine the use of multimedia, hypermedia, and telecommunications teaching projects for possible use in their classroom. | Multimedia and hypermedia can greatly enhance classroom organizations and presentations. | Analysis of hyper linked lesson plan. | Six Internet lesson plans that utilize multimedia and hypermedia. |
| 9. Utilize a needs assessment of personal and district technology competencies to act as a change agent to move technology forward at the individual and district level. | Candidates will implement a strategic plan to improve personal technology efficiency. | Steady progress of technology growth enhances P-12 learning exponentially. | Final paper. | Prepare a paper describing success in moving technology forward in the school environment. |
Required Integrated Program Components
Professional Technology Growth Plan
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