Evaluate Reflection

Evaluate Reflection

Consider the following standards:

Answer in a complete paragraph response: How has the Evaluate module prepared you to meet each standard listed above? Link to or provide specific examples from your work in Evaluate. What strategies will you take away from the Evaluate module and apply to your teaching?  What lessons were most beneficial for you?

Standard D: The lesson on Quality Feedback was the most beneficial for me. I liked the examples of personalized feedback. I learned that it is important to provide meaningful authentic feedback which helps students meet expectations.

Standard H: The lesson on Formative Assessments was helpful by providing examples of ways to create meaningful and engaging assessments. There were many resources included in this lesson that I will use in the future. The link with 50 digital assessments included Kahoot and Socrative. I liked the user-friendliness of these sites. Additionally these had the option to download data. Based on the results I would be able to re-teach or provide remediation for individual students. 

Standard G: The lesson on Rubrics and Competencies gave valuable insight into how to evaluate assessments. In the future I will make sure that assessments are valid by including distractors in multiple choice questions. I will also ensure the safety of the assessment by allowing only one attempt and a limited time. Additionally I will show one question per page and not permit students to go back to previous questions.

Standard I: The lesson on Data Driven Instruction and analytics gave great suggestions on how to analyze data. Based on the results of assessments, teachers can create new lessons and remediate. I also learned how to analyze results from summative assessments. This was helpful in determining which questions to keep or discard from future quizzes or test. 

Evaluate 3 - Self Reflection

Evaluate 3 - Self Reflection

Next: Include the following in your blog

Artifact: Submit evidence of reflection on your individual teaching abilities. Include artifacts, evaluation feedback, your own reflections, e-portfolio links, professional growth plans and anything else that showcases introspection into strengths and weaknesses as an online educator and document all in your individual blog.

One of my strengths as an online teacher is providing personalized and relevant feedback. The information is based on individual student results. If needed resources are provided for remediation. Suggestions on how to improve on future assignments are also provided. Additionally announcements are posted promptly on a weekly basis. The online links are accurate and meaningful. Resources posted are engaging and relevant. Another strength is that I respond in a timely manner to student or stakeholder questions. This helps students complete work. 

One area in which I struggle is t he Communication Journal. Because there is no direct link from the course to the journal or from email to the journal, updating it is a time-consuming endeavor. At times it is challenging to get students to respond. An option I have tried is Remind. Students are more likely to respond if they can use their cell phones. Another option I want to explore is using Google Forms embedded in the announcements. Students can easily respond then they read the announcement. 

Evaluate 3 - Personalized Teaching and Learning

Evaluate 3 - Personalized Teaching and Learning

Next: Include the following in your blog

Artifact: Provide sample data from student results for a course within your field. The data can be entirely theoretical and written out in text form.

Create: Examine your sample student performance data. Create an action plan that you would implement in your classroom to personalize teaching and learning.  Provide both a class and individual approach in your plan.

Answer:  How could the data be referenced to identify the needs of each student? How could the settings of the LMS be used to create personalized learning paths? How would this data change your teaching plan? How could it help with remediation or enrichment, etc.?

The data could be analyzed to determine the needs of each student. If the student is struggling, the teacher can find areas in which the student needs extra remediation. Teachers can analyze the data to find students who have met expectations. Then they can provide enrichment activities on an individual basis. Student data can be analyzed on an individual basis to determine the needs of each student. Teachers can create personalized learning paths based on this data. After analyzing the data of the class as a whole, I would reteach or create new resources based on the results. 

Evaluate 2 - Competencies

Evaluate 2 - Competencies

Next: Include the following in your blog

Create: For this section, set up a competency structure using standards for one unit of your sample course. Associate the assignments in that unit with the competency.

Artifact: Submit both a screenshot of the structure and a detailed explanation of why you created the structure that way. Include a discussion of the various pathways a student may go through to attain the competencies in the unit and document all in your blog.

Competencies are used to determine student mastery. Successful ones allow students to see what they will be learning and how to reach that goal. Flexibility and individualization are important. Students will be prepared to successfully complete a competency by completing learning objectives. After that they will have the necessary knowledge to complete the competency. Rubrics should be well planned and written in order to measure student performance.

COMPETENCY STRUCTURE:

Create an online presentation of your daily routine using reflexive verbs in the present tense with expressions of time. Include grooming articles.

ASSIGNMENTS IN UNIT: Learning Objectives: Practice activities to review how to use and conjugate reflexive verbs in the present tense, conjugating être, and grooming articles.

Evaluate 2 - Data Driven Instruction & Analysis

Evaluate 2 - Data Driven Instruction & Analysis

Next: Include the following in your blog

Reflect: Review the artifacts above on student enrollments and student progress in the course.

Answer: How might the teacher adjust the course in the future based on the previous activity of these students? What uses does data have for online instruction? What advantages do teachers who utilize data have over those that do not?

For online classes, data is an integral part of the success of the course. Because teachers do not meet "face-to-face" with students to read facial clues or manually check for understanding, teachers must rely on data. An advantage to utilizing data is the opportunity to reteach certain concepts as well as provide additional resources. Those teachers who do not use data are not able to help students meet expectations. The mistakes in the course will be repeated from course to course if teachers do not analyze the data. Based on the previous activity of the students, a teacher can revise an entire assessment or specific questions from the assessment. This is essential. Data driven instruction is in integral part of online courses. Teachers must be willing to adjust the content or assessments to ensure student success. By looking at when students access content, teachers can determine if students are making steady progress or cramming at the last minute. Additionally, using a communication journal is one way that teachers can evaluate student success. By contacting all stakeholders teachers can provide suggestions and feedback. 

Evaluate 1 - Summative Assessments

Evaluate 1 - Summative Assessments

Next: Include the following in your blog

Artifact: Showcase an assessment created and include what method was used to assess the validity, reliability, and security.

Answer: What process was used to determine the validity, reliability, and security of the assessment? What was the result?

Teachers must interpret data and adjust the assessment as needed. Students should be assessed on what they learned. The assessment must be valid. For example, multiple choice assessments (quizzes and tests) must have a distractor in the answer choices.  To measure reliability teachers can look at the analytics of the assessment. For example, a quiz grade must correlate to the overall grade in the course. If there is a question that does not correlate, then teachers must revise or remove the question. The security of the assessment can be determined based on time limit for tests, display one question per page, do not allow students to go back to previous questions, do not show correct answers, and only allow students one attempt.

 

Evaluate 1 - Quality Feedback

Evaluate 1 - Quality Feedback

Create: In your blog, provide or create a student work sample and accompanying feedback that showcases some of the expectations listed below and offers a sound example of quality, authentic feedback. In particular, your feedback should demonstrate the bulleted items below.Instructor clearly strives to assist all students in meeting and exceeding expectations and considers feedback as the cornerstone of that success. 

Artifact: Provide a student work sample and accompanying feedback.

Answer: Why is it important for an instructor to consider student performance data when providing feedback?  How can feedback be both observational and instructional?

ANSWER: It is important for teachers to consider student performance in order to track progress. The feedback can provide encouragement for objectives met as well as suggestions on how to improve. Teachers can include web 2.0 tools to help students practice in a real-world setting. Customized feedback is provided that is not only encouraging but informative and individualized. Using the student's name in the feedback makes it personalized. 

WORK SAMPLE: Students will write 10 sentences using reflexive verbs (5 present tense and 5 past tense). Je me réveille à 6h00. Je me lève à 6h10. Je me lave la figure. Je me brosse les dents. Je me peigne les cheveux. Hier, je me suis réveillé à 6h00. Hier, je me suis levée à 6h02. Je me suis lavée la figure. Je m'ai brossé les dents. Je me suis peignée les cheveux. 

ACCOMPANYING FEEDBACK: Superbe! It is important to be able to express yourself using reflexive verbs in the past and present. Use the corresponding pronouns with each subject. In the passé composé use être as the helping verb. Ex. Je m'ai brossé (use être as the helping verb, je me suis brossée). Remember to use an extra "e" on the end of the past participles for feminine :) Ex. je me suis réveillé (use an extra "e", réveillée)  Bonne continuation! Here is a resource to help you: http://quizlet.com/54176631/les-verbes-reflechis-unit-6-la-sante-flash-cards/