MEDT 7490: Visual and Media Literacy for Teaching and Learning
Comprehensive Instructional Design Plan
For this project, I had the opportunity to work closely with a 3rd-grade teacher to coach her in designing and implementing technology-enhanced learning experiences using more student-centered learning activities and assessment tools. She wanted more engaging and hands-on activities that would enhance student learning to best meet her students' needs. This project allowed me to stretch my abilities at implementing technology strategies that enabled students to expand higher-order thinking skills and reach more students through a variety of different learning styles.
MEDT 7476: Assessing Technology
30-Day Goal Challenge Assessment Plan and Implementation
I enjoyed working on this project because it built my confidence in helping a co-worker expand her classroom environment to a student-learning environment that implemented and utilized a variety of technology strategies for students to share their knowledge and skills. The project allowed me to collect and analyze student achievement data, interpret results, and communicate the results with the teacher to determine improvements to be made to maximize student learning.
I thoroughly enjoyed both of these projects because I had the opportunity to work closely with a co-worker to improve their instruction within their classrooms. I was able to use the skills I learned in both of these classes to help my peers design more student-centered learning environments that helped improve student engagement and motivation. My co-workers and I looked at their lessons and determined what areas needed to be changed to improve their students' learning and understanding of academic concepts. We designed lessons and activities that included a variety of technology pieces that helped guide student learning. After working on both of these assignments, the teachers were thrilled with the outcomes and felt that I utilized my skills and abilities to help students learn more effectively, helped teachers implement different strategies, and designed multiple assessment pieces.