AECT Standards

AECT 1.3 Candidates demonstrate the ability to assess and evaluate the effective integration of appropriate technologies and instructional materials

Justification:

• Fostered collection of ELA and reading resources in addition to maintaining weekly reflections on reading intervention "best practices"
• Utilized ReadingA-Z.com, WordsTheirWay, Making Words, and Pearson Successnet online decodable readers to provide reading intervention
• Collaborated with other reading teachers, intervention specialists, and ELA curriculum specialists to collect most effective resources to add to portfolio
• Included teacher resources and articles on technology integration on ELA page of classroom resources website

AECT 2.1 Candidates apply content pedagogy to create appropriate applications of processes and technologies to improve learning and performance outcomes.

Justification:

• Used educational video games on topics such as phonological awareness and suffixes as motivators and rewards for students
• Used Google Docs to create, edit, and duplicate separate editions of "I have, Who has" and "Making Words" spelling cards as a learning resource for students
• Discovered phonics lessons and decodable readers on ReadingA-Z.com that were aligned with Common Core State Standards and "Words Their Way" and the Word Study theory of reading development

AECT 3.2 Candidates make professionally sound decisions in selecting appropriate processes and resources to provide optimal conditions for learning based on principles, theories, and effective practices.

Justification:

• Assessed student progress on a bi-weekly basis using the DIBELS-Next test of reading fluency and comprehension, a district-based comprehension assessment, and "Words Their Way" Spelling Inventories
• Discussed resources, lesson planning, strategies, and "best practices" with reading specialists, intervention coaches, classroom teachers, and an ELA curriculum designer
• Reflected on instructional process to determine successful strategies as well as areas with room for improvements

AECT 4.4 Candidates design and implement assessment and evaluation plans that align with learning goals and instructional activities.

Justification:

• Discussed reading levels and observations with colleagues in February Data Review meeting to determine students' needs and reconfigure reading groups where necessary
• Monitored student progress through regular implementation of DIBELS-Next assessments, "Words Their Way" Spelling Inventories, comprehension tests, informal assessments, questioning techniques, read alouds, online and classroom games, sorting activities, written short answers and essays, graphic organizers, worksheets, and class discussions