Assessments

Teachers will work in groups to brainstorm and research in an attempt to answer the projects sub questions. A research template will be provided for team members to research and answer questions. Once they have researched the questions individually, they will brainstorm as a team and add their team answer to the template. This activity will assess their research skills, their understanding of the project, and their ability to collaborate with a team. The research documents will be viewed by instructional support staff to verify understanding and answer any questions.

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Communication and Collaboration

References:

Partnership for 21st Century Skills: P21 Framework Definitions (2009)

http://www.p21.org/our-work/p21-framework

Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

1a. Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.

1b. Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources .

1c. Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes .

1d. Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.

Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments

2a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.

2c. Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.

2d. Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards, and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

Model digital age work and learning

3a. Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.

3d. Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.

Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility

4b. Address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.

Engage in professional growth and leadership

5b. Exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others.

References:

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for Teachers (2008).

https://www.iste.org/standards/standards/standards-for-teachers

References:

Partnership for 21st Century Skills: P21 Framework Definitions (2009)

http://www.p21.org/our-work/p21-framework

Teachers will post their finalized lesson plan on their staff website and share it on Twitter with the district hashtag once the plan is approved by the district curriculum and instruction department. They will then implement their lesson into their instruction. Once the lesson is complete, teachers will provide a survey to the students that took part in the instruction to gather feedback and then create a reflection video that will be posted with the district hashtag on Twitter.

• Lessons will be evaluated based on the following rubric:

Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

1a. Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.

1b. Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources .

1c. Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes .

1d. Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.

Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments

2a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.

2c. Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.

2d. Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards, and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

Model digital age work and learning

3a. Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.

3d. Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.

Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility

4b. Address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.

Engage in professional growth and leadership

5b. Exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others.

References:

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for Teachers (2008).

https://www.iste.org/standards/standards/standards-for-teachers

• Creativity and Innovation
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Communication and Collaboration

References:

Partnership for 21st Century Skills: P21 Framework Definitions (2009)

http://www.p21.org/our-work/p21-framework